Category Archives: Education

AI and education

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Tryggvi Thayer

AI in education. It is, as we say in Icelandic “the topic of all topics” at the moment. Whether we like it or not, AI is here and is impinging on education and drastically changing the way people learn. No … Continue reading →

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Competence Frameworks for Futures Education and Sustainable Development Education: A Comparison

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Tryggvi Thayer

Edit (Jan. 20, 2023): An expanded peer-reviewed article based on the research described here has been published. See here:Thayer, T. (2023), “Identifying similarities and differences in sustainability education and foresight and futures education: a comparative analysis of competence frameworks”, On the Horizon, … Continue reading →

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Augmented reality in education: A discussion long overdue

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Tryggvi Thayer

The recent Pokémon Go rage has brought a lot of attention to the possibilities for using augmented reality (AR) in teaching and learning. This is great and very welcome. AR has a lot of obvious potential for enhancing teaching and learning, … Continue reading →

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Addendum on affordances and educational technology

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Tryggvi Thayer

This is an addendum to an article that I previously posted on affordances in April, 2016. As I’ve continued to explore the topic of affordances, there are a couple of things in the original article that I’ve reconsidered and need … Continue reading →

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Trump Jr.’s claims about school choice are hogwash

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Tryggvi Thayer

Donald Trump Jr. had this to say about education in his speech at the RNC in Cleveland last night: “You know why other countries do better on K through 12? They let parents choose where to send their own children … Continue reading →

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If all innovations in education are social innovations, is there any such thing as a social innovation in education?

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Tryggvi Thayer

I’m involved in a European project that has to do with integrating social innovation in higher education so that learners understand how innovations can be made to benefit society (the website is forthcoming). Obviously, one of the things I’ve needed … Continue reading →

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