Responsibilities
- Course responsible: PEL 3 Primary and lower secondary teacher education 5.-10,
- Lecturer in Philosophy of Science and Methods at MGLU
- Supervisor and examiner master's theses in MGLU
- Main supervisor for PhD candidate Hilde M Hegna
- Project leader Prosjektleder PREParing for the unforeseen - developing teachers' and student teachers' practial knowledge through researching emotional experiences (PREP). Funded by the Research Council of Norway.
- Head of the pedagogical development project: Practical knowledge in school.
- Co-researcher in the international research project: Freedom to Make Sense: Embodied, Experiential and Mindful Research 2024 - 2027 Front page - Make Sense
- Research leader for sub-project 1 - The teacher's pedagogical interaction competence - in the research programme "It is the teacher you will become".
- Member of the research group Barnekraft - Research on children's power and marginalized topics in kindergarten
- Member of the research group Guidance in Professions and Education - https://www.usn.no/forskning/hva-forsker-vi-pa/barnehage-skole-og-hoyere-utdanning/veiledning-i-profesjon-og-utdanning/
- Member of the research group Embodied making and learning - https://www.usn.no/forskning/hva-forsker-vi-pa/tradisjonskunst-kunstnerisk-utviklingsarbeid-og-praktisk-estetiske-fag/embodied-making-and-learning/
Competences
2024 - Excellent Teaching Practitioner, USN
2023 - Professor of Education, USN
2022 - Professor Competence in Physical Education, USN
2020 - Professor of Qualifications, USN
2018 - PhD in Education, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
2016 - Senior Lecturer in Education, University of South-Eastern Norway
2014 - National Research School for Teacher Education
2008 - Practical pedagogical education with R&D, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2001 - Master of Art, Performance studies, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
1994 - Bachelor of Choreography, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
CV
CV
Education:
2022 - Developing Doctoral Supervision
2011 - 2018 PhD-candidate, PhD-studies at The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Title: Creating dance in physical education teacher education – students’ experiences.
2011 – 2014 The Norwegian National Research School in Teacher Education. NAFOL.
1996 – 2001 Master of Art and Humanities, Performance studies, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom.
1991 – 1994 Bachelor in choreography from the National College of Ballet and Dance, Oslo, Norway.
1990 – 1991 Institut Parisien de Langue et de Civilisation Francais, language studies, Paris, France.
1989 – 1990 Romerike Folk High School – one year theater and music studies.
Other studies:
2013 Making sense of Stories. Narrative approaches in Health Sciences and Medicine. 2 stp. UIO and UiT.
2012 PhD-course PLU 8017 Communicating research. 5 stp. NTNU.
2012 PhD-course PLU 8018 Theories of professions. 5 stp. NTNU.
2012 PhD course in qualitative analysis. 10 stp. NIH.
2011 Perspectives on education. 3,5 stp. NTNU.
2005 MA-course in Culture- and genderstudies.15 stp. NTNU
2005 PED1003 Didactics. 15 stp. NTNU.
2005 PSY1050 Personal psychology.15 stp. NTNU.
2002 MET8006 Statistics and data analysis. 6 stp. BI Norwegian Business School.
2002 Media and communication. 6 stp. BI Norwegian Business School
1990 – 1991 One year dance studies at Studio PariCentre and Studio de Marais, Paris, France
Work experience
2016 – Associate Professor (PhD), Teacher education, University College of Southeast Norway
1999 - Owner. Ørbæk communication. Choreography, directing, counselling, teaching, writing, presentations.
2013 – 2016 Lardal Municipality. Head of school, kindergarden and culture. Manager of the process of developing a 1.-10.school, leader of the local development projects: Respect (UDIR), Assessment for learning (UDIR), Ungdomstrinn i utvikling, and project leader for a new organization-model of the local library. Developed "Huldremodellen", an organization-model for Lardal Municipality.
2010-08 - 2013-08 University lecturer/PhD-student, The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Responsible for developing dance in physical education teacher education.
2009-09 - 2010-07 Arts manager, Larvik Municipality. Producing, coordinating and evaluating performances at Bølgen Culture House.
2006-08 - 2009-07 Lecturer in dance, Telemark County. Head of dance departement. Initiated, developed and evaluated the dance studies.
2004-01 - 2004-07 Lecturer in dance, Sør-Trøndelag County. Project manager and teacher.
2001-01 - 2003-10 Head of Stiftelsen Studio Nille, Larvik ballett school. Managing 12 teachers in dance and drama, developing 6 performances and pedagogical practices for about 520 children from 4 - 20 years. Project leader for the following development processes: "Kick Off" – a dance company for young talents in dance in the region of Vestfold, "Movement and music" – a collaboration with the regional psychiatric hospital, "Dance and girls with minority background" – in collaboration with the region of Vestfold,
2000-08 - 2001-07 Lecturer in drama, Vestfold College, teacher education.
1999-08 - 2000-07 Teacher in dance, Thor Heyerdahl Upper Secondary School.
1995-08 - 1996-07 Teacher in dance, Thor Heyerdahl Upper Secondary School.
1995-01 - 1995-07 Teacher in dance, Skien Upper Secondary School.
Teaching and pedagogical competence
2006 – 2008 Practical Pedagogical Teacher education, Program for teacher education, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
2006-09 - 2008-06 Initiator, manager and editor for the anthology "Dance and didactics». Trondheim: Tapir.
1999-01 - 2000-12 Scholarship, The Norwegian Art Council. Developing artistic and pedagogical practices in dance.
Scholarship from Statens Nærings- og distriktsutviklingsfond (SND).
Awards, prizes, honours
2001 Awarded with scholarship for Dance Teacher of the Year, from the Norwegian Dance Artists federation.