Research interests
I've always been interested in how people - including myself - "do problem solving", this combined with my interests in programming and my work as a teacher have made in natural to work with Computer Science Education Research.
To me it's very fascinating to see the variation in how people learn programming. Some seem to understand how to write a programs at once, while others really struggle with learning (sometimes failing) how to write the most basic program. Why is there such a huge difference? It doesn't seem to have anything to do with previous computer/programing experience, could it be that we tend to explain certain concepts in specific ways? I don't know but I'm interested in learning why.
After getting into Computer Science Education Research I've mainly worked with people from outside Sweden which makes things even more interesting. Are there for example cultural aspects that affects how we learn? Are there any differences between different universities? etc.