I am an Associate professor and senior lecturer in Higher Education at the Department of Education at Stockholm University. I have a background as an upper secondary science teacher but from 2004 I have focused on higher education. My professional interest centeres around the interplay between teaching and learning in various educational settings, from both teachers’ and students’ perspectives. I have been involved in teaching at all levels; teacher education, doctoral education and teaching in professional development courses for academics. I am a member of the research group Higher Education and Learning Practice (HELP) and also sectione of the editors of the peer-reviewed open access journal Högre utbildning.

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Teaching

Currently my main teaching is in professional development courses for academic teachers, such as Research supervision and Professional development course 2: Teaching and learning in the Human Science Academic Area. I am also involved in supervising educational development projects.

I have taught courses aiming to support academics in their professional development as university teachers for a long time. I was engaged in courses in teaching and learning at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, between 2004 and 2013, and between 2013 and 2019 at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.

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Research

I have a special interest in professional education, such as engineering, teacher and health sciences education. My research is mainly ‘practice near’ (praxisnära), i.e. focusing on various aspects of teachers’ and students’ experiences in authentic educational settings. My research interest focus broadly on three areas: the interplay between teaching and students' learning in various educational settings, students' experiences of emotionally challenging situations, and challenges and possibilities with teaching and learning in digital environments.

I have well established research collaboration with researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Linköping university, Uppsala university, and University of East Anglia, UK.

I am currently engaged in two externally funded research projects:

"Supervision of student teachers and medical students in emotionally challenging situations”. A 4-year grant from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) together with researchers from KTH, Karolinska Institutet and Linköping university.

"Hands-on in computer programming education: understanding educational effects and brain processes”. A 3-year grant from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) together with researchers from Uppsala university and University of East Anglia, UK.

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‍Read more about Maria Weurlander here from Stockholm University

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