Our research covers phenomena such as the use of digital tools in the classroom, leisure time and everyday life. The technology development is rapid, and it is difficult at all times to say what is relevant to research and which technologies will appear in the near future. It is therefore important to have a broad approach to the field and employ a variety of analytical tools for such research.
The group belongs to the Faculty of Education and International Studies.
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Main areas of research
- Classroom research: Related to digital competence (primarily in the 1-13 school)
- Teacher qualification: Research related to digital competence in teacher education
- Research and development work on digitisation in higher education in general (e-learning)
Research topics
- Professional digital competence
- Digital judgment
- Collaborative learning
- Online learning
- Digital learning resources
- Mobile technologies in learning
- Augmented reality
- Social Media
- Programming in school
- Games and learning
- ICT for development
Research in the field of digital learning arenas can be understood in several ways, either as an interdisciplinary / multidisciplinary field, such as the use of tools or as a complex interaction with technology. Regardless of what understanding one assumes, research in the field must relate to the technological artefacts that are brought into the field of practice, as well as to changed ways of working and communication.
Methodically, we apply both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The practices are often exploratory or experimental.
Projects
Ongoing projects
- MASCOT: Mathematics, Science and Computational Thinking (2021-2025)
- STRIDE: Strategies for Achieving Equity and Inclusion in Education, Training and Learning in Democratic Europe (2024-2027)
- DigiLiv (2020-2025)
- TEFF: Teacher education for a future in flux (2023-2026)
Completed projects
- TRELIS: Teachers’ Research Literacy for Science teaching (2021-2024)
- TEQ21: Teacher Qualification for the 21st Century – teachers' professional competence (2019-2023)
- ProSkap: Programming and makerspace in schools
- DigiGen - The Impact of Technological Transformations on the Digital Generation (2019-2023)
- SMILE: Minecraft in Teacher Education: Developing 21st Century Skills in Social Studies
- DICTE: Developing ICT in Teacher Education
- QUANTICT: Quality and Access in Nepalese Teacher education with the use of ICT
- Master in Vocational Pedagogy
Publications
2025
Pierroux, Palmyre; Steier, Rolf ; Shaby, Neta; Pattison, Scott; Peleg, Ran; Dillon, Justin; Ben-Zvi Assaraf, Orit (2025). Telling tales: The use of narratives in informal STEM settings. Research in Science & Technological Education.
Slattery, Darina M.; Cleary, Yvonne; Giæver, Tonje Hilde ; Engen, Bård Ketil (2025). Experimenting with a Multi-User Virtual Environment for Collaborative Online International Learning. Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE).
2024
Aukland, Knut (2024). A methodological turn in RE. British Journal of Religious Education.
Beal, Charlotte; Steier, Rolf Erik Jorgenson (2024). Dialogues across time and space in a video-based collaborative learning environment. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. Vol. 19.
Birgit, Eickelmann; Barbovschi, Monica; Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk ; Parsanoglou, Dimitris; Sisask, Merike; Labusch, Amelie (2024). Perspectives of children and young people on their education as preparation for their future in the digital age: In-depth qualitative study in five European countries.
Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk; Seland, Idunn; Hyggen, Christer; Roth, Maria (Red.). Understanding The Everyday Digital Lives of Children and Young People. Springer Nature.
Bussesund, Erik Straume ; McGarr, Oliver; Engen, Bård Ketil (2024). Teacher educators’ discursive enactment of professional digital competencies. Journal of Education Policy.
McGarr, Oliver; Engen, Bård Ketil (2024). Justifications for the study of computers on the curriculum: Neo-vocational ideology veiled in progressive educational discourse. 12 s. European Journal of Education.
Davidsen, Jacob; Steier, Rolf (2024). Near future practices of interaction analysis: technology-mediated trends in educational research. International Journal of Research & Method in Education.
Giæver, Tonje Hilde ; Stokke, Ruth Seierstad ; Røed, Dag Freddy (2024). Læreres oppfatninger om å skrive seg til lesing med digital lydstøtte (STL+). Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy. Vol. 10.
Gudmundsdottir, Greta Björk; Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk ; Mifsud, Louise ; Teidla-Kunitsõn, Gertha; Barbovschi, Monica; Sisask, Merike (2024). Talking about digital responsibility: children’s and young people’s voices. Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk; Seland, Idunn; Hyggen, Christer; Roth, Maria (Red.). Understanding The Everyday Digital Lives of Children and Young People. s. 379-431. Springer Nature.
