Michael Kerres

Michael Kerres
Professor of Educational Science

As full professor of educational science I hold the chair of Educational Technology and Instructional Design within the Faculty of Educational Sciences of University Duisburg-Essen. In our research, we address learning with digital technology in the various sectors of vocational, higher, adult and corporate education.

We follow an approach of design-based research in education and cooperate with our university's Interdisciplinary Center of Educational Research. This approach allows us to generate innovative, research-based solutions that address the evolving challenges and opportunities of technology-enhanced learning.

I have authored the German textbooks Mediendidaktik (6th ed.) and Didaktik (1st ed.) with the accompanying website didaktik.info.

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Education

1998, Habilitation (post-doctoral thesis), Freiburg University of Education
1988, Ph.D. in Psychology (Dr. phil.), Ruhr-University Bochum
1983, Diploma in Psychology (Dipl.-Psych.), Ruhr-University Bochum (equivalent to master degree)

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

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)

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)

Editorial Activities

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)