Research

“How can we foster a learning environment that encourages free thought, embraces uncertainty, and empowers students to take an active role in their education?”

I keep exploring this question in my pedagogy and research. The question reflects a deeper challenge: As the world is becoming more unpredictable, we must dare to rethink how we educate. Preparing students for the future that awaits them means giving them a firm foundation while fostering adaptability and innovation.

Committed to research dissemination, I have presented at conferences both in Norway and internationally. I am actively engaged in several projects within the fields of Pedagogic Research and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), as well as Artistic Research.

Over the past two years, I have led the research project PRISMA at Westerdals, Kristiania University College—exploring new frameworks for innovation and interdiciplinary collaboration in education.

PRISMA

  • PRISMA research group is shaping a new student-centered pedagogy anchored in latest research theories on creativity, innovation and interdiciplinarity. Students working interdiciplinarly develop projects in partnership with external collaborators, merging artistic research, media innovation, and societal engagement. PRISMA received NOK 1 million in internal funding from Kristiania University College for the period 2023-2024. Spearheaded by staff and students at the Westerdals Department of Film and Media (WIFM), the PRISMA research group aims to equip students with the skills needed to contribute to change and innovation in respecitve fields of study.

Role: Project Lead, 2023 - present

More info:
Prisma portal | Kristiania University research | Cristin

Media Art Innovation Lab

Role: Project Lead, in collaboration with Assoc. Prof. Lisa Marie Gamlem

  • The Media Art Innovation Lab acts as a laboratory for innovation, fosters new ways of thinking and collaborative methods, and gives students the opportunity to explore innovative, creative and experimental approaches within the media and art field. Media Art Innovation Lab brings together all students from the six study programmes at the Westerdals Department of Film and Media in interdisciplinary and innovative collaboration. Media Art Innovation Lab is a 22,5 study points course for 2nd year students and launches first time February 2025. 

More info:
Course Description: Media Art Innovation Lab

Pedagogic Research

Role: Project Lead, 2024 - present

Project: The Use of Digital Tools and Formative Assessment

  • Feedback is an essential component of the learning process, and the use of technology and digital tools to provide feedback on student work has significantly increased in recent years. Consequently, this research project employs qualitative methods to investigate the impact of integrating formative assessment with the latest digital tools in the classroom. Currently, I am conducting interviews to gather insights and data for this project.

    Status: Conducting interviews to gather insights and data
    Project End Date: December 2025

Research Dissemination

  • KEYNOTE:
    “Pedagogical Research on Interdisciplinary and Student-Centred Media Art (PRISMA) & Media Art Innovation Lab (MAIL)”

    At ELIA Academy 2025, the PRISMA research group presents a session that embodies life-integrated learning through interdisciplinary collaboration. Featuring students from the Media Art Innovation Lab (MAIL), this session showcases projects developed in partnership with external collaborators, merging artistic research, media innovation, and societal engagement. EmphasiSing student-led experiences, the session illustrates how PRISMA's facilitative pedagogical model empowers learners to drive their educational journeys, fostering creativity and adaptability. This approach aligns with PRISMA's commitment to developing innovative, student-centred pedagogical strategies for interdisciplinary media art. Join us to explore how dismantling traditional educational boundaries can lead to co-creation among students, educators, and external partners, reflecting the future of arts education.

    18 – 20 June 2025
    Oslo, Norway
    Hosted by Kristiania University of Applied Sciences

  • Presentation 29.01.25:
    “PRISMA: A Student-Centered Pedagogical Platform for Innovation and Interdisciplinarity”

    HDK Valand - Academy of Art and Design, University of Gothenburg

  • Presentation 18.03.24:
    “PRISMA - Pedagogical Research on Interdiciplinary and Student Centered Media Art”

    Artistic Research conference at Kristiania University College, Oslo, Norway

  • Presentation 21.09.23:
    “Mutant Land (2010) -Animation and the Preproduction process”

    Griffith University, Brisbane Australia

  • Presentation 26.09.23:
    “Artificial Intelligence in Visual Effects: New challenges”

    Dansens Hus, Oslo

  • Presentation 14.03.23:
    “Combining Cutting Edge Tools and Formative Assessment”

    Artistic Research conference at Kristiania University College, Oslo, Norway

  • Presentation September 2019:
    “VFX in TV shows- planning and production”

    Vega Kino, Oslo