Ásrún Matthíasdóttir, Aassistant Professor

School:School of Health and Education 
Location:Office 5 floor A house, Ofanleiti 
Phone:5996272   Mobile: 8206272 
Email:asrunru.is 
Website:http://www.ru.is/asrun

Education

2001 Started PhD study at University of Iceland
1997-1999 MA degree in Distance and Open Education at the Open University UK
1996-97 Part time study in mathematic for teachers at the University of Iceland
1995-96 Part time study in mathematic for teachers at the University of Iceland
1994-96 School Counselling degree at the University of Iceland
1985-87 B.S. in Computer Science at the University of Iceland
1980-84 Literature study at the University of Iceland
1983 Teachers certificate at the University of Iceland
1976-77 Mathematics at Stockholm University
1976 High School degree fro Kopavogur Grammar School

Career

2001 - Assistant professor in Department of Computer Science and Project Manager of Distance Learning at Reykjavík University,
2001 - 2003 Project Manager of Teachers retraining Program for Continuing Education at University of Iceland
2001 - 2005 Member of School Board at Flensborg College
2000 - Consultant for Ministry of Education in Iceland
2000 - 2001 Distance teacher at Reykjavík University
2000 - 2003 Project Manager of Teachers Retraining Program called Distributed Learning for Continuing Education at University of Iceland and Ministry of Education
2000 - 2002 Designing the UT-school web for Ministry of Education
2000  Part-time teacher at Icelandic Technology School
1999 - 2000 Curriclum work at Námsgagnastofnun
1999 - 2000 Reswarch project in European Schoolnet with Kennaraháskóla Íslands
1996 - 2001 Computer administration and teacher in math and computer science at Menntaskólann í Kópavogi 
1995 - 2000 Administrating courses for teachers for Endurmenntunar Háskóla Íslands og Flatar, samtaka stærðfræðikennara.
1990 - 95  Teaching computer courses in Kvöldskóla Kópavogs.
1990 - 96  Teaching math and computer scienc at Fjölbrautaskóli Garðabæjar.
1988 - 90  Headmaster at Einars J. Skúlasonar hf Computer School
1992  Teaching courses for teachers and adminstrators in Reykjavík secondary schools

1978 - 86  Teaching math and computer science at Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð
1977 - 78  Teaching at Grunnskóla Raufarhafnar.

RU teaching record

2010-3E-826-ANKESucessful New Teaching Methods
2010-3E-829-TEACPractical Training in Teaching
2010-3E-835-NAGELearning Material
2010-1E-835-NAGELearning Material
2010-1E-718-IDEPIndependent Study
2009-3E-826-ANKESucessful New Teaching Methods
2009-3E-829-TEACPractical Training in Teaching
2009-3E-835-NAGELearning Material
2009-3E-718-IDEPIndependent Study
2009-2E-832-NAMSDesigning learning material
2009-2E-718-INDPIndependent Study
2009-1E-829-KENNPractical Training in Teaching I
2009-1E-823-RPO2Research Project I-IV
2009-1E-835-NAMELearning Material
2009-1E-718-INDPIndependent Study
2009-1E-745-STARCarrier Building
2009-1T-418-UPSSInformation and Communic. Technology
2009-1E-728-UPPLICT in the Educational System
2008-3E-737-MATSEvaluation for School Developm. and Curric. Theory
2008-3E-813-PRO1Research Project I-IV
2008-3E-835-NAMELearning Material
2008-3E-718-INDPIndependent Study
2008-1E-829-KENNPractical Training in Teaching I
2008-1E-737-MATSEvaluation for School Developm. and Curric. Theory
2008-1E-835-NAMELearning Material
2008-1E-522-NAMSLearning Material Design
2008-1E-745-STARCarrier Building
2008-1T-418-UPSSInformation and Communic. Technology
2008-1E-728-UPPLICT in the Educational System
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Teaching outside RU

Teaching mathematics and computer science for 17 years in upper secondary schools in Iceland .
Teaching on number of courses for teachers e.g. distributed learning in 19 upper secondary schools.
Teaching computer science in evening classes in Kvöldskóla Kópavogs for number of years.

