Geoscience Education
The Geoscience Education section works with research and development related to teaching and learning, learning environment and motivation in geosciences in higher education. The section was established in 2022, and participate in the SFU Centre iEarth for development of the education in geosciences in Norway. Employees at the section are commonly involved in natural science research at the department.
Events
About us
Visiting address: The Geology Building, 2. floor, Sem Sælands vei 1 (map), 0371 Oslo
Postal address: P. O. Box 1047 Blindern, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
Head of Section
All staff members
Centre for Integrated Earth System Education – iEarth
We are partners in the national consortium iEarth for higher education in geoscience, and a Centre of Excellence in Education (2020-2026) aiming to transform geoscience education in Norway. iEarth explores, develops and promotes a student-centered, innovative learning environment for future Earth scientists and citizens to meet complex societal challenges and opportunities. The centre is led by the University of Bergen, and together with UiT The Arctic University of Norway and the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), the Department of Geosciences participates as a partner.
Activities and news – Geoscience Education
- Teaching and Learning Journal Club
- Nordic Geoscience Education Network
- Visit CocreateGFI for inspiration on co-creation!
- The Nudge toolbelt-workshop (Geolearning Forum 2026)
Student-staff partnership
Students bring unique and valuable experiences, perspectives and aspirations to their studies. We work to bring students' expertise into courses and study programs through collaborations between staff and students. Current projects include e.g. Hopes & Fears, investigating student motivation and experiences in the 1st year in the study program; "Why don't my students come to class?" that aims to engage students more in teaching activities; Learn-to-learn that supports students to learn more and more efficiently; Virtual Field Trips that explores use of VR to make fieldwork more efficient, enjoyable and inclusive; and Recruiting future Geoscientists that targets highs school students.
Geodidactic research & development
Ongoing projects
In the "NUDGE" project we explore nudging in STEM educations at the University of Oslo.
In "Learn-to-learn" we investigate how to support students to learn more efficiently through workshops / group exercises on learning strategies, how to work in teams, and use of AI.
The project "Ta Norge inn i klasserommet!" [Eng.: Bring Norway into the classroom] we explore ways of increasing learning and making fieldwork more inclusive through digital support for teaching and fieldwork.
Contact Per Christian Holm Roan for more information.
“Why don’t my students come to class?” investigates how we can motivate students to attend teaching and learning actiivties.
Contact Mattias Lundmark for more information.
Completed projects
"Explanations and understandings" examine how concepts and ideas from other science disciplines are introduced to, and can be (mis)understood by, first-year geoscience students.
"Partnership in practice" researches partnership and co-creation practices in geosceince higher education in Norway.
"What is fieldwork for?" explores how fieldwork in higher education influences student learning, sense of belonging and identity.
Follow us
You can find us on Instagram and on the student blog Geopraksis (in Norwegian).