Niklas Humble

Publications

Articles in journals
Chapters in books
Conference papers
Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries
Other
Reports

Articles in journals

Humble, N. (2025). Higher Education AI Policies : A Document Analysis of University Guidelines. European Journal of Education, vol. 60: 3  

Humble, N. , Boustedt, J. , Holmgren, H. , Milutinovic, G. , Seipel, S. & Östberg, A. (2024). Cheaters or AI-Enhanced Learners : Consequences of ChatGPT for Programming Education. Electronic Journal of e-Learning, vol. 22: 2, pp. 16-29.  

Brodén, K. , Johansson, J. , Bergkvist, L. , Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2024). Design Principles for a Higher Education Course Focusing on Lifelong Learning. The Electronic Journal of e-Learning (EJEL), vol. 22: 7, pp. 31-39.    

Humble, N. (2024). Risk management strategy for generative AI in computing education : How to handle the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats?. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, vol. 21: 1  

Humble, N. (2023). A conceptual model of what programming affords secondary school courses in mathematics and technology. Education and Information Technologies, vol. 28: 8, pp. 10183-10208.  

Mozelius, P. & Humble, N. (2023). Educational Game Design for Girls and Boys : Towards an Inclusive Conceptual Model for Learning Programming. EAI Endorsed Transactions on Creative Technologies, vol. 10  

Humble, N. (2023). Future paths for GIS in K-12 education : A review of possibilities and constraints. European Journal of Geography, vol. 14: 3, pp. 79-88.  

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2023). Grades 7–12 teachers' perception of computational thinking for mathematics and technology. Frontiers in Education, vol. 8  

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2023). Making programming part of teachers' everyday life - Programming affordances and constraints for K-12 mathematics and technology. The international journal of information and learning technology, vol. 40: 1, pp. 98-112.  

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2022). Content Analysis or Thematic Analysis : Doctoral Students' Perceptions of Similarities and Differences. Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods, vol. 20: 3, pp. 89-98.  

Humble, N. (2022). Teacher observations of programming affordances for K-12 mathematics and technology. Education and Information Technologies, vol. 27: 4, pp. 4887-4904.    

Jandrić, P. , Martinez, A. F. , Reitz, C. , Jackson, L. , Grauslund, D. , Hayes, D. , Lukoko, H. O. , Hogan, M. & et al. (2022). Teaching in the Age of Covid-19—The New Normal. Postdigital Science and Education, vol. 4: 3, pp. 877-1015.  

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2022). The threat, hype, and promise of artificial intelligence in education. Discover Artificial Intelligence, vol. 2: 1  

Jandrić, P. , Hayes, D. , Levinson, P. , Christensen, L. L. , Lukoko, H. O. , Kihwele, J. E. , Brown, J. B. , Reitz, C. & et al. (2021). Teaching in the Age of Covid-19—1 Year Later. Postdigital Science and Education, : 3, pp. 1073-1223.    

Humble, N. , Mozelius, P. & Sällvin, L. (2020). Remaking and reinforcing mathematics and technology with programming – teacher perceptions of challenges, opportunities and tools in K-12 settings. The international journal of information and learning technology, vol. 37: 5, pp. 309-321.    

Jandrić, P. , Hayes, D. , Truelove, I. , Levinson, P. , Mayo, P. , Ryberg, T. , Monzó, L. D. , Allen, Q. & et al. (2020). Teaching in the Age of Covid-19. Postdigital Science and Education, vol. 2: 3, pp. 1069-1230.  

Hrastinski, S. , Olofsson, A. D. , Arkenback, C. , Ekström, S. , Ericsson, E. , Fransson, G. , Jaldemark, J. , Ryberg, T. & et al. (2019). Critical Imaginaries and Reflections on Artificial Intelligence and Robots in Postdigital K-12 Education. Postdigital Science and Education, vol. 1: 2, pp. 427-445.    

Chapters in books

Mozelius, P. , Fernándes Manjón, B. , Pechuel, R. , Humble, N. , Sällvin, L. , Reis-Andersson, J. & Kreuzberg, T. (2025). Desenvolvimento de um jogo educativo divertido sobre programação fundamental de programacao : Projeto para inclusao e-learning analytics. In Educação no século XXI : Perspectivas Contemporâneas sobre Ensino-Aprendizagem. Brazil : Editora Artemis. pp. 181-193.    