Headmaster for two years in a private computer school, EJS.

One year of teaching in elementary school.


Research

2009
ICT in upper secondary school
Distance edcation in Iceland

2008
ICT in upper secondary school
Distance edcation in Iceland

2007
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project: European Network for Quality Assurance in VET (Quality.net). Leonardo project
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project: Healty together, Leonardo project.
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project Socrates: Doctoral Education in Computing (DEC). NT Erasmus project

2006
How to Teach programming languages to novice students? Lecturing or not?

Usfulness of Learning Objects in Computer Science Learning. The Codewitz project
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project: Healty together, Leonardo project.
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project: Codewitz, international project for better programming skills, Minerva project.
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project Socrates: Doctoral Education in Computing (DEC). NT Erasmus project
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project: SLIDE, eLearning et Développement: Initiatives Locales Solides
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project: European Network for Quality Assurance in VET (Quality.net). Leonardo project
Tutoring for Reykjavik University in the European project Gagnsemi Hamfarakerfa sem strykt var af Nýsköpunarjóð námsmanna, námsmaður Ólafur Hrafnsson
Tutoring with Málfríði Þóraringdóttur the project: Hvernig vegnar iðnlærðum með frumgreinapróf í námi í tækni- og verkfræði við Háskólann í Reykjavík? Námsmaður Þórdír Ása Þórisdóttir.

2005

Partner in for Reykjavik University in the European; Codewitz, international project for better programming skills, Minerva project
Partner for Reykjavik University in European project: European Doctoral Education in Computing (DEC). NT Erasmus project
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project: SLIDE, eLearning et Développement: Initiatives Locales Solides
Recorded Lectures – How can we use them? 
Mentor in the project; Can blind peoble use blogg? Student Sigrún Þöll Þprsteinsdóttir, funded by the The Icelandic Student Innovation Fund.
Mentor in the project: Students attitude towards books and e-material in their study. Student Þóra Halldórsdóttir, funded by the The Icelandic Student Innovation Fund.
Mentor in the project: Childrens usability test. Student Óskar Vatnsdal Guðjónsson, funded by the The Icelandic Student Innovation Fund.


2004
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project; Codewitz, international project for better programming skills, Minerva project
Partner for Reykjavik University in European project: European Doctoral Education in Computing (DEC). NT Erasmus project
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project; ESTIA-NET Opening up Electrical Engineering, Computer Technologies and Applied Sciences to Successful Women Careers SOCRATES ERASMUS 3 THEMATIC NETWORK.
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project: SLIDE, eLearning et Développement: Initiatives Locales Solides
Distributed learning ans ICT in Icleandic school system 
Learning Management System in a university environment
What students find difficult in learning programming 
Learning objects in a multimedia interactive environment. The Codewitz project. 
Need analysis. Codewitz project for Better Programming Skills. Co-author partners in the Codewitz project.
 
2003
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project; ESTIA-NET Opening up Electrical Engineering, Computer Technologies and Applied Sciences to Successful Women Careers. Socrates project
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project; Codewitz, international project for better programming skills, Minerva project
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project: European Computing Education and Training (ECET). Leonardo project.
Mentor in a research: Rannsókn á notagildi og skilvirkni gagnvirks hugbúnaðar til fjarvinnu funded by Nýsköpunarsjóði námsmanna. Reports María Arinbjarnar and Anna M: Sigurðardóttir
How do teachers ans students use information and communication technology in Icelandic high schools. namUST project
Úttekt á fjarkennslu við Fjölbrautaskólann við Ármúla 2001-2003: Ministry of education in Iceland Úttekt á fjarkennslu við Verkmenntaskólann á Akureyri 2001-2003: Ministry of education in Iceland
Grant from Rannís – The Icelandic Centre for Research Áhrif fjarnám og dreifnáms á námsvenjur nemenda
 
