Director at InterMedia, University of Oslo (2004-2009)
Professor Sten Ludvigsen (22.10.59) received his PhD based on a study of learning in medical institutions. He is educated in educational sciences (education psychology) and he has specialized in research about how to use digital learning resources and the relationship between co-located and distributed settings, in the educational sector and in workplace setting. He leads the research group for Net-based learning and the research group for socio-cultural studies in ICT and learning. He is involved in PhD teaching and supervision, and has published more than 60 articles, papers and book chapters the last eight years.
Key words
Learning, socio-cultural perspectives, ICT, activity theory, CSCL
International experience
Kaleidoscope, European Network of Excellence
Scientific Manager 2007-2009
Member of the core group (from 2004), member of the executive commitee (from 2005)
Member of the steering group in the Virtual Doctoral School and the CSCL SIG
Co-chair for the first CSCL symposium in Kaleidoscope in Lausanne (2004).
EU research activities
Member of InterMedias team in Knowledge practice laboratory (KP-Lab), an Integrated Project (IP), funded by EU (2006-2011).
Participant in the Cost Action program from 1999-2002.
Visiting positions
Visiting scolar at Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh (1995)
Visiting professor at Stanford University (2001)
Member of editorial boards
The International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (ijCSCL)
The Educational Review (Earli)
The Nordic journal OUTLINES
Advisory boards
Member of the international advisory board for the The Linnaeus Centre of Excellence for Research on Learning, Interaction and Mediated Communication in Contemporary Society (LinCS), University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Conferences
Program co-chair for Computer-supported collaborative learning conference the CSCL 2003.
Member of the organizing committee for the CSCL conference: 2005 and 2007.
Membership in academic and professional bodies
European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
International Society for Cultural and Activity Research (ISCAR)
National positions and projects
Positions
Leading The Faculty of Education at University of Oslo's strategy group for learning and ICT
Member of the board at Norwegian University of Technology, Dep. of Lifelong Learning.
Chair for the national program for reforms in teacher's education with ICT (1999-2003).
Current and former research projects, leader and co-leader (selection)
TRANSFORM: The Transformation of Productive Learning Practice (2004-2007, with Professor Barbara Wasson, InterMedia / University of Bergen).
Design of Telelearning Artefacts CTA NSS (2000-2003, with Professor Barbara Wasson, InterMedia / University of Bergen.
New technology and new social practices ( 2000-2002, with prof. Svein Østerud).
Learning in interdisciplinary teams (2000-2002, with prof. Leif Lahn)
Courses, supervision, teaching
Leader for the doctoral program at the University of Oslo in the field of Learning, Communication and ICT. PhD supervision take place largely through established research projects at InterMedia and in conjunction with related departments and projects. The PhD students he supervises has their background from different fields of knowledge (e.g. education, informatics, art, sociology and science):
Palmyre Pierroux (Learning art in schools and museums; together with Assoc. Prof. Andrew Morrison, defended her thesis in December 2006)
Eli Ottesen (Learning in and out of teacher education courses, defended her thesis in June 2006)Ingvill Rasmussen (Project work and ICT, defended her thesis in October 2005)
Ingeborg Krange (Learning science in 3D environments)
Cecilie F. Jahreie (Teacher education and ICT)
Anniken Furberg (Learning and arguing in science from multiple resources)
Thomas De Lange (Learning from multiple resources in different subjects)
Hallstein Hegerholm (Teacher Education and ICT; together with Prof. Trond E. Hauge)
Karianne Rødnes (Learning and reasoning in co-located and distributed environments; together with Prof. F. Hertzberg)
Torunn Strømme, Learning science through animations and simulations (together with Prof. Doris Jorde).
Publications
Sten Ludvigsen has published more than 60 articles, chapters, and papers in English and in Norwegian the last 7 years. A selection is given below. See also the national research database FRIDA.
Edited books
Wasson, B. Hoppe, U. & Ludvigsen, S. (Eds.) Designing for Change in Networked Learning Environments. Amsterdam, Kluwer.
Ludvigsen, S. og Løkensgard Hoel, T. (Red). Et utdanningssystem i endring. IKT og Læring. Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk Forlag.
Articles
Konkola, R., P. Lambert, T. Tuomi-Gröhn and S.R. Ludvigsen. (in press). 'Tools for Promoting learning and Transfer Across Boundaries.'
Arnseth, H.C. & S. Ludvigsen (2006). Approaching institutional contexts: Systemic versus dialogical research in CSCL. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. 1, 2, 167-185.
Ludvigsen, S. & Mørch, A. (2005). 'Situating Collaborative Learning: EducationalTechnology in the Wild'. Educational Technology, Vol. XLV, No. 5. 39-44.
Rasmussen, I. , Krange, I. & Ludvigsen, S. (2005). 'Understanding the task: How is agency distributed between tools, students and teachers in technology-richlearning environments?' International Journal of Educational Research, 39. 839-849.
Ludvigsen, S. & Fjuk, A. (2001). 'Tools in Social Practice: Learning, Medical Education and 3D Environments.' Outlines, No. 2, 5-23.
Book chapters
Ludvigsen, S. (in press). 'What counts as knowledge: Learning to use categoriesin computer environments'. In Säljö, R. (ed.). ICT and Transformation of Learning Practices. Amsterdam: Pergamon, Elsevier Science Ltd.
