Field of work
Formal education (higher degree):
PhD in Education (UiO): Arnesen, Thomas (2022), A mixed-methods exploration of off-task use of educational technology in class: An affordance-based analysis of two quantitative studies and one qualitative study, Series of dissertations submitted to the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo, No. 345, ISSN 1501-8962, 2022. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-93589
Master in English Education (UiO): "The role of ICT in the teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Norwegian lower secondary schools: a study of ICT use and patterns of associated factors"
Hovudfag History (UiB): "Norwegian refugee policy in international forums in the period 1930 to 1940 – humanitarian ideals versus state sovereignty"
Specialization in Law 4th Division (UiB/CMI): Refugee and Human Rights
Research Project (NFR):
- Education, Curricula and Technology
- Learning in the 21st Century
Research interests:
- Responsible use of AI in education in a Nordic context
- Learning Technology in Nordic Educational Practice (Norway, Sweden, Finland)
- Digital Learning Architecture/Innovative Learning Environments (ILE)
- Critical Realism and Affordance Theory
- Attention economy/off-task use of connected technologies
- Theory and model development Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
- Mixed Methods Research (MMR)
- Causality in educational research
Publications (selected):
Elstad, Arnesen & Christophersen (2024), Microfoundations of Cultural Differences in the Classroom? A comparison of Student Perceptions among Finnish-Speaking Finns, Swedish-Speaking Finns and Swedes, Kultura Edukacja 2024, vol. 144.
Arnesen, Thomas (2022), A mixed-methods exploration of off-task use of educational technology in class: An affordance-based analysis of two quantitative studies and one qualitative study, Series of dissertations submitted to the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo, No. 345, ISSN 1501-8962, 2022. http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-93589
Arnesen, Arnesen & Elstad, Exploring students' explanations for off-task practices in an innovative learning environment (ILE) using a typology of agency as theoretical framework, Pedagogy, Culture & Society, 2020.
Open access at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14681366.2020.1777461
Arnesen, Elstad & Christophersen, Learner antecedents of youth's beliefs about agency and online learning, Digital Culture & Education (DCE), 9(2), 2017.
Open access at https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5cf15af7a259990001706378/t/5cf41a4cebbb540001eb04e3/1559501392535/arnesen+%28Nov+2017%29.pdf
Teaching practice
HVL:
- Practical Pedagogical Education (6 years)
- Master ICT and Learning (2 years)
- Year Unit English (6 years)
- Year Unit Social Studies (2 years)
- Lower Secondary school 2 years (English, German, physical education, social studies, music)
- Upper secondary school 3 years (English, history)
Research groups
Publications
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Microfoundations of Cultural Differences in the Classroom? A Comparison of Student Perceptions among Finnish-Speaking Finns, Swedish-Speaking Finns and Swedes
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A mixed-methods exploration of off-task use of educational technology in class: An affordance-based analysis of two quantitative studies and one qualitative study
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Exploring students’ explanations for off-task practices in an innovative learning environment (ILE) using a typology of agency as theoretical framework
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Comparing antecedents for Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish youth’s agentic beliefs in informal learning
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12.00 – 13.00: Panel discussion: Mixing methods or mixing it all up? Panel: Professor Kirsti Klette (ILS), Professor Leif Lahn (IPED), and Associate professor Trude Nilsen (ILS) from the University of Oslo, and PhD candidate Thomas Arnesen from the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Moderator: Associate professor Lisbeth M Brevik (ILS).