Teaching
Culture, English KfK 1-7, 5-10, 8-13
Sami Topics in School (starting Autumn 2021)
Interests
Indigenous peoples, both in Norway and internationally
Intercultural competence
Multiculturalism
Textbook and curriculum analysis
Research groups and stipends
Leader of research group: Indigenous Topics in Education
Member of research group: North American Studies
Receiver of Kvalifiseringsstipend fra Literacy-miljø 2019/2020 and 2020/2021
Language stipend from Sametinget, South Sami language. Both for own acquisition of language and for coursing at NTNU.
Activities
Diverse guest lectures
Chronicles in national newspapers
Development and distribution of teaching materials online
Education
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Year
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Faculty/department - University/institution - Country
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2015
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Master – Culture and language subject didactics– Hedmark University College (now Innland University College), Norway
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1999
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Teacher certification – Practical Pedagogical Education – University of Oslo, Norway
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1996
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Master of Arts (Cantab) - Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic – Cambridge University, United Kingdom
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Positions - current and previous
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Year
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Job title – Employer - Country
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2018-
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Assistant professor, Norwegian University of Science and Teachnology (NTNU), Norway
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2007-2018
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Teacher, Gjøvik Upper Secondary School, Norway
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2004-2007
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Teacher, Raufoss Upper Secondary School, Norway
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1999-2004
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Teacher, diverse short term contracts in lower and upper secondary schools, Norway
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Project management experience
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Year
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Project owner - Project - Role - Funder
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2022
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NTNU – South Sámi Language Stimulation Project – Leader -The Sami Parliament (Sametinget)
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2021-2022
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NTNU – Half day seminars in Sámi topics in education -Co-organizer - NTNU
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Supervision of students
(Total number of students)
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Master's students
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Ph.D.
students
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University/institution - Country
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2
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Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
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Other relevant professional experiences
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Year
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Description - Role
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2019-2022
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Founder and leader of interdisciplinary and interinstitutional research group “Indigenous Topics in Education” at NTNU.
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2020
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Leader and co-organizer of successful application for new 7.5 student credit course “Sámi Topics in Schools” (LÆR2004) at NTNU.
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Peer reviewed publications
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2022
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Published article “Teaching about indigenous peoples in the EFL classroom: Practical approaches to the development of intercultural competence”, TESOL Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.645
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2021
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Published chapter “Developing Intercultural Competence through Textbooks – which lessons can be learnt from EFL textbooks in Norwegian schools?” in Mabel, V & Sangiamchit, C (Eds), Interculturality in English Language Teaching (Palgrave MacMillan)
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Non peer-reviewed publications
Presentations and guest lectures
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2022
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Presentation “How is implicit content relating to Indigenous identity and cultural affiliation presented in textbooks in English and Social Studies for grades 5-7 in Norwegian schools?”, Indigenous Research Conference: Research on Sámi Perspectives in Teacher Education and Pedagogy, Innland University College, Norway
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2020
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Presentation “The Sámi of Norway”, IB diploma workshop, Melbourne, Australia (online)
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2019
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Participant in a panel debate on “Sámi perspectives in the curriculum”, NTNU, Norway.
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2019
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Presentation “Good teaching resources on Indigenous peoples: What are they and how can they be used in the classroom?” at workshop for teachers, Holocaust Centre, Norway
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2019
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Presentation “How should textbooks used in English teaching in Norwegian schools teach pupils about Indigenous people’s history and culture?”, at DENOR Workshop – Decolonial Perspectives on Education, NTNU, Norway
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2019
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Guest lecture “What do we teach about Indigenous people? How should we teach about them?”, Multicultural Week, NTNU, Norway
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2018
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Presentation “Indigenous Knowledge in the Classroom” at workshop for teachers, Practical Pedagogies, Germany
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2018
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Presentation “Approaches to teaching about Indigenous peoples in Norwegian secondary schools”, at the seminar Colonial Entanglements: Institutions, Memory, Resistance, NTNU, Norway
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