Project Description
Cathrine Edelhard Tomte is a research professor at The Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU), where she is responsible for research activities related to ICT and education. She has worked for years with issues related to digital literacy and e-learning, both nationally and internationally. She is specialized in formal and informal learning, learning environments, online learning, teacher professional development along with interdisciplinary research on ICT and education. TOMTE has worked as a researcher at the Norwegian Center for ICT in Education (2006-2009), and seconded to the OECD-project “The New Millennium Learners” (2008-2009). TOMTE holds a PhD in digital communication in organizations from The Norwegian University of Technology and Science, NTNU. Her latest papers include studies on MOOCs and online learning along with professional digital competence for teachers. She has been guest editor for a achieving a MOOC on Online learning “Nordic Journal for Digital Literacy”, published in March 2018.