Henriksen, Ellen Karoline ; Jegstad, Kirsti Marie ; Pajchel, Katarina ; Mestad, Idar; Eklund, Gunilla Brita Maria (2024). Fra forskningsfronten til klasserommet. Perspektiver på forskningsbasert lærerutdanning i naturfag. ISBN: 9788215069555. 351 s. Universitetsforlaget.
Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk ; Lafton, Tove ; Andreasen, Kristina Johnsdatter (2024). Children’s digital boundary crossings when moving in between porous ecosystems. Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk; Seland, Idunn; Hyggen, Christer; Roth, Maria (Red.). Understanding The Everyday Digital Lives of Children and Young People. Springer Nature.
Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk ; Seland, Idunn ; Hyggen, Christer (2024). How can we understand the everyday digital lives of children and young people?. Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk; Seland, Idunn; Hyggen, Christer; Roth, Maria (Red.). Understanding The Everyday Digital Lives of Children and Young People. Springer Nature.
Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk ; Seland, Idunn ; Hyggen, Christer ; Roth, Maria (2024). Understanding The Everyday Digital Lives of Children and Young People. ISBN: 978-3-031-46928-2. 350 s. Springer Nature.
Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk (2024). The digital divide: Understanding vulnerability and risk in children and young people’s everyday digital lives. Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk; Seland, Idunn; Hyggen, Christer; Roth, Maria (Red.). Understanding The Everyday Digital Lives of Children and Young People. Springer Nature.
Høiby, Torill; Jegstad, Kirsti Marie ; Pajchel, Katarina (2024). Faglige nettverk som utviklingsarena for naturfagundervisningen. Henriksen, Ellen Karoline; Jegstad, Kirsti Marie; Pajchel, Katarina; Mestad, Idar; Eklund, Gunilla Brita Maria (Red.). Fra forskningsfronten til klasserommet. Perspektiver på forskningsbasert lærerutdanning i naturfag. s. 283-303. Universitetsforlaget.
Johannesen, Monica ; Øgrim, Leikny ; Hatlevik, Ove Edvard (2024). Teachers’ Professional Digital Competence – The Neglected Management of Technology-rich Classrooms?. 17 s. Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy. Vol. 19.
Karlsen, Niklas; Aalbergsjø, Siv Gundrosen (2024). Programmering av simuleringer i naturfaglærerutdanningen. Henriksen, Ellen Karoline; Jegstad, Kirsti Marie; Pajchel, Katarina; Mestad, Idar; Eklund, Gunilla Brita Maria (Red.). Fra forskningsfronten til klasserommet. Perspektiver på forskningsbasert lærerutdanning i naturfag. s. 235-259. Universitetsforlaget.
Karlsen, Niklas; Henriksen, Ellen Karoline ; Pajchel, Katarina (2024). Programmering i naturfaglærerutdanningen: Lærerstudenters syn på egne kunnskaper og kompetansebehov. Henriksen, Ellen Karoline; Jegstad, Kirsti Marie; Pajchel, Katarina; Mestad, Idar; Eklund, Gunilla Brita Maria (Red.). Fra forskningsfronten til klasserommet. Perspektiver på forskningsbasert lærerutdanning i naturfag. Universitetsforlaget.
Karlsen, Niklas; Henriksen, Ellen Karoline ; Pajchel, Katarina (2024). Assessing Teachers’ Knowledge of How to Use Computer Programming in Science and Technology Education. 13 s. Journal of Science Education and Technology.
Kvia, Anne Siri ; Aukland, Knut (2024). What is reflexivity? A scoping review of reflexivity and related concepts in Religious Education. British Journal of Religious Education.
Labusch, Amelie; Eickelmann, Birgit; Casamassima, Gianna; Drossel, Kerstin; Gudmundsdottir, Greta Björk; Kazani, Aggeliki; Mifsud, Louise ; Symeonaki, Maria; Teidla-Kunitsõn, Gertha (2024). Children’s and young people’s ICT experiences in school education: Participatory research design to engage children and young people as experts in research. Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk; Seland, Idunn; Hyggen, Christer; Roth, Maria (Red.). Understanding The Everyday Digital Lives of Children and Young People. s. 143-165. Springer Nature.
Lafton, Tove ; Wilhelmsen, Janniche Elisabeth Broch ; Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk (2024). Parental mediation and children’s digital well-being in family life in Norway. Journal of Children and Media.
McGarr, Oliver; Engen, Bård Ketil (2024). Justifications for the study of computers on the curriculum: Neo-vocational ideology veiled in progressive educational discourse. 12 s. European Journal of Education.
