Current and previous positions
- 2009, Offer Full Professorship, Chair of Learning Innovations, Director Center for Learning Innovations (ILI), Department of Psychology, University Erlangen-Nuremberg (declined)
- from 2001, Full Professor of Educational Science, Chair of Educational Technology and Instructional Design, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Duisburg-Essen
- 1998-2001, Full Professor of Educational Psychology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Institute of Educational Science
- 1990-1998, Professor of Educational Technology, Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences, Department of Digital Media (1995-1996 Dean, 1995-2000 Head of tele-akademie)
- 1983-1990, Research Associate, Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology, Ruhr-University Bochum
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University of Duisburg-Essen: Services and Management Activities
- 2024- University Board "Teaching & Learning", 2007-2012, 2015-2023 Managing Board for Information, Communication, Media (CIO), 2014- Digital Learning Strategy Commission, 2002-2006, 2012-2015 University Commission on "Information, Communication, Media"
- 2010-2014 Member, Academic Senate
- 2007-2008 Vice-Rector
- 2005-2009, Center of Higher Education and Quality Development, Head of the Board
- 2010-2014, 2016-2020 Managing Board, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Education
- 2003-2024, Head, Master’s Degree Programs Educational Media (M.A.), Educational Leadership (M.A.) (online)
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Grants
- List of Projects
- 2014-2024: total funding received of approx. 15 Mio. € in direct costs
Current Professional Activities (voluntary)
- 2023-, Managing Board, Leibniz-Center for Lifelong Learning, Deutsches Institut für Erwachsenenbildung, Bonn
- 2023-, Advisory Board, Innovation Foundation for Education, Ministry of Education, Vienna, Austria
- 2018-, Member, Center for Open Education Research (COER), Universität Oldenburg
- 2009-, Partner, learninglab gGmbH (non-profit organisation)
Further Appointments and Awards
- 2010-, reviewer for state accreditation of study programs and universities (e.g. with AQ Austria, Schweizerische Agentur für Akkreditierung und Qualitätssicherung, AQUIN, AQAS, evalag, Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education, EFMD Global)
- 2022-2023, Lecturer, University of Basel (CH)
- 2020-2024, Advisory Board, German Adult Education Association (Deutscher Volkshochschulverband)
- 2020-2022, Working Group: "Digitalization in Higher Education", German Science and Humanities Council (Wissenschaftsrat)
- 2018, Fellow, Society for Media in Higher Education e.V.
- 2022-2024, Advisory Board on "Technology Assessment" (INSIGHT), Federal Ministry of Research on Education, Germany
- 2017-2022, Advisory Board on "Educational Research", Federal Ministry of Research and Education, Germany
- 2016, TOP 500 in Europa's Human Resource Management
- 2007, Lecturer, University of Zurich (CH)
- 2004-2005 Fellow, Swiss Center for Innovations in Learning, University of St. Gallen (CH)
- 2004-2006, Board, Section "Media and Education" of German Society of Educational Science (DGfE)
- 2000-2002, Chairman of the Board, Society for Media in Higher Education (GMW e.V.)
- 1998, Teaching Excellence Award (Landeslehrpreis), Ministry of Education and Research, Baden-Württemberg (D)
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- 2025-, editorial board, Journal of Computing in Higher Education, Springer (SSCI)
- 2024-, team of chief (founding) editors, Journal of Open, Distance, and Digital Education
- 2022-, associate editor, Online Learning Journal, OLC (ESCI)
- 2021-, editorial board, Postdigital Science and Education (book series), Springer
- 2020-, editorial board, Digitalisierung in der Bildung. Forschungsstand und -perspektiven (book series), Waxmann
- 2020-, editorial board, International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, SpringerOpen (SSCI)
- 2018-, editorial board, Journal of Research on Technology in Education, T & F (SSCI)
- 2018-, editorial board, Postdigital Science and Education, Springer (SCOPUS)
- 2003-, advisory board, MedienPädagogik, Journal for Theory and Practice of Media in Education, DGfE/PHZ (Google Scholar)
earlier:
- 2023, guest editor, special issue: "Research Methodology in Educational Technology Research", Educational Technology: Research & Development" , Springer (SSCI),
- 2020-2022, editorial board, Information | Section: Information Applications (topic editor for "educational technology") (ESCI)
- 2018, 2019, Reviewer Excellence Award in recognition of exemplary academic services in support of the Educational Technology Research & Development
- 2018-2022, editorial board, Distance Education, T & F (SSCI)
- 2017-2023, editoral board, Educational Technology: Research & Development", Springer (SSCI)
- 2004-2017, editoral board (and founding editor) of Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung (journal of higher education development) (> Google Scholar)
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