Category Archives: Education

Handan við skyndilausnir: Skynsemi, skrun og vísindaleg vinnubrögð

Posted on February 15, 2026 by admin

Rýnt í gjána á milli rannsókna og tilfinningalegra/pólitískra viðbragða í Torginu á RÚV TL;DR – Hvers vegna kallar stjórnmálafólk eftir lausnum sem vísindin segja að virki ekki? Í þættinum Torginu 10. febrúar 2026 mættust fræðin og stafrænt paník almennings. Umræður … Continue reading →

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Generative AI Is already here: Why schools cannot opt out

Posted on December 30, 2025 by admin

TL;DR: Public discourse tends to treat generative AI (genAI) as a monolithic threat to be managed through avoidance or bans. Here, I use the concept of affordances to argue that these tools have already fundamentally transformed the environments in which … Continue reading →

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AI literacy – my current position statement

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Tryggvi Thayer

Recently, most of my work has been focused on AI in education, particularly genAI. There’s a lot to be said and a lot to be done and I’m hoping to get back into some blog action and start posting somewhat … Continue reading →

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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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