LAOS Spring 2026 - English

Core Module Dates

Participants in Trondheim register for one date for Core Module 1 and one date for Core Module 2 in Blackboard. Participants in Ålesund and Gjøvik have only one available date per core module and therefore do not need to register in Blackboard. The same applies to participants in English LAOS in Trondheim.

Core modules are mandatory and conducted as group work.
All participants must attend both modules; no exemptions from the attendance requirement are granted.
Each core module has a maximum capacity of 50 participants.

Core Module 1 – Trondheim

• Wednesday 28.01 (09:00–12:00) – English

Core Module 2 – Trondheim

• Thursday 12.02 (09:00–12:00) – English

Gjøvik

• Core Module 1: Monday 09.02 (09:00–12:00

• Core Module 2: Tuesday 10.02 (09:00–12:00)

Ålesund

• Core Module 1: Tuesday 24.02 (09:00–12:00)

• Core Module 2: Wednesday 25.02 (09:00–12:00)

Blackboard Access

As a course participant, you are expected to stay actively updated on the course Blackboard page. Here you will find all necessary information about activities, deadlines, registration for on-campus core modules at your campus, and online elective modules.

You will be added as a user in Blackboard after the registration deadline.

Access dates for LAOS Blackboard pages:

• Trondheim: 19.01.2026

• Gjøvik: 02.02.2026

• Ålesund: 16.02.2026

Target Group

LAOS is NTNU’s official training programme for learning assistants and is intended for learning assistants employed at NTNU. The course is offered to learning assistants in all subjects, across all faculties and departments in Trondheim, Ålesund, and Gjøvik.

If your role involves supervising students, providing feedback in exercises, laboratory work, or seminars, or grading assignments and submissions, you are considered a learning assistant and may participate in LAOS.

For more information, see the LAOS wiki page.

PhD candidates, research assistants, and other staff who are not learning assistants but wish to receive pedagogical training are encouraged to take modules within basic pedagogical competence instead of registering for LAOS. Search for Uniped Module in the course catalogue for upcoming offerings.

Alternative Approval for LAOS

LAOS may be approved as completed if you have completed:

• Teaching Practice 1 and 2 (PPU4611/PPU4612) and Pedagogy 1 and 2 (PPU4601/PPU4602) in the teacher education programme for grades 8–13 at NTNU

• Equivalent education from other teacher education programmes beyond primary school level that includes teaching practice (e.g., PPU)

Note: Training in Experts in Team (EiT), officer training school, or purely theoretical pedagogical studies does not qualify for approval.

Contact

Mona Haugnes
📧 laos@ipl.ntnu.no