Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education
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Information and
Communication Technology (ICT)
in Norwegian Education
The Norwegian Centre
for ICT in Education
• Works for the realization and development
of ICT policy in Norway.
• Gathers and develops research about the
use of ICT in education and the teaching
profession, and makes this available.
• Promotes the development of ICT in the
education of teachers.
• Focuses on ensuring the quality of learningtechnology solutions and professional service
solutions for the education sector, and gives
advice on the development of infrastructure
for ICT in basic education.
• Analyses and evaluates the educational
potential of new technologies and digital
media, also in terms of their future potential.
• Gathers information on education and
professions and makes this available for
support in choosing education and career.
• Strives to enhance the quality of learning
technology solutions and professional service
solutions for the education sector, and give
advice on the development of infrastructure
for ICT in primary and secondary education.
• Elaborates on, and ensures the quality of,
learning-technology solutions and professional
service solutions for the sector and ensures
the development of infrastructure for ICT in
basic education.
• Follows up the work on a national identity
management system for education based
on FEIDE – Federated Electronic IDEntity
– and participates in the work of identity
management in the public sector.
| The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education
ICT contributes to
increased quality,
enhanced learning and
better learning strategies
for pupils, apprentices,
students and children
in kindergarten.
Services
The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education has developed
a range of services and products, of which some include:
Online guidelines for educators
Online services for schools
The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education
provides a large number of online guides, reports
and fact sheets for use in kindergartens and in
the school system by for instance teachers, IT
professionals, school administrators and school
owners. For example, the Centre gives advice
on a wide range of topics related to:
• How teachers use blogs or wikis in education.
• How schools should organise collaboration
between school and homes.
• What criteria schools or the municipality/
county should use when they purchase
digital learning resources.
• Safe handling of personal information
in school.
• Cloud and external IT services in
basic education.
Utdanning.no is the official Norwegian national
education and career portal, and includes an
overview of education in Norway and more
than 500 career descriptions. Both education
and career information have been developed
in close collaboration with relevant institutions
such as study providers and professional bodies.
Utdanning.no also contains interviews with
professionals and students, study descriptions and
articles that have been designed to help prospective students select courses of study and career.
A virtual mathematics school
The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education has
been commissioned by the Education Ministry
to plan tests of a virtual mathematics school.
The virtual mathematics school is a service and
portal that offers lessons, exam practice and
other personalised and exciting content for high
performing students and high school students
who need extra motivation in mathematics.
Dubestemmer.no intends to raise awareness
on how to make sensible and safe decisions
when using digital media such as internet or
mobiles. Children and adolescents discuss issues
and solve assignments designed to illustrate the
consequences of the actions they take on the web.
The teaching plan consists of printed material and
the website dubestemmer.no, containing factual
information, true life stories, quizzes, film clips and
assignments for classes to work through together.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Norwegian Education |
Services
Delrett.no is a website that provides practical
training on copyright for students and educators.
Minstemme.no
2013 marks the 100th anniversary of universal
right to vote in Norway, and 2014 marks the
200th anniversary of the Norwegian constitution.
In relation to these anniversaries, the Norwegian
Centre for ICT in Education has been commissioned by the Ministry of Education to develop a
website aimed at K-13.The website minstemme.no
is designed to enhance and expand children’s
and adolescents’ knowledge on democracy and
democratic institutions and to inspire democratic
participation. The content is intended to explain,
elaborate and reflect key issues such as equality,
justice, human rights and participation.
Ovttas.no is a educational portal in three
Sami languages and Norwegian that provides
a complete and searchable overview of Sami
teaching resources. The portal shares images,
books, films, audio files and articles on themes
related to teaching, and pedagogical tips. It
is a resource for kindergarten staff, teachers
and others involved in the field of education.
Ovttas.no has been developed in cooperation
with the Sami Parliament.
eTwinning is a living network, a meeting place
and a collaboration tool for school projects across
national borders in Europe. You can use the
network to find partner schools in other countries
for collaborative work on large or small projects.
| The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education
Pupils have the chance to work with languages,
natural sciences, culture and other subjects with
people of the same age, while teachers have
access to fresh inputs and perspectives by
working with European colleagues.
• A European network community for teachers,
with around 170 000 active participants.
• More than 3 200 active collaborative projects
FEIDE is a secure and easy log-in for educators
and students, who can use it to access digital
learning resources. It is possible to make individual adaptations for each student. As of today,
500 000 pupils and teachers in basic education
use FEIDE log-in. One of the centre’s top priorities
is the standardisation of learning technologies.
Personvernskolen.no is a site designed to
help with the interpretation of the Personal Data
Act and Regulations. You will find explanations
of the Act clauses and questions and answers
related to the processing of personal data. The
centre operates the site in collaboration with
the Centre for Law (SERI).
