About
Knut Aukland teaches and does research within religion didactic, religion education (RE) in teacher education. His research portfolio also includes study of religion and Indian culture and history. Within religion education his research interests include methods and methodology in RE (ways of knowing), educational design research, use of technology in education (AI and VR), and reflexivity. He has also done ethnographic research in India on hinduism, jainism, pilgrimage, and religion and science. Aukland has one MPhil from University of Oslo, one MSt from University of Oxford and a PhD from the University of Bergen.
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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AI-driven exploration in interdisciplinary projects with Religious Education (KIDU)
PhD project exploring how artificial intelligence can be used in schools in ways that encourage active exploration and dialogue, rather than passive use in Religious Education (RE).
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Practical placement in the Global South
The purpose of the project is to enhance practical placement in the Global South to achieve a more stable and permanently increased number of students, based on a more quality-assured collaboration with the Global South.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Aukland, Knut
(2025).
360-video as ethnographic material in the classroom: student teachers’ reflection on representations with 360-videos from Mecca.
British Journal of Religious Education.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01416200.2025.2575393
Aukland, Knut
(2025).
“Learning How” to Explore Religion and Worldviews.
Ubani, Martin (Ed.).
Religion, Learning, Literacy : Theories and Concepts for Twenty-First Century Public Education. p. 110-110.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-96829-7_6
Kvia, Anne Siri
;
Aukland, Knut
(2024).
What is reflexivity? A scoping review of reflexivity and related concepts in Religious Education.
British Journal of Religious Education.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01416200.2024.2423351
Aukland, Knut
(2024).
A methodological turn in RE.
British Journal of Religious Education.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01416200.2024.2319805
Aukland, Knut
; Andersland, Inge; Smith-Gahrsen, Martin; Lindhardt, Eva Mila;
Kvia, Anne Siri
;
Hansen, Simon Simchai
(2023).
VR in RE and moral education: report from a conference symposium at the NCRE 2022.
Journal of Beliefs and Values.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2023.2207149
Hansen, Simon Simchai
;
Aukland, Knut
(2023).
Å utvikle etisk kompetanse med 3H-modellen: En studie av et etikkdidaktisk undervisningsdesign med VR.
Nordidactica.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3369700
Olkvam, Hannah Johnson;
Aukland, Knut
(2023).
Er Jesus hvit? Fargeblindhet og antirasistisk religionsundervisning.
Prismet.
https://doi.org/10.5617/pri.10364
Aukland, Knut
(2022).
Kunnskapsproblemet og utforsking med ulike metoder: Å lære om vis-a-vis å lære hvordan.
Prismet.
Vol. 73.
https://doi.org/10.5617/pri.9699
Aukland, Knut
(2021).
Bridging the research–practice gap on Facebook: a study of online communication between RE teachers and researchers.
British Journal of Religious Education.
Vol. 44.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01416200.2021.1920366
Aukland, Knut
(2021).
Å lære hvordan: Forslag til et nytt mål utover å lære om og av religion.
Nordidactica.
Vol. 11.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2994033