2000 - 2003
Partner for Reykjavik University in NámUST, a research project, grant form Rannís – The Icelandic Centre for Research, see http://namust.khi.is/ 
Reserch Viðhorf nemenda til hópvinnu í stærðfræðikennslu á háskólastigi..
Mentor with Mörtu Kristínu Lárusdóttur lektor HR,in the project Úttekt á íslenskum vefsíðum, student Ragnheiður Ýr Grétarsdóttir. Funded by Nýsköpunarsjóði námsmanna
Attitudes of Students in the Icelandic University of Education toward Distance Education, published in Proceedings of  the International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies (e-learning)
Partner for Reykjavik University in the European project: European Computing Education and Training (ECET). Leonardo project.
Partner for Icleandic Unicersity of Education in the project Learningspace - Crossboundary European Scenarios on Learning.
Report Úttekt á fjarkennslu við Kennaraháskóla Íslands (KHÍ) í samvinnu við Rannsóknarstofnun KHÍ.
Grants form Rannís – The Icelandic Centre for Research viðhorfskönnunum fyrir fjarnámsnemendur.
Partner for MK collage in two development project funded by Ministry of education in Iceland.
Grants form Rannís – The Icelandic Centre for Research viðhorfskönnunum fyrir fjarnámsnemendur.
 
Before 2000
MA thesis; The Division of Early Childhood Education in the Icelandic University of Education, The Attitudes of Students and Teachers in Distance Education.
Grants form Rannís – The Icelandic Centre for Research, nr, 90H025 og 91H068.: Tölvukvíði, viðhorf til tölva og námsárangur í tölvufræði.
Partner for MK collage in two development project funded by Miministry of education in Icleand.
Recearch: Könnun á viðhorfum nemenda í MK til stærðfræði. Vorönn 1997.
Final project in School conseling program at University of Icleand, Könnun á viðhorfum nemenda til tölva, tölvunáms og áhugasviða er tengjast starfsvali.
Paper: Tölvukennslu í framhaldsskólum published in Nýjum Menntamálum haustið 1995. Co-authors Stefáni Árnasyni og Björgu Birgisdóttur, funded by HÍK.
Paper: Tölvukvíði og viðhorf til tölva. Íslensk þýðing og prófun á þremur sálfræðikvörðum with Jóni F. Sigurðssyni sálfræðingi, published in Sálfræðiritinu, Tímariti Sálfræðingafélags Íslands, 1995.
Chapter about databases in the book Tölvuheimurinn


Honours and grants

A number of grants from the The Student Innovation Fund for projects at Reykjavik University.
pilot project grant form Rannís for the project Influence of distance education and distributed education on students study habits
Grant  for curriculum in computer science in upper secondary schools form Minister of Education
Grant for curriculum in mathematic form Minister of Education
Grant from Rannis to design a attitude scale for distance students
Grants from Vísindasjóðs, no , 90H025 and 91H068 for the project: Computer anxiety, attitude to computers and educational performance in computer science.


Subject field

e-learning, distance learning, distributed learning, blended learning.


Business relations

Board of the The Icelandic Society for Information Processing (ISIP) 2007
Chairman of ICT-wimmen in Iceland from 2005
Mentor in a development project in Menntaskólann í Kópavogi (upper secondary school), 2005-2006, Distibuted educationl?
Counseling work for the minestry of education from 2000
School board Flensborgarskóla (upper secondary school) for 4 years


Publications

 2009
Paper. You must be independent and have self-confidence. Attitudes of Distance Learners. Proceeding of the international conference Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies - CompSysTech
07  in Bulgaria. Verður einnig  í ACM gagnagrunni.
Paper:
Learning Spanish through blogging. Application of ICT to language learning and teaching at Reykjavík. Proceeding of the international conference ICT for Language Learning, 2nd Edition. Florence (IT) Co-author Pilar Concheiro.
Papper.
Fjarnám á háskólastigi. Grein í Tölvumálum, 1. tbl. 34. árg

