EDUCERE NORDIC Network
We are pleased to invite you to the next webinar of the EDUCERE NORDIC Network.
Previous events
Theme: How serious games can be engaging and motivate learning
We have invited:
Thomas Bjørner, Associate Professor, Head of Media Innovation and Game Research, Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology, Aalborg University Copenhagen, to share his experiences of game-based learning in higher education and initiate the discussion around the experiences of engaged university students: How Serious Games can be engaging and motivate learning.
The Medialogy bachelor and master programs at Aalborg University, within the faculty of IT & Design, incorporate Serious Games as a key pedagogical tool. The results derived from this teaching and learning approach underscore that Serious Games foster student engagement and sustaining motivation to learn.
Furthermore, students experience heightened levels of engagement in their studies, particularly when utilising applied games addressing societal challenges within the educational framework.
Media Innovation and Game Research
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Date and time
18 of March 2024. 10.30-12.00 CEST (Sweden, Denmark)/ 11.30-13.00 EEST (Finland)
Theme
We have invited scholars from the University of Iceland
- Sólveig Jakobsdóttir, Professor in Distance Education
- and Skúlína Hlíf Kjartansdóttir, Adjunct and PhD Researcher
to share their experiences of development of online and distance learning in Iceland during COVID: some lessons learned.
We are looking forward to meeting you at the webinar!
Date and time
5 of December 2023. 10.30-12.00 CEST (Sweden, Denmark)/ 11.30-13.00 EEST (Finland)
Theme
Tord Talmo, Associate Professor, Norwegian University of Science & Technology
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The webinar will be held on Zoom, and all are welcome to attend.
Please register below by September 24th, and you will be emailed the Zoom link a day before the event.
Register for the event External link.
Date and time
26 September 2023. 10.30–12.00 CEST (Sweden, Denmark)/ 11.30–13.00 EEST (Finland)
The webinar will be recorded. The recording serves as data for the Nordic exchange of research according to the EDUCERE NORDIC Network aim and goals. Participation in the research is optional. The data will be processed in accordance with the GDPR regulations, as specified by Halmstad University, Sweden.
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The EDUCERE NORDIC team
- Sylvana Sofkova Hashemi (PI), University of Gothenburg and Halmstad University, Sweden, sylvana_sofkova.hashemi@hh.se
- Nataliya Berbyuk Lindström, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, nataliya.berbyuk.lindstrom@ait.gu.se
- Jeanette Sjöberg, Halmstad University, Sweden, jeanette.sjoberg@hh.se
- Eva Brooks, Aalborg University, Denmark, eb@ikl.aau.dk
- Judit Háhn, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, judit.hahn@jyu.fi
About EDUCERE
The network, that has been initiated across universities from Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, strives to gain a deeper understanding of the digitalization in higher education and to explore the impact of the abrupt switch to online teaching and learning necessitated to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
A special focus is devoted to the Nordic exchange of data and findings in relation to the experiences of the students and staff across disciplines and educational formats. We also aim to offer platforms to share the best practices across disciplines and countries, to guide universities in developing teaching practices in a post-pandemic era.
