Ludvigsen Sten

Professor Sten Ludvigsen is educated in the educational sciences (education psychology) and he has specialised 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.

Research interests Learning and cognition in a socio-cultural perspective Computer-supported Collaborative Learning Learning and cognition in educational and work setting Project work and ICT Learning and argumentation in science, Text-based learning in digital environments, The relation between different units of analysis: individual, socio-genetic and the institutional level.

Director at InterMedia, University of Oslo (2004-2009)

Professor Sten Ludvigsen received his PhD in 1998 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 settings. He is involved in PhD teaching and supervision, and has published more than 60 articles, papers and book chapters the last eight years.

International experience

Kaleidoscope, European Network of Excellence

Scientific Manager 2007-2009

EU research activities

Member of InterMedia's research teams in SCY: Science Created by You (2008-2012) and 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 scholar 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

• Scientific leader of the National Graduate School in Educational Research (NATED)
• Leader of the board for the program evaluating Kunnskapsløftet ('the knowledge lift')

Current and former research projects, leader and co-leader (selection)

• LIKE: Learning Trajectories in Knowledge Economies (Project leaders: Associate professor Monika Nerland and Professor Karen Jensen) 

• 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)