Björn Sjödén

Björn Sjödén is a Senior Lecturer at Halmstad University's School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences. He specializes in educational technology and digital learning across all educational levels, focusing on cognitive science and learning science perspectives. He leads the university's first international Master's program in Digital Learning and actively engages in public discourse on evidence-based educational practices. His research explores optimizing digital and analogue tool combinations for educational goals, including projects like Concept-Based Modeling in engineering education, gaming's role in academic learning, and generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT) applications in education.

Key research themes include evaluating educational software efficacy, assessing skills transfer from gaming to academic contexts, and developing learning-productive GenAI uses. He co-leads the FDLIS (Future's Digital Learning in School) collaborative project and the LeaDS (Learning in the Digital Society) research program. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with practice-based interventions, emphasizing real-world educational technology implementation.