Share Paper: Toward Improved Professional Digital Competence: The Use of Blended Learning in Teacher Education in Norway

  1. Greta Björk Gudmundsdottir, Institute for Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo, Norway, Norway
  2. Kristin Beate Vasbø, Institute for Teacher Education and School Research, University of Oslo, Norway
Tuesday, March 7 10:15-10:35 AM Capitol H

Abstract: This paper provides an analysis of the implementation of a blended learning approach in a newly revised part-time teacher education program at the University of Oslo, Norway. A digital learning platform was implemented in the pedagogy component of the study and served as an extension of the compulsory face-to-face pedagogy seminars and lectures on campus. The study aims to identify how the student teachers use the modules in their learning process and how they assess the teacher education program as contributing to the development of their professional digital competence (PDC). Our main finding is that student teachers actively use the ...