FITS
Spearheads the professionalisation of the
ICT workforce in the education marketplace,
improves the quality of ICT technical support
services through the use of a structured service
delivery framework and has a positive impact on
teaching and learning experiences and outcomes.
IKTplan.no is a web based tool that guides
teachers in developing digital literacy among
students in education. It also contains a plan
for the development of digital skills closely linked
with competence goals in the knowledge curricula.
The centre supports IKTplan, which is developed
by Drammen municipality.
Pedent.no is a digital resource which is made
to encourage students in both primary and
higher education to use entrepreneurial
teaching methods in schools.
Surveys and monitoring
The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education has developed and
produced a range of services and products. Some of these are:
Monitor is a Norwegian longitudinal study
that charts the digital skills of students in the
7th grade, 9th grade and upper secondary level
2 (Vg2). It covers attitudes to ICT, use of ICT,
selection and development of teaching strategies
and learning outcomes. The study highlights links
between the objectives of “Kunnskapsløftet” (the
Knowledge Promotion reform), use of digital tools
and learning outcomes for pupils. It also provides
added knowledge to teachers, schools, school
owners, guardians and authorities regarding
the use of ICT and digital teaching resources
in schools.
Skolementor.no (School Mentor) is a web
based self assessment tool which supports
school managers in their work with digital
competence. Use of School Mentor helps to
strengthen the development plans and strategies of the school in meeting demands for digital
competence. It has been developed with the aim
of ensuring that the school’s investment in ICT,
in terms of equipment and the raising of the
digital competence level of the staff, is carried
out in the context of realistic goals.
Larermentor.no (Teacher Mentor)
The centre has developed Teacher Mentor
in conjunction with the School Mentor, a self
assessment tool for teachers which recommends
a range of modules tailored to the individual
teacher’s knowledge and level based on results.
| The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education
National assessment tests of digital skills
Digital competence is a fundamental skill that
should be integrated in all teaching subjects now.
This is the first international, comparative study
to measure differences in digital skills and use of
digital tools among 8th grade pupils. In addition,
it will provide us with knowledge about the
contextual differences that exist in education
and reveal how such variables may affect the
development of digital skills.
IEA ICIL 2013
During 2013, both the national survey sample
of digital skills (four steps) and the comparative
international IEA ICIL study (eight steps) are
to be implemented, which will help to increase
understanding of how digital skills develop in the
Norwegian school, and how students in Norwegian
schools are positioned in international terms.
Testing methods and tools in the classroom
iTEC aims to develop pedagogical scenarios
for the classroom of the future. Trials are to be
conducted at more than 1 000 pilot schools in
selected European countries. The technological
components of the scenarios will be made
available so teachers can adapt them. The long
term benefit will be the development of new
and appropriate ways of using technology in
Norwegian schools.
• Develops pedagogical scenarios
• Runs from 2010–2014
• Coordinated by European Schoolnet and
partially financed by the EU
• Large scale validation through testing in
more than 1 000 pilot schools in selected
European countries, including around 100
schools in Norway
Room for Learning
The centre’s headquarters in Tromsø has
established a modern learning space. It is an
example of design in a learning context with
extensive use of ICT. The room is used to test
ICT in play, learning and teaching by schools
and teacher training programmes in collaboration
with the Centre. It also aims to create networks.
Its objectives are to develop best practice of ICT
in teaching and communication solutions that add
value to schools and educators. In 2011–2012 the
room was attended by 4 000 participants from
the education sector.
Practice Blog
Room for Learning is the learning laboratory for
ICT and learning – the physical space is located
at our Tromsø office, while the blog can be found
at rfl.iktsenteret.no. Here, kindergarten staff,
teachers and pupils share their experiences and
specific examples of the pedagogical use of ICT.
The contributions demonstrate good educational
practices related to the use of different digital
tools and resources, but also the challenges and
barriers to such use. The blog is an important
window into the everyday field of practice for
the use of ICT in education.
Testing of tablets
The Centre is involved in the testing of tablets at
Lower Bekkelaget School. Many schools have
started to try out the tablet. There are the many
obvious advantages to using tablets: quick start
up and closure, longer battery life and light weight
compared to PCs. There are several examples
of school managers who are considering tablets
rather than PCs, to save money and increase
mobility, while providing additional educational
benefits compared to computers.
Framework for basic computer skills
The basic skills and “basic skills in the use of
digital tools” are redefined as “digital skills”. For
the first time there is now a formal document that
specifies skills at different levels of education.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Norwegian Education |
www.iktsenteret.no
facebook.com/iktsenteret
@iktsenteret
Design: Tank Design // Foto: Lars Åke Andersen
Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) in Norwegian Education
ICT contributes to increased quality, enhanced
learning and better learning strategies for pupils,
apprentices, students and children in kindergarten.
