Bjørn Klefstad
About
Bjørn Klefstad is the study program council leader for the Bachelor of Engineering, Data at the Department of Computer Science and Informatics at the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering. This study offer is offered in Trondheim, Gjøvik and Ålesund.
He has worked in the university and college sector since 1997 when he was employed at Sør-Trøndelag University College (HiST). The tasks have been related to campus and online teaching, national and international research projects, study program development for several study programs and academic and pedagogical leadership for the study program Computer Engineering.
During the same period, he has worked part-time for the Research and Development Foundation TISIP in various roles.
Klefstad is an associate professor in informatics and has both led and worked in various research and development projects related to e-learning.
Experience
- Study program council leader for engineering - data, Department of Computer Science and Informatics at NTNU
- Program manager for IT-supported business development, Department of Computer Science and Informatics at NTNU
- Associate Professor - Teaching and research in Informatics and e-learning at HiST
- Project leader / employee and study leader - Courses, projects and vocational school at the R&D foundation TISIP
- Assistant Professor - Teaching in Informatics and mathematics, as well as IT operations at Hitra high school
- Assistant Professor - Informatics teaching at Melhus high school Part-time teacher - Mathematics teaching at the University of Trondheim
Education
- Assistant Professor - Practical pedagogical education at NTNU
- Cand. Scient. in mathematics at the University of Trondheim
- Cand mag. in mathematics and informatics at the University of Trondheim
Courses
- Leadership development program for study program leaders at NTNU
- English course at Eastbourne School of English
- Certified instructor FITS Practitioner Leamington Spa in England
- Safety representative course at HiST
- Informatics course on ICT operations at TISIP
- Colleague-based guidance at the County Municipality in Sør-Trøndelag
Instruction
- Business-adapted e-learning (master)
- Digital service management (bachelor)
- Engineering introductory course - teamwork (bachelor)
- Programming Basic course (bachelor)
- Teamwork (bachelor) ITIL v3 (bachelor)
- Information security and product management (bachelor)
Internationalization
- Participation in Intensive program Location based services (Sundsvall, Amsterdam, Istanbul)
- Participation in Intensive program Serious games on safety procedures on industrial plants (Amsterdam, Dornbirn, Carlow)
- Course leader in the course An information security management system (Hogheschool van Amsterdam
Projects
- Project employee in the EU project M9C, which will develop a training offer for refugee organizations, so that they can conduct training for refugees who want to start their own business (entrepreneurs).
- Project employee in the EU project Transitional arrangements between Higher Vocational Education and the University and College sector. In this project, we will look at opportunities and limitations related to transitional arrangements between a vocational school offer and a bachelor's education in IT operations.
- Deputy leader of the EU project Understandt IT. The project was about the development of national business models for online teaching offers for Vitae courses for teachers.
- Project employee in the EU project Web-based Assignment Training. The project was an interregional project that looked at how we should develop, test, document and present a model for web-based competence development.
Research
Publications
2024
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Fox, Anne;
Strand, Knut Arne;
Klefstad, Bjørn.
(2024)
Low-Cost Learning: Enabling Refugee NGOs to Lead Entrepreneurship Programs Independently.
Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Sandstrak, Grethe;
Klefstad, Bjørn;
Styve, Arne Gerhard;
Bylappa Raja, Kiran.
(2024)
Analyzing Pedagogic Practice and Assessments in a Cross-Campus Programming Course.
IEEE Transactions on Education
Academic article
2023
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Klefstad, Bjørn;
Sandstrak, Grethe.
(2023)
Hvordan skape økt bevissthet og oppslutning fra studentene i kvalitetsutvikling i høyere utdanning.
NIKT: Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning
Academic article
2021
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Sandstrak, Grethe;
Klefstad, Bjørn.
(2021)
Referansegrupper som verktøy for kontinuerlig kvalitetsforbedring.
NIKT: Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning
Academic article
2018
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Klefstad, Bjørn;
Sandstrak, Grethe;
Strand, Knut Arne.