2008
Paper. Distance education in Iceland: A glimpse into the future. Lifelong Learning in Europe (LLinE), 4
Paper. Kennslukerfi er málið. Grein í Tölvumálum, 2. tbl. 33. árg
Paper. Upplýsingatækni í skólakerfinu. Grein í Tölvumálum, 1. tbl. 33. árg
Reports. Evaluation of self-evaluation methods in upper secondary schools in Iceland. Twenty reports for the Ministry of Education. Co-authors Þröstur Olaf Sigurjónsson and Unnar Hermannsson
2007
Paper: Books vs. e-material. What is the deal? Proceeding of the international conference Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies - CompSysTech07  in Bulgaria. Meðhöfundur Þóra halldórsdóttir. In ACM database.

Paper: Styðjum við ungt afreksíþróttafólk í framhaldsskólum. Grein í Netlu, Veftímarit um uppeldi og menntun. Kennaraháskóli Íslands. Meðhöfundur Snjólaug Elín Bjarnadóttir.
Paper: Hvernig á að kenna forritun? Grein í Tölvumálum, 2. tbl. 32. árg. .
Report: Úttekt á Fjölbrautaskóla Snæfells. Meðhöfundur Trausti Þorsteinsson.
Report: Evaluation of the Iclandic School for Customs Service.
Report: Hvernig vegnar iðnlærðum með frumgreinapróf í námi í tækni- og verkfræði við Háskólann í Reykjavík? Meðhöfundar Guðbjörg Daníelsdóttir, Málfríður Þórarinsdóttir og Þórdís Ása Þórisdóttir.
Reports. Evaluation of self-evaluation methods in upper secondary schools in Iceland. Ten reports for the Ministry of Education. Co-authors Þröstur Olaf Sigurjónsson and Unnar Hermannsson
2006
Paper; Onlina data collection in academic research: advantages and limitations. Brithish Journal of education Technology. Blackwell Synergy OnlineEarl service. Co-author Michael Dal and Samuel Lefever.
Paper: Usfulness of Learning Objects in Computer Science Learning. The Codewitz project. Proceedings of the international conference Methods, Material and Tools for Programming Education, Tampere Finland.

Poster: Forget about Lecturing. At the international conference Methods, Material and Tools for Programming Education, Tampere Finland.

2005
Poster: Notkun upplýsinga- og samskiptatækni í námi og kennslu í framhaldsskólum. 4. mars 2005 á UT2005 - ráðstefnu menntamálaráðuneytisins um skóla á ferð til framtíðar á Hótel Sögu. Co-author Michaeal Dal og Samuel C. Lefever

Report: Upplýsinga - og samskiptatækni í framhaldsskólum árið 2002.  (ICT in Icelandi upper secondary schools) Reykjavík: Rannsóknarstofnun Kennaraháskóla Íslands. Co-author Michael Dal og Samuel Lefever 
Paper: Team Work in a Project Work Courses in Computer Science Education. Proceedings of the 6th Annual LTSN-ICS Conference
Paper: Distance education in computer science. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies (e-learning). Co-author Kári Harðarson.
Paper in ACM database: Learning objects in a multimedia interactive environment: the codewitz project.
Paper in ACM database: How do teachers use information and communication technology in Icelandic high schools in 2002? Co-authors Michael Dal og Samuel Lefever.  