Communication Technology (ICT)
in Norwegian Education
The Norwegian Centre
for ICT in Education
• Works for the realization and development
of ICT policy in Norway.
• Gathers and develops research about the
use of ICT in education and the teaching
profession, and makes this available.
• Promotes the development of ICT in the
education of teachers.
• Focuses on ensuring the quality of learningtechnology solutions and professional service
solutions for the education sector, and gives
advice on the development of infrastructure
for ICT in basic education.
• Analyses and evaluates the educational
potential of new technologies and digital
media, also in terms of their future potential.
• Gathers information on education and
professions and makes this available for
support in choosing education and career.
• Strives to enhance the quality of learning
technology solutions and professional service
solutions for the education sector, and give
advice on the development of infrastructure
for ICT in primary and secondary education.
• Elaborates on, and ensures the quality of,
learning-technology solutions and professional
service solutions for the sector and ensures
the development of infrastructure for ICT in
basic education.
• Follows up the work on a national identity
management system for education based
on FEIDE – Federated Electronic IDEntity
– and participates in the work of identity
management in the public sector.
| The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education
ICT contributes to
increased quality,
enhanced learning and
better learning strategies
for pupils, apprentices,
students and children
in kindergarten.
Services
The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education has developed
a range of services and products, of which some include:
Online guidelines for educators
Online services for schools
The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education
provides a large number of online guides, reports
and fact sheets for use in kindergartens and in
the school system by for instance teachers, IT
professionals, school administrators and school
owners. For example, the Centre gives advice
on a wide range of topics related to:
• How teachers use blogs or wikis in education.
• How schools should organise collaboration
between school and homes.
• What criteria schools or the municipality/
county should use when they purchase
digital learning resources.
• Safe handling of personal information
in school.
• Cloud and external IT services in
basic education.
Utdanning.no is the official Norwegian national
education and career portal, and includes an
overview of education in Norway and more
than 500 career descriptions. Both education
and career information have been developed
in close collaboration with relevant institutions
such as study providers and professional bodies.
Utdanning.no also contains interviews with
professionals and students, study descriptions and
articles that have been designed to help prospective students select courses of study and career.
A virtual mathematics school
The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education has
been commissioned by the Education Ministry
to plan tests of a virtual mathematics school.
The virtual mathematics school is a service and
portal that offers lessons, exam practice and
other personalised and exciting content for high
performing students and high school students
who need extra motivation in mathematics.
Dubestemmer.no intends to raise awareness
on how to make sensible and safe decisions
when using digital media such as internet or
mobiles. Children and adolescents discuss issues
and solve assignments designed to illustrate the
consequences of the actions they take on the web.
The teaching plan consists of printed material and
the website dubestemmer.no, containing factual
information, true life stories, quizzes, film clips and
assignments for classes to work through together.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Norwegian Education |
Services
Delrett.no is a website that provides practical
training on copyright for students and educators.
Minstemme.no
2013 marks the 100th anniversary of universal
right to vote in Norway, and 2014 marks the
200th anniversary of the Norwegian constitution.
In relation to these anniversaries, the Norwegian
Centre for ICT in Education has been commissioned by the Ministry of Education to develop a
website aimed at K-13.The website minstemme.no
is designed to enhance and expand children’s
and adolescents’ knowledge on democracy and
democratic institutions and to inspire democratic
participation. The content is intended to explain,
elaborate and reflect key issues such as equality,
justice, human rights and participation.
Ovttas.no is a educational portal in three
Sami languages and Norwegian that provides
a complete and searchable overview of Sami
teaching resources. The portal shares images,
books, films, audio files and articles on themes
related to teaching, and pedagogical tips. It
is a resource for kindergarten staff, teachers
and others involved in the field of education.
Ovttas.no has been developed in cooperation
with the Sami Parliament.
eTwinning is a living network, a meeting place
and a collaboration tool for school projects across
national borders in Europe. You can use the
network to find partner schools in other countries
for collaborative work on large or small projects.
| The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education
Pupils have the chance to work with languages,
natural sciences, culture and other subjects with
people of the same age, while teachers have
access to fresh inputs and perspectives by
working with European colleagues.
• A European network community for teachers,
with around 170 000 active participants.
• More than 3 200 active collaborative projects
FEIDE is a secure and easy log-in for educators
and students, who can use it to access digital
learning resources. It is possible to make individual adaptations for each student. As of today,
500 000 pupils and teachers in basic education
use FEIDE log-in. One of the centre’s top priorities
is the standardisation of learning technologies.
Personvernskolen.no is a site designed to
help with the interpretation of the Personal Data
Act and Regulations. You will find explanations
of the Act clauses and questions and answers
related to the processing of personal data. The
centre operates the site in collaboration with
the Centre for Law (SERI).
