Contact
Coordinator Stine Brynildsen, e-mail: stine.m.brynildsen@hiof.no
Coordinator Ilka Nagel, e-mail: ilka.nagel@hiof.no
The section is happy to contribute to collaborations, projects, and dissemination within:
Discipline-specific core areas
Online and flexible education, digital pedagogy and learning design, AI and emerging technologies in education, and professional digital competence (PfDK).
Other relevant thematic areas
Digital transformation in schools and kindergartens, lifelong learning and competence development, the classroom of the future and technology in teaching, school development and change management, artificial intelligence in education and assessment, AI literacy, human-centered use of technology, and ethical and critical use of digital technology.
Academic profile and specialization
The academic environment is engaged in research and development projects related to digitalization, education and learning, professional education programs (primary and lower secondary teacher education, kindergarten teacher education, practical-pedagogical education, and a master’s degree in special education), as well as international collaboration and research networks.
The environment is also involved in the Grant Scheme for Local Competence Development in Kindergarten and Primary Education (DEKOMP, REKOMP, Kompetanseløftet), Artificial Intelligence – Critical and Constructive (KIKK), AI Learn – one of Norway’s new AI centers, and the Østfold AI Hub at Østfold University of Applied Science.
The environment also runs the faculty’s Digital Learning Workshop (DLV) — an innovative hub for experimenting with new technology.