About
I am a PhD candidate at OsloMet, researching how students in lower secondary school use AI in the writing process, with a particular focus on idea development and revision. With a background as a Norwegian teacher and a master's degree in German literature, I am especially interested in how technology is shaping both writing instruction and writing practices in schools.
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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AI-Supported Prewriting in Lower Secondary School: Idea Development, Idea Movement, and Student Perspectives
PhD project examining how students develop ideas and experience authorship when, during prewriting, they use a chatbot that only asks questions and does not generate text.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Blikstad-Balas, Marte;
Eriksen, Harald
;
Westbye, Anne Katrine
(2026).
Frontiers | When AI only asks: how question-driven dialogue shapes prewriting in the classroom.
Frontiers in Education.
Vol. 11 2026.
https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1740044
