
Michael Kerres
Professsor of Education |
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Current and previous positions
- from 2001, Professor of Education, Chair of Educational Media and Knowledge Management, University of Duisburg-Essen,
- 1998-2001, Professor of Educational Psychology, Ruhr-University Bochum
- 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 Assistant, Department of Pedagogy, Ruhr-University Bochum
University Duisburg-Essen: Service and Management Activities
- 2010-2014, 2016- Managing Board Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Education
- 2007-2012, 2015- Managing Board for "Information, Communication, Media (CIO)", 2002-2006, 2012-2015 University Commission on "Information, Communication, Media", 2014- Elearning Strategy Commission
- 2007-2008 Vice-Rector, 2010-2014 Academic Senate
- 2005-2009, Center of Higher Education and Quality Development, Head
- 2003 - , Online-Programm "Educational Media (M.A.)", 2010- , "Educational Leadership (M.A.)", Head
Awards
- 2009, Offer Full Professorship (Chair of Learning Innovations), Department of Psychology, University Erlangen-Nuremberg (declined)
- 2004/05 Fellow, Swiss Center for Innovations in Learning, University of St. Gallen (CH)
- 1998 Award for Excellence in Teaching (Landeslehrpreis) from the Ministry of Education and Science, Baden-Württemberg
Education
- 1998, Habilitation, Freiburg University of Education
- 1988, Ph.D. in Psychology (Dr. phil.), Ruhr-University Bochum
- 1983, Diploma in Psychology (Dipl.-Psych.), Ruhr-University Bochum
Professional Activities
- 2017-, advisory board on "Educational Research" for the Federal Ministery of Education
- 2017- , editoral board, Educational Technology: Research & Development"
- 2004-2017, editoral board of Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung (journal of higher education development)
- 2003-2013, editorial board, MedienPädagogik, journal for theory and application of media in education
- 2004-2006, member of the 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.)
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1,2 Autor: Klaus Schwarten published as CC BY-ND
3,5,6 Autor: UDE / eventfotograf.in published as CC BY-ND
4 Autor: BMBF