Humble, N. , Mozelius, P. & Sällvin, L. (2021). Olika programmeringsverktyg och lärares fortbildning : Hinder och möjligheter. In Programmering i skolmatematiken : möjligheter och utmaningar. Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. pp. 143-155.

Humble, N. , Mozelius, P. & Sällvin, L. (2020). The Introduction of Programming in K-12 Technology and Mathematics : Teacher choice of programming tools and their perceptions of challenges and opportunities. In Education Applications & Developments V : Advances in Education and Educational Trends. Portugal : inScience Press (Advances in Education and Educational Trends Series). pp. 117-126.  

Conference papers

Cajander, Å. , Bergqvist, A. , Clear, T. , Daniels, M. , Humble, N. , Lárusdóttir, M. , Normark, M. & Ouhbi, S. (2025). AI and Work Engagement : A Study of IT Professionals Through the Lens of Self-Determination Theory. In Human Work Interaction Design. Sustainable Workplaces by Design : IFIP WG 13.6 and WG 13.5 Joint Working Conference, HWID 2024, Milan, Italy, September 5–6, 2024, Revised Selected Papers. Cham : (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology). pp. 143--157.  

Clear, T. , Cajander, Å. , Clear, A. , McDermott, R. , Daniels, M. , Divitini, M. , Forshaw, M. , Humble, N. & et al. (2025). AI Integration in the IT Professional Workplace : A Scoping Review and Interview Study with Implications for Education and Professional Competencies. In ITiCSE 2024.. pp. 34--67.  

Humble, N. (2025). AI Policies at Swedish Universities : What are the Guidelines for Higher Education?. In 3rd Symposium on AI Opportunities and Challenges (SAIOC 2025) : The march of AI as a facilitator of change.

Humble, N. , Cajander, Å. , Daniels, M. , Nordén, L. & Ouhbi, S. (2025). Generative AI in the Professional IT Landscape and its Implications for Higher Education. In Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakultetens universitetspedagogiska konferens (TUK 2025).

Humble, N. & Cajander, Å. (2025). Rethinking Generative AI in Human-Computer Interaction : Review of Affordances, Constraints, and Implications. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Education Research (ICER 2025). (International Conference on Education Research). pp. 50--58.  

Clear, T. , Cajander, Å. , Clear, A. , Mcdermott, R. , Bergqvist, A. , Daniels, M. , Divitini, M. , Forshaw, M. & et al. (2024). A Plan for a Joint Study into the Impacts of AI on Professional Competencies of IT Professionals and Implications for Computing Students. In Proceedings of the 2024 on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education.. pp. 757--758.  

Humble, N. (2024). AI Supported Game Development : Exploring Opportunities and Challenges. Paper presented at the 2nd Symposium on AI Opportunities and Challenges (SAIOC): An avalanche of AI to radically change Society, 18 June, 2024, Online

Calvo-Morata, A. , Humble, N. , Mozelius, P. , Pechuel, R. & Fernández-Manjón, B. (2024). Games for coding to attract new students to STEM. In 2024 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON).    

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2024). Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Impact on Sustainability. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on AI Research, ICAIR 2024. Reading, UK : . pp. 175--182.    

Sällvin, L. , Mozelius, P. , Humble, N. , Calvo-Morata, A. , Fernández-Manjón, B. , Pechuel, R. & Kreuzberg, T. (2024). On Design of Inclusive and Enjoyable Educational Games : The Gaming4Coding Concept. In INTED2024 Proceedings. Valencia, Spain : (INTED2024 Proceedings)  

Mozelius, P. & Humble, N. (2024). On the Use of Generative AI for Literature Reviews : an Exploration of Tools and Techniques. In 23^rd European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies : ECRM 2024. Porto : . pp. 161--168.    

Humble, N. (2024). Play my thesis : Opportunities and Limitations of Building Serious Games with AI. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on AI Research, ICAIR 2024. (Proceedings of the International Conference on AI Research, ICAIR). pp. 165--174.  

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2024). The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Cognitive Load in Computing Education. In Proceedings of the 19th SweCog Conference. (Skövde University Studies in Informatics). pp. 23--26.

Sällvin, L. , Mozelius, P. & Humble, N. (2023). 3 Games 4 Coding – Do girls feel welcome?. In INTED2023 Proceedings. (INTED Proceedings). pp. 4612--4620.  

