Forthcoming book
Lære med KI
Together with Andreas D. Haraldsrud, I'm writing the book in Norwegian, for teachers. It draws on cognitive learning psychology and shows what generative AI actually changes in the classroom.
Vidar Skogvoll — physicist, researcher & science communicator
I'm a senior lecturer at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. There, I research the use of AI in education, with a particular focus on science and mathematics teaching.
About me
I'm a physicist based in Stockholm, currently working as a senior lecturer at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. In my PhD, I studied phase-field modeling of crystal deformation and microplasticity: how grain boundaries move, and what that means for how a material yields.
Now I research how teachers and students use AI in the classroom, with a particular focus on science and mathematics.
Alongside research and teaching, I work in science communication: I co-host the podcast Under Kappa, appear regularly on NRK's Abels tårn, and give talks on AI and learning.
I started out as a physics and maths teacher in Oslo through the Teach First Norway leadership programme, before returning to research for a PhD in condensed matter physics. In 2025 I received the Norwegian Physical Society's outreach prize for Under Kappa.
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More of my work, in a few different places.