Dassler disputerer for ph.d.-graden i helsevitenskap og vil offentlig forsvare avhandlingen:
"Learning in Avalanche Education: Investigating Teaching, Reflection, and Double-Loop Learning in Risk-Rich Environments."
Avhandlingen er tilgjengelig her! / The doctoral thesis is available here!
Disputasen strømmes og et opptak vil være tilgjengelig i et døgn.
The defense will be streamed, and a recording of the disputation will be available for 24 hours.
NB! Prøveforelesning over oppgitt emne starter 21.5.26 kl. 15.00 i aud Cortex / NOTE! The trial lecture starts 21.5.26 at 15.00
Tittel/Title: "Alternative learning frameworks in avalanche education: Strengths, weaknesses, and the interplay of individual learning theories and social-level theories."
Prøveforelesningen strømmes her / The trial lecture will be streamed here.
Disputasen starter 22.5.26 kl. 13.00/ The defense starts 22.5.26 at 13.00
Disputasen strømmes her / The defense will be streamed here
Populærvitenskapelig sammendrag av avhandlingen/ Summary of the thesis:
How can we learn to make smarter decisions in avalanche terrain?
More people than ever venture into the mountains in winter, yet avalanches claim lives every year. In over 90% of fatal accidents, the avalanche is triggered by the victims themselves.
Can better education prevent these tragedies?
This thesis examines learning in avalanche courses in Norway through three studies. First, we mapped what instructors prioritize in their teaching and found that human factors that influence our decisions, are deprioritized despite being crucial for safety. Second, we developed a tool to capture participants' learning experiences. This tool was then applied in a season-long avalanche course, combining it with extensive field notes to investigate how participants changed their assumptions about risk and their own decision-making.
We found that course format and pedagogical approach matter: participants can achieve deeper learning about their own role in decision-making when courses create the right conditions, often through surprising experiences that challenge what they thought they knew.
Overall, this thesis suggests that what is usually seen as a negative decision-making error can become a postivie and valuable source of learning. When participants recognize that their behavior does not align with their intentions, these moments can be turned into opportunities for continuous development, ultimately helping people make safer decisions in the mountains.
Veileder/ Supervisor:
Hovedveileder/Main supervisor:
Professor Tove I. Dahl, Institutt for psykologi, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet.
Bedømmelseskomité/Defensecomitee:
Forsker Maria Hesjedal, NTNU Samfunnsforskning AS – 1. opponent.
Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University – 2. opponent.
Professor Joar Vittersø, Institutt for psykologi, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet – leder av komité.
Disputasleder/ Leader of defense:
Professor Eelke Snoeren, Institutt for psykologi, Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet, UiT Norges arktiske universitet.
Når: 22.05.26 kl 13.00–16.00
Hvor:
Auditorium Cortex, plan 7, MH Vest
Sted: Digitalt, Tromsø
Målgruppe: Ansatte, Studenter, Gjester / eksterne, Inviterte, Enhet
Kontakt: Tom Edvard Roll
E-post: tom.e.roll@uit.no