Humble, N. (2023). A lifelong learning perspective on artificial intelligence : What do we need to know?. In ICERI2023 Proceedings. (ICERI2023 Proceedings)  

Mozelius, P. , Sällvin, L. & Humble, N. (2023). An Educational Escape Room for Computational Thinking : Defining the Requirements. In Education and New Developments 2023 – Volume II : Proceedings of Education and New Developments 2023. Lisboa : . pp. 190--194.  

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2023). Design science for Small Scale Studies : Recommendations for Undergraduates and Junior Researchers. In European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies.. pp. 87--92.  

Mozelius, P. , Pechuel, R. , Fernández -Manjón, B. , Kreuzberg, T. , Humble, N. & Sällvin, L. (2023). Development of an Enjoyable Educational Game on Fundamental Programming : Designing for Inclusion and Learning Analytics. In Proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Games Based Learning.. pp. 435--442.  

Humble, N. , Mozelius, P. & Sällvin, L. (2023). Need-Based Game Design : Developing a CT Game Based on Educational Needs. In Proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Games Based Learning.. pp. 269--277.  

Bergkvist, L. , Ahlin, K. , Humble, N. , Mozelius, P. & Johansson, J. (2023). Redesigning Professional Development on Digital Transformation Using Andragogy as a Theoretical Lens. In Proceedings of the 22nd European Conference on e-Learning : ECEL 2023.. pp. 25--32.  

Brodén, K. , Bergkvist, L. , Humble, N. , Mozelius, P. & Johansson, J. (2023). Redesigning Technology Enhanched Professional Development to Facilitate Lifelong Learning. In ICERI2023 Proceedings. Sevilla, Spain : . pp. 604--611.  

Humble, N. , Boustedt, J. , Holmgren, H. , Milutinovic, G. , Seipel, S. & Östberg, A. (2023). The consequences of ChatGPT for programming education : Cheating or AI-enhanced learning?. In Symposium on AI Opportunities and Challenges : Education will never be the same again.. pp. 15--16.

Fuentes-Martinez, A. , Ekström, S. & Humble, N. (2023). Why do children learn programming? : A literature review of contemporary research. In Proceeding of the 17th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED 2023). Valencia, SPAIN :

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2022). Content Analysis or Thematic Analysis : Similarities, Differences and Applications in Qualitative Research. In Proceedings of the 21st European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies ECRM 2022 : A Conference Hosted By University of Aveiro Portugal 2-3 June 2022. Reading, UK : (European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies). pp. 76--81.    

Mozelius, P. & Humble, N. (2022). Design Factors for an Educational Game where Girls and Boys Play Together to Learn Fundamental Programming. In 11th EAI International Conference: ArtsIT, Interactivity & Game Creation. (ArtsIT Conference Proceedings)

Mozelius, P. , Humble, N. , Sällvin, L. , Öberg, L. , Pechuel, R. & Fernández-Manjón, B. (2022). How to get the girls Gaming : A Literature Study on Inclusive Design. In Proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Games Based Learning (ECGBL 2022). Reading, UK : . pp. 396--402.  

Mozelius, P. & Humble, N. (2022). Programming in K-12 Mathematics – A two-step rocket. In 16th International Technology, Education and Development Conference. Valencia : . pp. 2389--2397.

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2022). Refurbishing the Educational Escape Room for Programming : Lowering the Threshold and Raising the Ceiling. In Proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Games Based Learning (ECGBL 2022). Reading, UK : . pp. 280--287.  

Bergman, S. & Humble, N. (2022). Sentiment Analysis for Emotional Navigation in Written Communication : What Support do Autistic People Need?. In European Conference on the Impact of AI and Robotics (ECIAIR 2022).. pp. 6--11.  

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2021). Computational Moral Support in Crisis Management : The Idea of Facilitating Decision Making. In NEEDS 2021 - the fifth edition of the Northern European Conference on Emergency and Disaster Studies : hosted by Mid Sweden University and organized by the Risk and Crisis Research Centre 21-23 September 2021..

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2021). Computerised Consequentialism to Support Moral Reasoning and Decision Making in Crisis Management. In Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics ECIAIR 2021 : A Virtual Conference Hosted By ISCTE Business School, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal18 -19 November 2021. Reading (UK) :    

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2021). Enhancing Pedagogy to Andragogy in the Redesign of Teacher Training Courses on Programming. In Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on e-Learning (ECEL 2021) : A Virtual Conference Supported by University of Applied Sciences HTW Berlin, Germany. Reading, UK : . pp. 210--217.    