Ludvigsen, S. & Mørch, A. (2003). 'Categorisation in knowledge building. Task specific argumentation in a co-located CSCL environment.' In Wasson, B. Hoppe, U. & Ludvigsen, S. (Eds.) Designing for Change in Networked Learning Environments (pp. 67-76). Amsterdam, Kluwer.
Ludvigsen, S. R., Havnes, A. & Lahn, L.C. (2003). 'Workplace Learning across Activity Systems: A Case Study of Sales Engineers.' In Gröhn, T. & Engeström, Y. (Eds.). Between School and Work. New perspectives on Transfer and Boundary Crossing (pp. 291-310). Amsterdam: Pergamon, Elsevier Science Ltd.
Krange, I. Larsen, A., Fjuk, A., Ludvigsen, S. (2002). 'Describing construction ofknowledge through identification of collaboration patterns in 3D learning environments. In Stahl, G. (ed.). Computer Support for Collaborative Learning: Foundations for a CSCL Community ( pp. 81-91). Proceedings of CSCL 2002. January 7-11, 2002, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Fjuk, A. & Ludvigsen, S. (2001). 'The Complexity of Distributed Collaborative Learning: Unit of Analysis.' In Dillenbourg, P., Eurelings, A. & Hakkarainen, K. (Eds.). ECSCL - European Perspectives on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. Proceedings of E-CSCL (pp. 237-244): University Maastricht.
Arnseth, H. C., Ludvigsen, S., Mørck, A. & Wasson, B. (2001). 'Collaboration andProblem Solving in Distributed Collaborative Learning.' In Dillenbourg, P., Eurelings, A. & Hakkarainen, K. (Eds.) ECSCL - European Perspectives on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (pp. 75-82). Proceedings of E-CSCL: University Maastricht.
Norsk/Svensk/Dansk
Ludvigsen, S. R., & Rasmussen, I. (2006). Modeller på reise. Digital kompetanse [Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy](3).
Ludvigsen, Sten & Digernes, Turi Øwre (2006). Integrasjon av stipendiater i produktive forskningsmiljøer: Utfordringer for forskningslederne, Pp. 80-100 i Forskningsveiledning på master- og doktorgradsnivå, red av Dysthe, Olga & Samara, Akylina. Bergen: Abstrakt forlag.
Ludvigsen, S. (2006). Læring og bruk av IKT I høyere utdanning. Forventinger og resultater. I K.H. Lycke, H.I. Strømsø & Lauvås, P. (red.). Oslo. Cappelen forlag.
Ludvigsen , S. (2005). Læring og IKT - Et perspektiv og en oversikt. I Brøyn, T. og Schultz, J.H. (red.). IKT og tilpasset opplæring (s. 158-183). Oslo, Universitetsforlaget.
Åsand, H.R., Mørch, A. & Ludvigsen (2004). Læring av nye representasjonsteknologier på arbeidsplassen. I Kanstrup, A M. (Red) E-læring på arbejde (s. 131-148). Roskilde, Roskilde Universitetsforlag.
Ludvigsen, S. og Flo, C.F. (2002). Innovasjon i lærerutdanningen: Hvordan skapesendring? I Ludvigsen, S. og Løkensgard Hoel, T. (Red). Et utdanningssystem i endring. IKT og Læring (s. 83-106). Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk Forlag.
Ludvigsen, S. og Løkensgard, Hoel, T. (2002): Når vilkårene for læring endres. ? ILudvigsen, S. og Løkensgard Hoel, T. (Red). Et utdanningssystem i endring. IKT og Læring (s. 15-36). Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk Forlag.
Ludvigsen, S. (2002): Læring, IKT og institusjonelle endringer - hvordan kan de forstås?Når kompleksitet er utgangspunktet? I Ludvigsen, S. og Løkensgard Hoel, T. (Red). Et utdanningssystem i endring. IKT og Læring (s .266-273). Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk Forlag.
Ludvigsen, S., Rasmussen, I og Solheim, I. (2002). Lärande i multimediale miljösamtalmellom elever och lärare. I: Linderoth, J og Säljö, R. (red.) Utm@ninger och E-frestelser. IT och skolans lärkultur (s. 212-233). Stockholm: Prisma.
Ludvigsen, S. & Handal, G. (2002): Hvordan kan problembasert læring realisere kollektive og individuelle læringsprosesser? Prinsipper og strategier. I Lycke, K.H (Red.) Perspektiver på problembasert læring (s. 43-68). Oslo: Cappelen Akademiske forlag.
Ludvigsen, S., Rasmussen, I and Solheim, I. (2001). Multimedier og prosjektarbeid. I: Hovdenak, S. S. (red). Perspektiver på Reform 97. Oslo, Gyldendal.
Conference papers
Ludvigsen, S. (2005). 'Design Based Research: Design Principles and Learning Processes.'Earli, Cyprus, 2005, 20-27 August.
Furberg, A. & Ludvigsen, S. (2005). 'Making meaning of genetics in netbased environments. Students' argumentation in an institutional perspective'. Kaleidoscope SIG workshop, Genova, 18-20 May.
Jahreie, C. F. & Ludvigsen, S. (2005). 'Transformation of co-developing activity systems - co-configuration and the formation of a collective object.' ISCAR, Seville, 20-24 September.
Rasmussen, I. & Ludvigsen, S. (2005). 'Interdependency in teaching and learning. A study of project work and ICT.' ISCAR, Seville, 20-24 September.