(2018)
INTRODUCING STUDENT ACTIVE, PROBLEM-BASED AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AT CAMPUS: EXPERIENCES FROM TRANSFORMING A TRADITIONAL BACHELOR LEVEL INTRODUCTION COURSE IN ITIL.
ICERI Proceedings
Academic article
2010
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Horgen, Svend Andreas;
Klefstad, Bjørn;
Maribu, Geir;
Hjeltnes, Thorleif.
(2010)
Learning Outcomes and a Taxonomy as a Starting Point for creating digital Multiple-choice Tests.
Seminar.net - Media, technology and lifelong learning
Academic article
2005
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Skundberg, Olav;
Klefstad, Bjørn;
Hallsteinsen, Øyvind.
(2005)
Innføring i datakommunikasjon.
Gyldendal Akademisk
Gyldendal Akademisk
Textbook
2004
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Sandstrak, Grethe;
Klefstad, Bjørn.
(2004)
Fagopplegg for bruk av Lego Mindstorm Robolab og objektorientert programmering i et Prosjektfag.
Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag, Avdeling for informatikk og e-læring (2)
Report
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Klefstad, Bjørn;
Sandstrak, Grethe.
(2004)
Erfaringer med bruk av Lego Mindstorm Robolab og objektorientert programmering i Prosjektfaget.
Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag, Avdeling for informatikk og e-læring (1)
Report
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Klefstad, Bjørn;
Hansen, Tore Berg;
ukjent-for-m009561, ukjent-for-m009561;
Sandstrak, Grethe;
Meisingseth, Stein.
(2004)
EUCIP Core Level - Modul Build.
TISIP
Textbook
2001
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Klefstad, Bjørn;
Skundberg, Olav.
(2001)
Datakommunikasjon.
Stiftelsen TISIP
Compendium
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Klefstad, Bjørn.
(2001)
Systemforvaltning.
Stiftelsen TISIP
Compendium
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Klefstad, Bjørn.
(2001)
Elektronisk handel E-handel.
Stiftelsen TISIP
Compendium
Journal publications
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Sandstrak, Grethe;
Klefstad, Bjørn;
Styve, Arne Gerhard;
Bylappa Raja, Kiran.
(2024)
Analyzing Pedagogic Practice and Assessments in a Cross-Campus Programming Course.
IEEE Transactions on Education
Academic article
-
Klefstad, Bjørn;
Sandstrak, Grethe.
(2023)
Hvordan skape økt bevissthet og oppslutning fra studentene i kvalitetsutvikling i høyere utdanning.
NIKT: Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning
Academic article
-
Sandstrak, Grethe;
Klefstad, Bjørn.
(2021)
Referansegrupper som verktøy for kontinuerlig kvalitetsforbedring.
NIKT: Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning
Academic article
-
Klefstad, Bjørn;
Sandstrak, Grethe;
Strand, Knut Arne.
(2018)
INTRODUCING STUDENT ACTIVE, PROBLEM-BASED AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AT CAMPUS: EXPERIENCES FROM TRANSFORMING A TRADITIONAL BACHELOR LEVEL INTRODUCTION COURSE IN ITIL.
ICERI Proceedings
Academic article
-
Horgen, Svend Andreas;
Klefstad, Bjørn;
Maribu, Geir;
Hjeltnes, Thorleif.
(2010)
Learning Outcomes and a Taxonomy as a Starting Point for creating digital Multiple-choice Tests.
Seminar.net - Media, technology and lifelong learning
Academic article
Books
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Skundberg, Olav;
Klefstad, Bjørn;
Hallsteinsen, Øyvind.
(2005)
Innføring i datakommunikasjon.
Gyldendal Akademisk
Gyldendal Akademisk
Textbook
-
Klefstad, Bjørn;
Hansen, Tore Berg;
ukjent-for-m009561, ukjent-for-m009561;
Sandstrak, Grethe;
Meisingseth, Stein.
