In collaboration with:

Knowledge transfer: From R&D to

sustainable, self-generating

change in practice.

Simon Goodchild

Presentation for The Association of Danish University Colleges.

12 May, 2016

c. 500 engineering students each cohort

Does not attract highest performing students from school

Campus Grimstad

Campus Kristiansand

The Centres for Excellence in Education (SFU) arrangement is a national pestige arrangement for education in higher education. The arrangement was initiated by the Norwegian Ministry of Education in 2010.

The arrangement is administered by The Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT).www.nokut.no

A concentrated, focused and long-term commitment to stimulate the development of teaching and learning methods at the bachelor and masters level.

The overarching goal of the arrangement is to contribute to developing excellent quality in higher education and making visible that teaching and research are equally valued tasks in universities and university colleges.

An important goal of the SFU arrangement is to stimulate excellent R&D based education.

bioCEED shall strengthen biological education so that tomorrows biologists will be highly qualified and well-prepared for employment.

ProTed’s vision is to educate professional, knowledgeable, secure and internationally oriented teachers for a multicultural society.

CEMPE shall develop knowledge and experience which can contribute to accomplished musician students to achieve artistic excellence. CEMPE shall also qualify them for work in the rapidly changing globalised world of music.

Innovation

Research

Coordination& networking

R&D based education

Develop innovative ways

Development and dissemination of knowledge

MatRIC’s vision is to be a national centre for better teaching and learning of mathematics within natural sciences and professional education.

Research

Small research grants

Doctoral & Masters projects

Externallyfunded

MatRIC led

Developmental, Action research,Etc.

Exploratory, survey etc.

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Teacher educationCAAVisualization& simulation

Mathematical modelling

Video production& use

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Other

Innovation

Resources for teachingand learning mathematics

Learning supportTeachingdevelopment

Motivatingmathematics

• Video production• Computer aided

assessment• Mathematical

modelling• Visualization &

simulation

• Drop in• How to study

mathematics

• Teaching course• Mathematicians

lunches

• Open lectures

Coordination & networking

Communication Connection Dissemination

• www.matric.no• Newsletter• Facebook &

twitter• INFOMAT• Mathematics

network• MNT forum

Norwegian• NTNU, NMBU, UiB,

UiT, UiO, HiN, HiST, HiB, HiOA, HiOF, HBV

International• LU-MEC, KHDM,

BUT, SDSU, ASUIndividuals

MatRIC eventsConferences (annual)Workshops/colloquiums/symposiums/ seminars• Video• CAA• Mathematical

modelling• Visualization &

simulation

External• NORMA• CERME• MFO• KDHM• IMA-MEE• SEFI-MWG• UHR-MNT• INDRUM

Dissemination

Awareness

Understanding

ActionSelf-generating

sustainable development

Dissemination for awareness

Personal contact is the most effective!

Dissemination for understanding

WorkshopsSeminarsColloquiumsSymposiumsConferences

MatRIC led Thematic Issue due 2017

Dissemination for action

Network activities

Examples:Modelling networkComputer aided

assessment networkVideo network

Dissemination for self-generating sustainable development

Thank you!