Massive bioCEED representation at MNT-konferansen 2023 in Stavanger

This year’s MNT-konferansen “Utdanning for fremtidens arbeidsliv” took place in Stavanger, Hotel Radisson Blu Atlantic on March 16^th-17^th. bioCEED contributed with posters, articles and corresponding presentations.

The full list of bioCEED contributions and authors is found below.

• What challenges do students face in introductory STEM courses, and how can instructors help? S.S. Bolland, E.C. Rønning, T.T. Try, S.H. Cotner, K.B. Daae and M.S. Glessmer
• Omlegging fra tradisjonelle forelesninger til studentaktiv læring – eksempel fra et grunnemne i biologi. Anne E. Bjune, Gunnar Bratbak, Sigrunn Eliassen, Bjørn Arild Hatteland, Kristin Holtermann, Maria Rigstad Langvad, Ruth-Anne Sandaa, Tone Stokka and Aina-Cathrine Øvergård
• Understanding student Sense of Belonging in introductory STEM courses. Costello, Robin, Hammarlund, Sarah, Christensen, Emily, Kiani, Kate, Glessmer, Mirjam and Cotner, Sehoya
• Certification of practical skills engages students and promotes learning. Simone I. Lang, Tina Dahl and Pernille B. Eidesen
• Surveying constructive alignment using CALEQ – exploratory factor analysis. C.B. Strømme, H. Barron, and J. Nyléhn
• Core Themes in Critical Thinking: Perspectives from Students and Teachers. J. Nyléhn, C. Boge, and J. Soulé
• Creating better work placements by understanding mentor challenges. K. Holtermann and S. Cotner
• Tools and practices for structured and documented student reflective thinking as a way to promote learning, enable better evaluation of learning activities and validate the achievement of intended learning outcomes. Kseniia Kalian
• STEM Teachers and Heads of Education as partners in change of Teaching and Learning. Oddfrid Førland, Kristin Holtermann, Anne Bjune and Sigrunn Eliassen
• Supporting Educational Change through Change Teams, Roy Andersson and Sehoya Cotner

Here are also contributions from colleagues and partners:

• Kan arbeidskrav og eksamen omdannes fra et nødvendig onde til et fruktbart bidrag til yrkeslivet? Ida Marie Johannessen Nielsen og Pernille Bronken Eidesen, UiO
• Student guides: supporting learning from laboratory experiments through across-course collaboration. K. Daae, E. Darelius, A. D. Årvik, and M. S. Glessmer, UiB, SFU iEarth and Lund University

You will find all the abstracts and full papers presented at the conference here.

Photos by Sehoya Cotner, Roy Andersson, Beate Rensvik, Kristin Holtermann.