Knaus, Prof. Dr. Thomas

[A/CH/DE] Prof. Dr. phil. Thomas Knaus is Professor of Media Education at Heidelberg University of Education | PH Heidelberg and Honorary Professor of Educational Informatics in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Frankfurt UAS; previously, he served as Scientific Director of the FTzM in Frankfurt am Main, as a university professor of General Educational Science in Erlangen-Nuremberg, as a professor of Educational Science specialising in Media Education at the Ludwigsburg University of Education | PH Ludwigsburg, and, amongst other roles, as a visiting professor at the University of Vienna; his work and research focus on the intersection of General Educational Science, Media Education and Educational Informatics. He focuses on media education in the context of mediatisation, digitalisation and (generative/communicative) AI, education at the interface between humans and machines, and theoretical, methodological and societal issues surrounding digital transformation. Thomas Knaus volunteers with, amongst others, the ‘No Education without Media’ (KBoM) initiative, the German Informatics Society (GI), the German Society for Educational Science (DGfE), the Society for Media Education and Communication Culture (GMK), and as spokesperson for the Qualitative Research Section.

[AU/EN/NZ/US] Dr Thomas Knaus is a Full Professor of Media Education at Heidelberg University of Education and an Honorary Professor of Educational Technology at the Faculty of Computer Science at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences; he served as Academic Director of the FTzM in Frankfurt am Main, as Professor of General Education at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, as Professor of Educational Science specialising in Media Education at the Ludwigsburg University of Education, and as a Visiting Professor at the University of Vienna; his research lies at the intersection of educational theory, media education and educational informatics. His work focuses on media education in the contexts of mediatisation, digitalisation and (generative and communicative) AI; education within the evolving relationship between humans and machines; and theoretical, methodological and societal perspectives on digital transformation. Thomas Knaus is actively involved in several academic and professional associations, including the ‘No Education Without Media’ (KBoM) initiative, the German Informatics Society (GI), the German Educational Research Association (DGfE), and the German Association for Media Education and Communication Culture (GMK), where he serves as spokesperson for the Special Interest Group on Qualitative Research.

2025 to the present

Professor of Media Education (W3; full professor)

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2015 to present

Professor of Educational Informatics | Educational Technology (Honorary Professor)
in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering

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2015 to 2026

Scientific Director

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2018 to 2025

Professor of Education specialising in Media Education (W3; full professor),
Head of the Department of Media Education and Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Media Education and Media Research (IZMM)

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2020 and 2023

University Professor of Educational Science (visiting professorship) in the summer semester of 2020 at the Institute of Educational Science, Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Science

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2014 to 2016

University Professor (W3) of General Educational Science (acting chair) at the Institute of Educational Science in the Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Philosophy and Department of Theology
Module coordinator for the specialisation in Media Education within the MA in Educational Science and Empirical Educational Research (EEBF);
Co-ordinator of the LA extension programme in Media Education

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2001 to 2015

Managing Director & Project Manager

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2010 to 2014

Lectureship at , of
General Pedagogy, Media Education, School Development, Teacher Training

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2008

PhD at the Department of Educational Sciences, , Frankfurt am Main,
Supervisors: Prof. Dr Edwin Keiner (Free University of Bolzano) and Prof. Dr Siegfried Preiser (Berlin School of Psychology)

Thesis: (Digital Media; Digital Communication; Text & Image; Qualitative Research; Quantitative Research; Triangulation; CVK)

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1999 to 2001

Town :
Media educator in open youth and cultural work & youth education
(previously: social education worker during the probationary year);
Areas: Internet café, active media work, concert and event organisation

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1998 to 2014

Lectureship at
Youth work | Culture and media (concept development; digital media in social work)

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1998 to 2003

Studied Educational Sciences at the
Adult education; School; Educational psychology

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1998 to 2001

, Offenbach am Main
Teacher in dual vocational training and youth education (abH);
Subjects: Theoretical aspects of electrical engineering and mathematics

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1996 to 2001

(locally funded initiative)
Social and media educator in open youth work (manager)

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1996 to 1999

Social and media educator in open youth work

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1995 to 1998

Studied Social and Media Education at Applied Sciences
Youth work; media education; concept development

Media education and educational informatics in the context of mediatisation, digitalisation and (generative and communicative) artificial intelligence (AI); Education at the interface between humans and machines; Generative AI in schools and higher education; Digital transformation in educational institutions; Theoretical, methodological and empirical foundations of media education and educational research.

Media Education and Educational Technology in the contexts of mediatisation, digitalisation and (generative and communicative) Artificial Intelligence (AI); Education in the context of human–machine relations; Generative AI in education; Digital transformation in schools and universities; Theory, methodology and qualitative research in education.

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• Research completed (2024–2026)
• Approved (2026)

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[A/CH/DE] This project, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) (DFG grant number: 590359763) investigates how generative and communicative AI is transforming educational and learning processes in schools, and what pedagogical conditions are necessary to ensure that AI does not contribute to the reproduction of outdated learning paradigms, but rather supports experience- and action-oriented, critically reflective and co-creative educational processes. Whilst international research on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED) [...]

