Areas of responsibility
Teaching, research and development work connected to biology and science education in both teacher education and school. I am subject coordinator for the Natural Sciences in the Teacher Education program (years 1 -10) and leader of the Research group in Science Education.
I am also a participant in the group working to preserve and promote biological diversity on campus. I have been a co-editor of the report BIOMANG - Measures to preserve and promote biological diversity on campus Gimlemoen and led the related student project Hotspot-UiA.
Teaching
I teach science education and biology in several subjects at the Department of Natural Sciences, mainly for students in our teacher education programs. I also participate in development project in collaboration with local schools.
Research
I am interested in historical and phenomenological approaches to science teaching and, in addition, how we can work with diverse scientific practices in meaningful ways in school. In particular, I am interested in how children and young people can learn about biological diversity through experience and various observational practices. I am curious about questions such as: What does it mean to learn to see nature? What is being given attention? What do the students have to practice and what is significant in these experiences?
Selected publications
Lien, Anne (2024). Exploring Living Nature : Modes of observation in history, teaching and learning. A phenomenological approach. [Doctoral thesis, PhD]. https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3109996
Lien, Anne (2024). Educating the Attention to acknowledge and respond to the Natural World. In: Revisioning STEAM education in times of Climate Change. Proceedings of the 14th Nordic Research Symposium on Science Education. Reykjavík, Iceland. ISBN: 978-9935-468-41-3. s. 182 -185. https://nfsun2024.hi.is/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NFSUN2024_ConferenceProceedings-compressed.pdf