Humble, N. (2021). The Development of Computational Thinking Concepts in Course Participants’ Programming Solutions. In Proceedings of the Nordic Learning Analytics (Summer) Institute (NLASI 2021),  Stockholm, Sweden, August 23, 2021.. Stockholm, Sweden : (CEUR)  

Humble, N. (2021). The use of Programming Tools in Teaching and Learning Material by K-12 Teachers. In Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on e-Learning (ECEL 2021) : A Virtual Conference Supported by University of Applied Sciences HTW Berlin, Germany. Reading, UK : . pp. 574--582.    

Humble, N. , Mozelius, P. & Sällvin, L. (2021). You can't Escape Learning, but Maybe you can get out of the room! : Game-based Learning for Programming Education. In Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Game Based Learning : A Virtual Conference hosted by The University of Brighton, UK, 23-24 September 2021. Reading : (European Conference on Game Based Learning (ECGBL 2021)). pp. 359--367.    

Humble, N. (2020). DEVELOPING A WEB APPLICATION FOR AUTO-GENERATING GRAMMAR TESTS. In EDULEARN20 Proceedings, Virtual conference. Valencia (SPAIN) : (International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies). pp. 7196--7201.  

Mozelius, P. & Humble, N. (2020). Lessons learnt from teacher professional development in programming. In Proceeedings of the 14th International Technology, Education and Development Conference. Valencia, Spain : . pp. 3903--3908.

Humble, N. (2020). USING TEXTUAL PROGRAMMING TOOLS TO DEVELOP COMPUTATIONAL THINKING SKILLS IN K-12 EDUCATION. In EDULEARN20 Proceedings, Virtual conference. (International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies). pp. 7188--7195.  

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2019). Artificial Intelligence in Education - a Promise, a Threat or a Hype?. In Proceedings of the European Conference on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, EM-Normandie Business School Oxford, UK, 31 October-1 November 2019. England : . pp. 149--156.    

Humble, N. (2019). Developing Computational Thinking Skills In K-12 Education Through Block Programming Tools. In 12th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville (Spain), 11-13 November 2019. Valencia (SPAIN) : . pp. 4865--4873.

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2019). Learning Analytics For Programming Education: Obstacles And Opportunities. In 12th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville (Spain), 11-13 November 2019. Valencia (SPAIN) : . pp. 6159--6166.

Humble, N. , Mozelius, P. & Sällvin, L. (2019). On the Role of Unplugged Programming in K-12 Education. In Proceedings of the 18th European Conference on e-Learning, ECEL. Reading, UK : . pp. 224--230.    

Humble, N. , Mozelius, P. & Sällvin, L. (2019). Teacher Challenges And Choice Of Programming Tools For Teaching K-12 Technology And Mathematics. In Education and new developments (END2019). Porto, Portugal : (Education and new developments). pp. 431--435.  

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2019). Teacher Perception Of Obstacles And Opportunities In The Integration Of Programming In K-12 Settings. In EDULEARN19 Proceedings. Palma (Spain) : (EDULEARN19 Proceedings). pp. 350--356.  

Humble, N. & Mozelius, P. (2019). Teacher-supported AI or AI-supported teachers?. In Proceedings of the European Conference on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, EM-Normandie Business School Oxford, UK, 31 October-1 November 2019. England : . pp. 157--164.    

Doctoral theses

Humble, N. (2023). Programming in grade 7-9 : Action possibilities and constraints from the perspective of mathematics and technology teachers. Dis. (Comprehensive summary) Sundsvall : Mid Sweden University, 2023 (Mid Sweden University doctoral thesis : 382)  

Other

Humble, N. , Moelius, P. & Sällvin, L. (2024). Matte, programmering, spel och framtiden : Svensk förening för MatematikDidaktisk Forskning - SMDF. (SMDFbladet).

Humble, N. (2023). Framtiden för GIS i skolan : Möjligheter och utmaningar : Geografiska Notiser..

Humble, N. , Sällvin, L. & Mozelius, P. (2019). Programmering i matte och teknik. Stockholm : Lärarförbundet. (Pedagogiska magasinet).  

Reports

Humble, N. (2025). Understanding Generative AI in the Professional IT Landscape. Uppsala University