FITS
Spearheads the professionalisation of the
ICT workforce in the education marketplace,
improves the quality of ICT technical support
services through the use of a structured service
delivery framework and has a positive impact on
teaching and learning experiences and outcomes.
IKTplan.no is a web based tool that guides
teachers in developing digital literacy among
students in education. It also contains a plan
for the development of digital skills closely linked
with competence goals in the knowledge curricula.
The centre supports IKTplan, which is developed
by Drammen municipality.
Pedent.no is a digital resource which is made
to encourage students in both primary and
higher education to use entrepreneurial
teaching methods in schools.
Surveys and monitoring
The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education has developed and
produced a range of services and products. Some of these are:
Monitor is a Norwegian longitudinal study
that charts the digital skills of students in the
7th grade, 9th grade and upper secondary level
2 (Vg2). It covers attitudes to ICT, use of ICT,
selection and development of teaching strategies
and learning outcomes. The study highlights links
between the objectives of “Kunnskapsløftet” (the
Knowledge Promotion reform), use of digital tools
and learning outcomes for pupils. It also provides
added knowledge to teachers, schools, school
owners, guardians and authorities regarding
the use of ICT and digital teaching resources
in schools.
Skolementor.no (School Mentor) is a web
based self assessment tool which supports
school managers in their work with digital
competence. Use of School Mentor helps to
strengthen the development plans and strategies of the school in meeting demands for digital
competence. It has been developed with the aim
of ensuring that the school’s investment in ICT,
in terms of equipment and the raising of the
digital competence level of the staff, is carried
out in the context of realistic goals.
Larermentor.no (Teacher Mentor)
The centre has developed Teacher Mentor
in conjunction with the School Mentor, a self
assessment tool for teachers which recommends
a range of modules tailored to the individual
teacher’s knowledge and level based on results.
| The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education
National assessment tests of digital skills
Digital competence is a fundamental skill that
should be integrated in all teaching subjects now.
This is the first international, comparative study
to measure differences in digital skills and use of
digital tools among 8th grade pupils. In addition,
it will provide us with knowledge about the
contextual differences that exist in education
and reveal how such variables may affect the
development of digital skills.
IEA ICIL 2013
During 2013, both the national survey sample
of digital skills (four steps) and the comparative
international IEA ICIL study (eight steps) are
to be implemented, which will help to increase
understanding of how digital skills develop in the
Norwegian school, and how students in Norwegian
schools are positioned in international terms.
Testing methods and tools in the classroom
iTEC aims to develop pedagogical scenarios
for the classroom of the future. Trials are to be
conducted at more than 1 000 pilot schools in
selected European countries. The technological
components of the scenarios will be made
available so teachers can adapt them. The long
term benefit will be the development of new
and appropriate ways of using technology in
Norwegian schools.
• Develops pedagogical scenarios
• Runs from 2010–2014
• Coordinated by European Schoolnet and
partially financed by the EU
• Large scale validation through testing in
more than 1 000 pilot schools in selected
European countries, including around 100
schools in Norway
Room for Learning
The centre’s headquarters in Tromsø has
established a modern learning space. It is an
example of design in a learning context with
extensive use of ICT. The room is used to test
ICT in play, learning and teaching by schools
and teacher training programmes in collaboration
with the Centre. It also aims to create networks.
Its objectives are to develop best practice of ICT
in teaching and communication solutions that add
value to schools and educators. In 2011–2012 the
room was attended by 4 000 participants from
the education sector.
Practice Blog
Room for Learning is the learning laboratory for
ICT and learning – the physical space is located
at our Tromsø office, while the blog can be found
at rfl.iktsenteret.no. Here, kindergarten staff,
teachers and pupils share their experiences and
specific examples of the pedagogical use of ICT.
The contributions demonstrate good educational
practices related to the use of different digital
tools and resources, but also the challenges and
barriers to such use. The blog is an important
window into the everyday field of practice for
the use of ICT in education.
Testing of tablets
The Centre is involved in the testing of tablets at
Lower Bekkelaget School. Many schools have
started to try out the tablet. There are the many
obvious advantages to using tablets: quick start
up and closure, longer battery life and light weight
compared to PCs. There are several examples
of school managers who are considering tablets
rather than PCs, to save money and increase
mobility, while providing additional educational
benefits compared to computers.
Framework for basic computer skills
The basic skills and “basic skills in the use of
digital tools” are redefined as “digital skills”. For
the first time there is now a formal document that
specifies skills at different levels of education.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Norwegian Education |
www.iktsenteret.no
facebook.com/iktsenteret
@iktsenteret
Design: Tank Design // Foto: Lars Åke Andersen
Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) in Norwegian Education
ICT contributes to increased quality, enhanced
learning and better learning strategies for pupils,
apprentices, students and children in kindergarten.