2004
Paper: Distributed learning in the Nordic Countries and Canada.  Eropean Journal of Open and Distance Learning (EURODL) web, co-author Arnór Gudmundsson
Paper: Konur í Tölvunarfræði. (Wimen in Computer Science) in Tímariti um menntarannsóknir útg. Félga um menntarannsóknir, FUM, co-authors Hrafn Loftsson og Kolbrún Fanngeirsdóttir. Verkefni styrk af Nýsköpunarsjóði námsmanna.
Paper: Notkun upplýsinga- og samskiptatækni í framhaldsskólum á Íslandi. (Use of ICT in Icelandi upper secondary schools) in Tímariti um menntarannsóknir útg. Félga um menntarannsóknir, FUM, co-authors Michael Dal og Samuel C. Lefever
Paper: Upplýsinga- og samskiptatækni í þremur háskólum. (ICT in three Universities in Iceland) in Tímariti um menntarannsóknir útg. Félga um menntarannsóknir, FUM, co-author Annu Ólafsdóttir
Paper: Learning objects in a multimedia interactive environment. The Codewitz project. in proccedings International Conference on Computer Systems and technologies (e-learning).
Paper: WHAT STUDENTS FIND DIFFICULT IN LEARNING PROGRAMMING . in proccedings of the 5th Annual LTSN-ICS Conference.
Report: Könnun á notkun háskólanemenda á upplýsinga- og samskiptatækni í þremur háskólum á Íslandi haustið 2002, co-author Anna Ólafsdóttir. Rannsóknarþjónustu KHÍ í tengslum við námUST verkefnið.
Report: Könnun á notkun háskólakennara á upplýsinga- og samskiptatækni í þremur háskólum á Íslandi haustið 2002, co-author Anna Ólafsdóttir. Rannsóknarþjónustu KHÍ í tengslum við námUST verkefnið.
Report: Need analysis. Codewitz project for Better Programming Skills. Written with the partners in the Codewitz project
Paper: Learning Management System in a university environment, in the Proccedings of E-Learning Conference by the Flemish Academic Center for Science and the Arts, Belgium, meðhöfundur Steinn Jóhannsson

2000 - 2003
Article and presentation: How do students use information and communication technology in Icelandic high schools 2002? in Proccedings of the I4th Annual Conference of the Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN) in Ireland, co-author Michael Dal and Samuel C. Lefever.
Article and presentation: How do teachers use information and communication technology in Icelandic high schools 2002? in Proccedings of the International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies (e-learning) in Bulgaria, co-author Michael Dal and Samuel C. Lefever.
Evaluation of distance education in Fjölbrautaskólann við Ármúla 2001-2003: for the Ministry of Education http://bella.mrn.stjr.is/utgafur/armuli.pdf 
Evaluation of distance education in Verkmenntaskólann á Akureyri 2001-2003: for the Ministry of Education tp://bella.mrn.stjr.is/utgafur/fjarkennsla.pdf   
Two presentation at Tampere Polytechnic in
Two presentation at UT-2003 in Akureyri
Article on the web www.menntagatt.is on distributed education
Evaluation of Icelandic Webs with Marta Lárusdóttir and Ragnheiður Ýr Grétarsdóttir http://www.ru.is/asrun/Efni/Lokaskyrsla.pdf 
Report on Evaluation of distance education at the University of Education in , with Auður Kristinsdóttir and M. Allyson Macdonald
Web on Information Technology in Schools UTN 103, with Lára Stefánsdóttir http://www.ismennt.is/not/lara/utn/  
Web with the book Tölfræði með tölvum (Statistic with Computers) http://www.simnet.is/sal-rad/tolfr/default.htm  
Wrote on the informtion technology web UT-skólavefinn about distribute education and use of information technology in the school system http://www.utskolar.is  
Book published Tölfræði með tölvum, (Statistic with Computers), Mál og menning, with Stefán Árnason and Sveinn Ingi Sveinsson
Report on research on the European School Net www.eun.org  

Before 2000
MA; The Division of Early Childhood Education in the Icelandic University of Education, The Attitudes of Students and Teachers in Distance Education.
Research and article about Students Attitude to Computers, Computer Study and Carrier.
Research and article on Computers in Collage.
Research and article Computer anxiety and attitude, translation and testing with Dr. Jóni F. Sigurðssyni.
Published Windows Workbook, Námsgagnastofnun.
Article on Computers in Math Teaching, with Kristine Bjarnadóttur in sience journal.
Article about Database in the book Computer World, 1991.
Published book for children Hvaðan ert þú eiginlega?, Ísafold.
Published book for children Vera, Mál og menningu.


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