Collaboration at UiO

Research and Development Projects

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Academic Hospitality in Interdisciplinary Education (AHIE) (2021-2025)

The project is led by LINK staff at the Department of Education, and studies collaboration in interdisciplinary education using the concept of "academic hospitality." LINK will also contribute to setting up the technical environment for the project.

Academic hospitality describes different ways of being hospitable in a university and college context, including epistemological, material, linguistic, or tourist hospitality. The project aims to develop new conceptual and theoretical understanding of the conditions and pedagogy that promote and facilitate academic hospitality in interdisciplinary education.

The project will also contribute to a comprehensive, empirical, and practical knowledge base on the dynamics of academic hospitality and interdisciplinary education, to describe, model, and promote academic hospitality in interdisciplinary education. Furthermore, there is a goal to develop an arena for the researchers in the project, and other interested parties from higher education, where we can together develop advice and recommendations for using academic hospitality to improve interdisciplinary education.

Second-Career Decentralized Professional Studies in Theology (ADAPT)

Led by the Faculty of Theology, LINK contributes with pedagogical advice and video production. ADAPT will develop an experience-based master's degree in theology and flexible subjects in theology that meet the educational needs of those who want to become a priest in the Church of Norway as a second career.

The project is developing a study program that can be adapted to different competence backgrounds and that meets the qualification requirements for parish priest adopted by the Church Assembly in 2021. The program consists of a 90-credit experience-based master's degree and 9 elective flexible subjects of 10 credits each. The subjects are to be coordinated with the 6-year professional study in theology. This will ensure high quality of the subjects, strengthen a vulnerable study environment, and provide an economically sustainable study program in theology.

Argumentation in Practice (ARG)

The ARG project is a collaboration between HF-studio and LINK, led by the Department of Philosophy, Ideas and Art History, and Classical Languages. ARG will develop a student-active learning design for the examen philosophicum (exphil), and LINK will contribute with video production.

Learning resources will be developed to promote good argumentation, and students will gain practical experience in academic method and work on socially relevant issues.

Sustainability Lab

The Sustainability Lab project is an RCN-funded development project. LINK contributes with Canvas advice and is a member of the project group, which also includes members from the Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History and the Department of Psychology.

The project has developed a cross-disciplinary practical subject where students work on real sustainability challenges, in collaboration with companies and the UN Global Compact. Key goals are to develop learning activities that give students cross-disciplinary work experience and strengthen their experience of work relevance and change agency.

Digital Integration of Video Assessment in Different Arenas (DIVA)

The project is a DIKU-funded innovation project linked to the Department of Teacher Education and School Research. LINK's role in the project is primarily related to project evaluation. The project pilots learning design with video-based solutions for use in teaching, guidance, and assessment situations in higher education.

Continuous Competence Assessment (LSV)

The project is carried out in collaboration with the Faculty of Dentistry, and LINK contributes with pedagogical advice. LSV is a formative assessment that should help the student to develop knowledge, skills, and general competence such as attitudes throughout the study. Competence assessment is about ensuring that a student has the academic and personal prerequisites to function responsibly in their future professional practice.

Together in Practice (SamPraks)

LINK participates in the project group and contributes with pedagogical advice. SamPraks is a cross-professional practice program currently offered to students in the final years of medicine, psychology, clinical nutrition, pharmacy, dentistry, education, theology, and special education: audiology and speech therapy. Through cross-professional collaboration, the group assesses the patient's status and promotes prioritized suggestions for improvement based on the patient's needs (patient-centered). The intention is both to give the patient a better quality of life and to be able to provide input to the staff's patient follow-up. Students are to learn from each other, with each other, and about each other.

Learning Together (SAMMEN)

The SAMMEN project is an RCN-funded development project. LINK is a member of the project group led by the Department of Media and Communication (IMK) and contributes with pedagogical advice and piloting of Video Essay as an assessment form. The project is being carried out in conjunction with a comprehensive review and evaluation of master's teaching at IMK, and focuses on developing and implementing student-active learning and assessment forms.

The aim is to create educational offerings that students find relevant and meaningful, fostering the development of knowledge, skills, and work methods with high transferability.

TeamLearn

Harnessing Learning Analytics to Empower Collaborative Problem-Solving.

TeamLearn, spearheaded by LINK staff at the Department of Education, delves into the potential of digital technologies, multimodal learning analytics, and automated feedback to enhance the study and support of collaborative problem-solving and team-based learning in higher education. The project's partners include CELL - Centre on Experiential Legal Learning, UiO, the Department of Health and Society, UiO, the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, USN, and Monash University, Australia.