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Espen Berg-Johnsen

Assistant Professor Department of Teacher Education and Outdoor Studies
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Email
espenbe@nih.no
Phone
+47 23 26 22 61

Background and experience

Espen Berg-Johnsen is employed as a university lecturer at the Department of Teacher Education and Outdoor Studies at NIH.

Berg-Johnsen is educated as a general teacher from Sør-Trøndelag University with a master's in physical education and sports science from Nord-Trøndelag University(NORD University). In his professional career, Berg-Johnsen has worked across a broad spectrum of primary education, as well as extensive experience as a full-time coach at elite sports colleges and with the national team in the ski federation. One of Berg-Johnsen's areas of interest is how we can integrate self-organized activity into the physical education subject in an appropriate manner.

Areas of responsibility

Berg-Johnsen coordinates several subjects on many of the teacher education programs at the Institute for Teacher Education and Outdoor Studies. He has a particular responsibility for the part-time education programs, as well as extensive teaching in the new 5-year teacher education program in practical and aesthetic subjects(LUPE). Berg-Johnsen has applied and recieved fundings for developement of the part-time education programs, and is responsible for the production of large amounts of digital teaching.

Teaching

 

Pedagogy, subject didactics, outdoor education, kinesiology, other movement activities, and model-based practice.

Research

 

Berg-Johnsen has a background as an athlete in freeride and working as a coach at all levels within freeskiing. He has a particular interest in skill acquisition and learning within lifestyle sports. Beyond this, He does practitioner research in teacher education, self-organized activity, lifestyle sports in physical education, talent development, and skill development in self-organized activity. Espen is a part of the FUSK project and a member of the 6er group, which is responsible for the development and implementation of national surveys within physical education.

Publications

  • Vinje, Erlend Ellefsen; Fon, Karl Petter & Berg-Johnsen, Espen (2024). Kroppsøving som anerkjennende læringsfag. In Vinje, Erlend Ellefsen; Fon, Karl Petter; Sandell, Martin Blaauw & Vagle, Markus (Ed.), Kroppsøving etter fagfornyelsen. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202822125. p. 101–126. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Sandell, Martin Blaauw & Berg-Johnsen, Espen (2023). FUSK-undersøkelsen 2022. Intensjon, metode og resultater. Full text in Research Archive
  • Vinje, Erlend Ellefsen; Brattenborg, Steinar; Kvikstad, Ingvild & Berg-Johnsen, Espen (2023). Et forståelig kroppsøvingsfag? Full text in Research Archive
  • Berg-Johnsen, Espen & Sandell, Martin Blaauw (2023). FUSK (Forskningsbasert undervisning og samarbeid om læring i kroppsøving): Webinar - Et forståelig kroppsøvingsfag? Forskningsrapport fra FUSK-undersøkelsen 2022. Full text in Research Archive
  • Vinje, Erlend Ellefsen; Haugen, Fredrik Lie; Vagle, Markus; Aaring, Vegard Fånes; Fon, Karl Petter & Brattenborg, Steinar [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2024). Et forståelig kroppsøvingsfag? Kroppsøvingsfaget etter fagfornyelsen – erfaringer fra elever og lærere på ungdoms- og videregående trinn. Rapport fra FUSK-undersøkelsen 2022. Skriftserien fra Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge. ISSN 9788272068249. Full text in Research Archive
  • Røynesdal, Øystein; Haugen, Fredrik Lie; Vagle, Markus; Aaring, Vegard Fånes; Fon, Karl Petter & Brattenborg, Steinar [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2024). Hva kjennetegner den dyktige kroppsøvingseleven? Elevers og læreres oppfatninger av viktige ferdigheter, kunnskapsområder og egenskaper ved vurdering i kroppsøvingsfaget på ungdomstrinnet og i videregående skole etter innføringen av LK20: Rapport fra FUSK-undersøkelsen 2023. Skriftserien fra Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge. ISSN 9788272068881. Full text in Research Archive

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Published Oct. 17, 2023 1:09 PM - Last modified Mar. 5, 2024 1:43 PM