Mørch, Anders ; Andersen, Renate ; Eie, Siv ; Mifsud, Louise (2024). Emergent group understanding: Investigating intersubjectivity in sociotechnical interdependencies. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning.
Nordby, Siri Krogh ; Mifsud, Louise ; Bjerke, Annette Hessen (2024). Computational thinking in primary mathematics classroom activities. Frontiers in Education. Vol. 9.
Pagano, Alessandro; Mørch, Anders ; Barletta, Vita Santa; Andersen, Renate (2024). AI for Humans and Humans for AI: Towards Cultures of Participation in the Digital Age with Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. ID&A Interaction design & architecture(s).
Pajchel, Katarina ; Aalbergsjø, Siv Gundrosen ; Karlsen, Niklas; Henriksen, Ellen Karoline ; Sollid, Per Øyvind ; Swensen, Håkon ; Brevik, Birger (2024). BESt i naturfag: Bruke-Endre-Skape-tilnærmingen til programmeringskompetanse for naturfaglærerstudenter. Henriksen, Ellen Karoline; Jegstad, Kirsti Marie; Pajchel, Katarina; Mestad, Idar; Eklund, Gunilla Brita Maria (Red.). Fra forskningsfronten til klasserommet. Perspektiver på forskningsbasert lærerutdanning i naturfag. Universitetsforlaget.
Pajchel, Katarina ; Mifsud, Louise ; Frågåt, Thomas ; Rehder, Mads Middelboe; juuti, kalle; Bogar, Yurdagul; Lavonen, Jari; Schrøder, Vibeke; Aalbergsjø, Siv Gundrosen ; Rognes, Andre (2024). Sign of the Times An Analysis of Computational Thinking in Norwegian, Finnish and Danish Curricula. Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE). Vol. 8.
Rustad, Mikkel Bertram ; Parsanoglou, Dimitris; Symeonaki, Maria; Mifsud, Louise ; Hyggen, Christer ; Ghetau, Cosmin (2024). ‘Of gaming and other demons’: Defining children and young people’s meaningful leisure activities in the digital era. Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk; Seland, Idunn; Hyggen, Christer; Roth, Maria (Red.). Understanding The Everyday Digital Lives of Children and Young People. Springer Nature.
Silseth, Kenneth; Steier, Rolf Erik Jorgenson ; Arnseth, Hans Christian (2024). Exploring students’ immersive VR experiences as resources for collaborative meaning making and learning. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning.
Sundtjønn, Trude ; Aalbergsjø, Siv Gundrosen ; Møller, Thilde Emilie; Schrøder, Vibeke (2024). Review on pedagogical practices for computational thinking in teacher education: Characterizing an emerging field. Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE). Vol. 8:4.
Swensen, Håkon ; Sollid, Per Øyvind ; Pajchel, Katarina ; Brevik, Birger (2024). Unyttige roboter: Teknologi som inngang til programmering for naturfaglærerstudenter. Henriksen, Ellen Karoline; Jegstad, Kirsti Marie; Pajchel, Katarina; Mestad, Idar; Eklund, Gunilla Brita Maria (Red.). Fra forskningsfronten til klasserommet. Perspektiver på forskningsbasert lærerutdanning i naturfag. s. 209-234. Universitetsforlaget.
Symeonaki, Maria; Hyggen, Christer ; Parsanoglou, Dimitris; Mifsud, Louise ; Stamou, Giorgos (2024). Investigating Patterns of Digital Socialisation During Leisure Through Multimodal Social Research. Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk; Seland, Idunn; Hyggen, Christer; Roth, Maria (Red.). Understanding The Everyday Digital Lives of Children and Young People. Springer Nature.
U. S. R. Mohottige, Nisanka ; Andersen, Renate ; Bjerke, Annette Hessen (2024). Computational thinking in Norwegian teacher education: An analysis of mathematics and science course descriptions. 13 s. Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy. Vol. 19.
U. S. Rajapakse Mohottige, Nisanka ; Bjerke, Annette Hessen ; Andersen, Renate (2024). Teacher education as stakeholder: teacher educator perspectives on the integration of computational thinking into mathematics and science courses. Teachers and Teaching: theory and practice.
Ukkonen, Aino ; Yadav, Aman; Pajchel, Katarina ; Xenofontos, Constantinos (2024). Elementary Teachers Assessing Computational Thinking. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE). Vol. 32.
Ukkonen, Aino ; Pajchel, Katarina ; Mifsud, Louise (2024). Teachers’ understanding of assessing computational thinking. Computer Science Education.
