Category Archives: ICTs

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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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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Metaphors and technological change: A double-edged sword

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Tryggvi Thayer

Edit 07.09.21: I discovered some time ago that, at about the same time that I posted this article, the Futures journal published a special issue on metaphors in futures studies. There are subtle differences between my take and those of … Continue reading →

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