(2004)
EUCIP Core Level - Modul Build.
TISIP
Textbook
Part of book/report
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Fox, Anne;
Strand, Knut Arne;
Klefstad, Bjørn.
(2024)
Low-Cost Learning: Enabling Refugee NGOs to Lead Entrepreneurship Programs Independently.
Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
-
Sandstrak, Grethe;
Klefstad, Bjørn.
(2004)
Fagopplegg for bruk av Lego Mindstorm Robolab og objektorientert programmering i et Prosjektfag.
Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag, Avdeling for informatikk og e-læring (2)
Report
-
Klefstad, Bjørn;
Sandstrak, Grethe.
(2004)
Erfaringer med bruk av Lego Mindstorm Robolab og objektorientert programmering i Prosjektfaget.
Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag, Avdeling for informatikk og e-læring (1)
Report
-
Klefstad, Bjørn;
Skundberg, Olav.
(2001)
Datakommunikasjon.
Stiftelsen TISIP
Compendium
-
Klefstad, Bjørn.
(2001)
Systemforvaltning.
Stiftelsen TISIP
Compendium
-
Klefstad, Bjørn.
(2001)
Elektronisk handel E-handel.
Stiftelsen TISIP
Compendium
Teaching
Courses
Knowledge Transfer
2024
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LectureSandstrak, Grethe; Klefstad, Bjørn. (2024) Kompetanse som rød tråd: Erfaringer fra studieprogramnivå (dataingeniør). SFU Excited Excited SFU: Seminar: IT-studentenes profesjonelle kompetanse , Trondheim 2024-06-18 - 2024-06-18
2023
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Academic lectureKlefstad, Bjørn; Sandstrak, Grethe. (2023) Hvordan skape økt bevissthet og oppslutning fra studentene i kvalitetsutvikling i høyere utdanning. NIKT: Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning UDIT Norsk konferanse for utdanning og didaktikk i IT.fagene , Stavanger 2023-11-27 - 2023-11-30
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LectureSandstrak, Grethe; Klefstad, Bjørn. (2023) Bacheloroppgaven og praktisk bruk av karakterbeskrivelser for sensur på Bachelor i Ingeniørfag, data ved NTNU. Universitets og Høgskolerådet - UHR-MNT Fagmøte, UHR-MNT , Gardermoen 2023-02-03 - 2023-02-03
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LectureKlefstad, Bjørn; Sandstrak, Grethe. (2023) BIDATA - bærekraft og etikk. Universitets og høgskolerådet Fagmøte, UHR-MNT , Gardermoen 2023-02-02 - 2023-02-03
2021
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Academic lectureSandstrak, Grethe; Klefstad, Bjørn. (2021) Referansegrupper som verktøy for kontinuerlig kvalitetsforbedring. Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning (NIKT) No. 4 (2021): UDIT Norsk konferanse for utdanning og didaktikk i IT-fagene , Trondheim 2021-11-29 - 2021-12-02
2018
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Academic lectureKlefstad, Bjørn; Sandstrak, Grethe; Strand, Knut Arne. (2018) INTRODUCING STUDENT ACTIVE, PROBLEM-BASED AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AT CAMPUS: EXPERIENCES FROM TRANSFORMING A TRADITIONAL BACHELOR LEVEL INTRODUCTION COURSE IN ITIL. IATED 11th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation , Sevilla 2018-11-12 - 2018-11-14
2008
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Academic lectureMikalsen, Arne Bjørn; Klefstad, Bjørn; Horgen, Svend Andreas; Hjeltnes, Thorleif. (2008) An integrated multimedia e-learning model for vocational training. Networked Learning Conference Networked Learning Conference , Halkidiki 2008-05-05 - 2008-05-06
2004
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PosterKlefstad, Bjørn. (2004) Undervisningsopplegg i Programmering i Java. Fagseminar for TISIP / Gyldendal , Trondheim 2004-06-02 - 2004-06-02