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Erla Olsen is the Dean and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education. She started teaching Biology for teachers in 2011 and was made Assistant Professor in 2013 and later Associate Professor (2017). From 2017-18 she was Programme Leader for Teacher education and became Dean in 2018.
Research interests
Educational research: Teaching and learning with regard to subjects of natural science. The methods are mostly surveys, focus groups as well as individual interviews and statistical analyses. PISA and national tests as indicators for the Faroese educational system in a wider context, combined with surveys on students’ well-being, attitude to school and ITC usage.
Biological research: The ecology of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and the impact on the symbionts of factors such as temperature, grazing, precipitation, light, etc.
Teaching
- Biology for teachers
- Academic methodology and writing
- Fungal ecology
- Nutrients and biogeochemical cycles
- Below-ground ecology
- Symbioses
Publications
Most recent biological publication: Navigating overgrazing and cultural values through narratives and participatory mapping: a socio-cultural analysis of sheep grazing in the Faroe Islands. Verbrugge, L. N. H., Bjarnason, G., Fagerholm, N., Magnussen, E., Mortensen, L. E., Olsen, E., Plieningera, T., Raymond, C. M. & Olafsson, A. S., 10 May 2022, In: Ecosystems and People. 18, 1, p. 289-302 14 p.
Most recent educational publication: The lack of ITC didactics through the COVID-19 restrictions. Olsen, E., May 2022.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Temperature responses of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, University of York
Award Date: 3 Mar 2008
External positions
Faroe Islands National Museum
2007 → 2008
Faroese Food and Veterinary Authority
2006 → 2007
Faroe Islands National Museum
2000 → 2005
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ITC-usage in Faroese Educational Institutions
Olsen, E., Højsted, I. H. & Blaasvær, L. H.
7/11/22 → …
Project: Research
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Trivnaður og happing í fólkaskúlanum / Wellbeing and bullying in compulsory schools
Olsen, E., Blaasvær, L. H., av Kák, K. & Helgadóttir Davidsen, A.
1/08/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Frændafundur
Hansen, Z. S., Olsen, E., Háberg Eysturstein, K., Sølvará, H. A., Árnadóttir, T., Simonsen, K., Sigurðardóttir, T., Bogadóttir, R., Olsen, E. S., Skoradal, M., Debess, I. N., Mohr, M., Petersen, M. S. & í Dali, N. R.
17/04/09 → …
Project: Research
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Fólkaskúlalógin broytingar: Tilmæli frá arbeiðsbólki
Translated title of the contribution :Amendments to the Public School Act: Recommendation from working group Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Computers for all – what happens? The case of Tórshavn
Højsted, I. H., Olsen, E., Isholm, P. & Blaasvær, L. H., 2022, MEDA3 Mathematics Education in Digital Age 3. Proceedings of the 13th ERME Topic Conference (ETC13) held on 7 – 9 September 2022 in Nitra, Slovakia. European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, p. 177-181 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Navigating overgrazing and cultural values through narratives and participatory mapping: a socio-cultural analysis of sheep grazing in the Faroe Islands
Verbrugge, L. N. H., Bjarnason, G., Fagerholm, N., Magnussen, E., Mortensen, L. E., Olsen, E., Plieningera, T., Raymond, C. M. & Olafsson, A. S., 10 May 2022, In: Ecosystems and People. 18, 1, p. 289-302 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The lack of ITC didactics through the COVID-19 restrictions
Olsen, E., May 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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The effort with online learning was really appreciated but onsite learning is generally preferred – though a substantial proportion also favour blended learning, delivered by teachers who are au fait with the techniques of online learning: Short report from a survey of students at the University of the Faroe Islands regarding the experience of impact of COVID-19 restrictions in Spring 2020 and early Autumn 2020 (conducted later autumn 2020)
Olsen, E., 2021, 5 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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PhD Supervisor Seminar
Harriet Hammer (Organiser), Eyðfinn Magnussen (Participant), Anna Sofía Veyhe (Participant), Erika Anne Hayfield (Participant), Jógvan í Lon Jacobsen (Participant), Erling Isholm (Participant), Hallbera West (Participant), Anni Djurhuus (Participant), Malan Marnersdóttir (Participant), Ragnheiður Bogadóttir (Participant), Jari í Hjøllum (Participant), Maria Skaalum Petersen (Participant), May-Britt Skoradal (Participant), Jens Christian Svabo Justinussen (Participant), Annika Helgadóttir Davidsen (Participant), Ingi Heinesen Højsted (Participant), Poul Fossdal Guttesen (Participant), Bárður Larsen (Participant), Ása Róin (Participant), Jónrit Halling (Participant), Marin Strøm (Participant), Knud Simonsen (Participant), Firouz Gaini (Participant), Kalpana Vijayavarathan - R (Participant), Erla Olsen (Participant), Andras Mortensen (Participant), Hans Ellefsen (Participant), Jákup Reinert Hansen (Participant) & Erland Viberg Joensen (Participant)
29 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Læran av og í Koronaskúlanum. Hvør lærdi mest - næmingar, lesandi ella útbúgvingarskipanin?
Erla Olsen (Speaker)
4 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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The challenge of learning and well-being in an online teaching context
Erla Olsen (Speaker)
17 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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16 Nordic teacher Education Conference
Erla Olsen (Member of programme committee), Annika Antoniussen (Member of programme committee), Noomi Reinert í Dali (Chair), Kalpana Vijayavarathan - R (Member of programme committee), Laufey H. Blaasvær (Organiser), Hans Harryson (Member of programme committee), Poul Fossdal Guttesen (Member of programme committee), Sonja Olsen (Organiser), Frida Poulsen (Organiser), Ivonna A. S. Johansen (Participant), Rúna í Skála (Organiser), Ingi Heinesen Højsted (Organiser), Bára Berghamar Danielsen (Organiser), Sigrid L. Vesturgarð (Participant), Oddur á Lakjuni (Organiser), Rakul Skaale Andreasen (Organiser), Katrin av Kák (Participant), Helgi Winther Olsen (Organiser), Páll Isholm (Chair), Sissal Maria Rasmussen (Organiser) & Kalpana Vijayavarathan - R (Organiser)
3 May 2022 → 5 May 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Læran av og í Koronaskúlanum / The learning in and from the Corona-school
Erla Olsen (Speaker)
4 Nov 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Læraraútbúgvingin 150 ár: Vit eru til reiðar at taka næsta stigið
1/10/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Biophilia eftirmeting: Fakuppbýtti skúladagurin ein forðing
21/04/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media