25.11.2025, 19:00–19:45 o'clock (Europe/Berlin), Stage One
The Norwegian Model: Openness as Public Infrastructure
Norway’s open education ecosystem thrives on public stewardship, regional collaboration, and a rights-based commitment to inclusion. At its center, the National Digital Learning Arena (NDLA) provides high-quality, openly licensed resources for upper secondary education, co-created with educators and aligned with national curricula in both Bokmål and Nynorsk — with growing attention to Sámi language rights and accessibility by design.
This model combines stable county funding with iterative, user-centered development to keep materials current, adaptable, and free to remix. NDLA’s leadership in advancing interactive OER — most notably through widespread H5P adoption — shows how technical openness can scale pedagogy, not just content. The result is a national practice where openness fosters equity, linguistic diversity, and continuous improvement in teaching and learning.
Background from teaching , digital content creation as well as developing content types and managing projects.
Building meaningful learning journeys, helping learners with digital competences regardless of their affinity with technology and bringing a global and open perspective to the table, since 2007!
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CEO of Norwegian digital learning arena. ndla.no