Dr. Thomas Hillman

Biography

Thomas Hillman is a Professor of Applied IT for Education and serves as the Deputy Head of the Department of Applied Information Technology at the University of Gothenburg. His research primarily focuses on how technological change affects learning and knowledge processes, particularly within digital infrastructures that are widely used in everyday life. Hillman examines the interplay between technology, learning environments, and how educational technology can be designed and used effectively. He has researched the implications of digital infrastructures on access to knowledge and the potential inequalities that they can create. Hillman completed his dissertation on continuous design cycles for educational technologies at the University of Ottawa in 2011. Since then, he has joined the Faculty of Education at the University of Gothenburg as a postdoctoral fellow and has been a visiting fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford. His work addresses critical issues surrounding artificial intelligence's role in education and the design and application of educational technologies. Hillman has been involved in numerous research projects funded by various organizations, including the Swedish Research Council, exploring themes such as the role of digital knowledge infrastructures and the impacts of automation in educational contexts.

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