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Steinar Thorvaldsen
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Open AccessThe representation, quantification, and nature of genetic information
Current genetics studies often refer to notions from information science. The purpose of this paper is to summarize and structure the different notions of information used in biology, as a step towards develop...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Pathway Analysis of the Dynamics of Teacher Educators’ Professional Digital Competence
Institutions offering teacher education have generally been criticized for giving pre-service teachers an insufficient education regarding the pedagogical use of digital technology. In this study we investigat...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Learning Analytics Based on Streamed Log Data from a Course in Logic
This paper describes the analysis of streamed log data generated from the use of two specific e-learning tools in the context of a basic logic course taught and evaluated at Aalborg University, Denmark, during...
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Open AccessThe severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on bullying victimization, mental health indicators and quality of life
Children and adolescents have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of traditional and digital bullying and mental health problems a year into the...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Use of E-learning Tools in a Basic Logic Course During the COVID-19 Lockdown
This paper describes a study of the development and use of e-learning tools in the context of a basic logic course that was taught during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2021. The tools were used to compensate for le...
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Open AccessPerspectives on the tensions in teaching with technology in Norwegian teacher education analysed using Argyris and Schön’s theory of action
Teachers’ professional digital competence (PDC) is of increasing importance in classrooms in the majority of EU countries. Norway is one of the countries that has been exposed to a strong top-down implementati...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Use of E-learning Tools and Log Data in a Course on Basic Logic
This paper is a study of the use of e-learning tools and log data in evaluating and further develo** a course on basic logic. It is a continuation of earlier studies involving practical experiments with stud...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Hands-on Statistical Methods: A Case Study with Hidden Markov Models Using Simulations and Experiments
Biological processes are often very complicated compared with physics and chemistry. One of the newest and most challenging interactions between biology and computational science comes from modern molecular bi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Teaching Propositional and Syllogistic Logic Using E-learning Tools
This paper is a study of the use of E-learning tools in a course on basic logic. It is a continuation of earlier studies involving practical experiments with students of communication using the Syllog system f...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Teachers’ Beliefs About Technology in the Classroom from Early Implementation Phase in 2003 to Contemporary Practise in 2016
As a recognition of the importance of teachers’ beliefs for develo** robust ICT use in the schools, this paper investigates how teacher beliefs have changed from the implementation phase in the early 2000s a...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Conceptualising a Dynamic Technology Practice in Education Using Argyris and Schön’s Theory of Action
Despite substantial national effort to integrate technology in education, it seems that practitioners in the education system are not working in line with the given policy. Evidence from large-scale studies o...
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Well-Being in an Arctic City. Designing a Longitudinal Study on Student Relationships and Perceived Quality of Life
Research on bullying and harassment in Scandinavia has been going on for several decades, and is appearing in new frameworks and forms since the new categories of “cyber-harassment” or “cyber-bullying” have be...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Teaching Syllogistics Using E-learning Tools
This paper is a study of various strategies for teaching syllogistics as part of a course in basic logic. It is a continuation of earlier studies involving practical experiments with students of Communication ...
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Cyber Harassment and Quality of Life1
Communications technology clearly has an impact on students and their well-being. Smartphones have become all-in-one devices that combine the functions of a mobile phone with those of a computer, providing onl...
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The Impact of Cyberbullying and Cyber Harassment on Academic Achievement
Bullying is often seen as a subcategory of peer aggression. Three criteria distinguish bullying from other kinds of aggression: imbalance of power, repetition or duration of negative actions and a deliberate w...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Teaching Syllogistics Through Gamification and Interactive Proofs
This paper is a continuation of earlier studies involving experiments with Communication students using a Java-Applet running in the student’s browser, developed using the Prolog programming language as embodi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Teaching Syllogistics Using Conceptual Graphs
It has for centuries been commonly believed that syllogistic reasoning is an essential part of human rationality. For this reason, Aristotelian syllogistics has since the rise of the European university been a...
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There are more small amino acids and fewer aromatic rings in proteins of ionizing radiation-resistant bacteria
The identification of specific amino acids (AAs) or groups of functionally important AA residues in ionizing radiation-resistant bacteria (IRRB) is an important challenge in understanding the biological basis ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Classical Syllogisms in Logic Teaching
This paper focuses on the challenges of introducing classical syllogisms in university courses in elementary logic and human reasoning. Using a program written in Prolog+CG, some empirical studies have been ca...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Teaching Logic through Web-Based and Gamified Quizzing of Formal Arguments
In this paper the focus is on the construction, use, pedagogical potential, and long-term sustainability of certain web-based tools designed for teaching logic. A series of web-based tools have been implemente...
