Lillan Madsen

CV

Positions
1997-     Teaching associate professor, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen. Still teaches swimming, in-service training of teachers and developmental and research work on new teaching styles and use of digital media in teaching for various groups (both within all levels of the school system and in the swimming clubs).
1982-1997  Teaching associate professor, Danmarks Højskole for Legemsøvelser (DHL). Have taught gymnastics, dance, swimming and outdoors education. Developed program for in-service training ‘pædagogisk udvikling i faget idræt” (eng: pedagogical development in the subject of PE) for teachers in primary schools.
1981-1982  Teacher at Vestre Borgerdydskole (a high school in Copenhagen). Taught biology and PE.
1971-1982  Teacher at DHL. Teaching gymnastics (sports and rythmic) and Outdoor education.
1971-1980  Teacher at N. Zahles Seminarium (now UCC Zahle – primary school teacher education). Taught PE, swimming and biology.

Commitments
Commitee positions at Dansk Idrætsforbund (The National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark): Youth Commitee (2004) and Talent Development (2008).

Related to water safety
Has developed teaching material for The Danish Swimming Association (Dansk Svømme- og Livredningsforbund - now Dansk SvømmeUnion).

Awknowledgements
April 21 2002, Prize (Æresbevis) from the Danish Swimming Association (represents the highest attainable standard of excellence for all engaged in the swimming sport within the Danish Swimming Association). http://www.svoem.dk/t2w_377.asp)

Research related activities
Several presentations and posters in relation to seminars, road shows and network conferences held by Centre for Web based Learning, the Danish Research Network, and the Department of Science Education and Didactics, University of Copenhagen.

List of selected publications (2007-2010)
Titles of several presentations and posters in relation to seminars, road shows and network conferences held by Centre for Web based Learning, the Danish Research Network and Department of Science Education and Didactics, University of Copenhagen.
  "Video integrated in learning, evaluation and exam”
  “Video and picture analysing as motivator in learning process”
  “A quick start with on study processes”

Articles and papers
Madsen L. (2006). "IT-strategi – en didaktisk udfordring". Tidsskrift for Universiteternes efter- og videreuddannelse, Vol. 9, 15 pp.
    "It-Strategy : A didactic challenge in the learning process of lifesaving skills". A poster presentation at World Water Safety, Porto 2007. The World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2007 (WCDP2007).
   "Observation skills – a didactic challenge in the learning process of swimming and lifesaving competences". Presentation at The XIth International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming, Oslo June 2010.
   "Observation skills in learning process". Presentation in Vietnam 2011 at the World Conference on Drowning Prevention – Boulding a global platform to reduce drowning.

Book chapters
Dam, Jørgen and Madsen, Lillan (2008). Vandidræt. In: Helle Rønholt og Birger Peitersen (Eds.), Idrætsundervisning - en grundbog i idrætsdidaktik. Copenhagen: Institut for Idræt & Museum Tusculanum (pp. 297-311).

External funding (2007-2010)
TIES is a 24 month project funded under the Leonardo da Vinci, Lifelong Learning Programme of the Education & Culture DG of the European Union   Euro 32.683.
(In all, the project is funded with Euro 178.700 by EU. The total budget is Euro 240.000)
The kick-off meeting for TIES was held in Selfoss, Iceland on October 28 2008.

Individual competence development funding 2008 from University of Copenhagen, Central Organisation    Euro 3.900

Individual competence development funding 2010 from University of Copenhagen, Central Organisation    Euro 2.500

Total external funding:  Euro 39.100
   
 
National and international collaboration
National networks in ICT-supported learning processes and international networks developing teaching process in relation to aquatic activity. During the last 5 years I have been active in:

• The Danish Research Network – Forskningsnettet – a high-speed network connecting Danish universities and research institutions. Video-erfa group (UNIVid project and Videoactiv project EU).
• Nordic network swimming education in higher education.
• TIES group (Technology and Innovation in Educating Swimmers). Improving the quality and cost effectiveness of Scandinavian swimming teacher education using advanced on-line and audio-visual technologies.
• World Water Safety-group. Research project.