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 Assistant, Institute of Pedagogy, 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 (honarary)

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)

Appointments and Awards

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)