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• Workshop at Dagstuhl Castle, resulting in the Dagstuhl Declaration (2016)
• First workshop at the FTzM in Frankfurt am Main (2017)
• Second workshop at the DFF in Frankfurt am Main (2018)
• Publication of the first draft of the “Frankfurt Triangle” by the group of authors (2019)
• Publication of the “Frankfurt Triangle”, revised in terms of both form and content, by the group of authors (2020)
• Translation of the “Frankfurt Triangle” by Thomas Knaus and coordination with the group of authors (2025)
• Implementation of the “Frankfurt Triangle” in schools and other educational settings (planned)

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[A/CH/DE] The ‘Frankfurt Triangle on Education in a Digitally Networked World – An Interdisciplinary Model’ is an interdisciplinary model that highlights perspectives and dimensions of education in a digitally networked world. It was developed through a collaborative effort by computer scientists, media educators and media scholars, initiated by workshops in Frankfurt am Main (2017/2018) following [...]

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• Lectures on ‘AI in Schools and Higher Education – Insights from an Educational Theory Perspective’ (2023) “Media Literacy and Media Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” and “The Future of Media Literacy in the Era of Artificial Intelligence” (2024)
• Publication of the introductory article “Artificial Intelligence and Education: What do we need to know? What can we do? What can we hope for? And what is this AI? – A collaborative attempt at clarification” (September 2023)
• Publication of the call for papers “Is that art… or can AI do that? – On the relationship between human and artificial creativity” for the LBzM (September 2023)
• Submission of abstracts in response to the call for papers | Submission of abstracts (Nov. 2023)
• Feedback on the acceptance of contributions (Dec. 2023)
• Submission of contributions via OJS (Feb./Mar. 2024)
• Peer review of submissions (March/April 2024)
• Revision of accepted contributions | Revision of contributions accepted for publication (March to September 2024)
• Editing, production and publication (July to September 2024)
• Publication | Publication of LBzM 24 “Is that art… or can AI do that? – On the relationship between human and artificial creativity” (September 2024)
• Further German-language theoretical and conceptual publication: “Artificial Intelligence and Education – A Plea for a Broader Perspective” (2024)
• Further German-language theoretical and conceptual publication: “Why AI is not just hype – …and why media education should engage with it” (2024)
• Further German-language practice-oriented publication: “Co-creative with Machines – Generative and Communicative AI as a Creative and Critical Catalyst in Schools” (2025)
• Further English-language theoretical and conceptual publication: “Why AI matters for education – An exploration in seven arguments” (2025)
• English-language study and monograph “Doing Digital – Generative AI in Schools [working title]” in progress (2026)

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• Further practice-oriented publication on the relationship between AI and schools [link to follow]

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[A/CH/DE] Creativity is regarded – alongside critical thinking, communication and collaboration – as one of the four ‘21st-century skills’ and also forms a key category in media education: The motto ‘creative and critical use of media’ shapes both media education practice and its theoretical and conceptual work. Creativity is understood here as the ability to develop new ideas and [...]

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• Publication of the Call for Papers (September 2022)
• Submission of abstracts in response to the call for papers | Submission of abstracts (October 2022)
• Feedback on acceptance of contributions (November 2022)
• Submission of articles via OJS | Submission of articles via OJS (February 2023)
• Peer review (February/March 2023)
• Revision of accepted contributions | Revisions of contributions accepted for publication (March to August 2023)
• Editing, production and publication (July to September 2023)
• Publication (September 2023)

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[A/CH/DE] Media literacy or media education (cf. Baacke 1996 and Jörissen/Marotzki 2009), information and news literacy (cf. Meßmer et al. 2021), digital (basic) literacy (cf. Swertz 2018), digital maturity (cf. Bleckmann 2012), digital sovereignty (cf. Bettinger/Reißmann 2022), informational self-determination (cf. Albers 2015), computing education (cf. Humbert 2011), computational thinking (cf. Wing 2006), digital literacy (see Buckingham 2007), data literacy [...]

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• Publication of the Call for Papers “Teaching in the Time of ‘Corona’ | Teaching in the Time of COVID-19” (Feb. 2021)
• Submission of abstracts in response to the call for papers | Submission of abstracts (March 2021)
• Submission of contributions via OJS (June 2021)
• Peer review of submissions (June to August 2021)
• Revision of accepted contributions | Revisions of contributions accepted for publication (August and September 2021)
• Editing, production & publication of the first issue “Teaching in the Time of ‘Corona’” (with Olga Merz and Thorsten Junge) | Production & publication of the first volume “Teaching in the Time of COVID-19” (November 2021)
• Editing, production & publication of the print volume: “Lessons from Teaching in the Time of COVID-19 – Media-based teaching approaches for schools and higher education institutions” (with Olga Merz and Thorsten Junge) | Production & publication “Teaching in the Time of COVID-19” (2022)
• Editing, production & publication of the second issue “Teaching in the Time of Corona. And we carry on learning…” (with Olga Merz and Thorsten Junge) | Production & publication of Vol. 2 (March 2022)

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[A/CH/DE] The pandemic shaped everyday life for several years, but also brought about far-reaching changes to teaching and learning in higher education. Amid these challenging conditions, there was a high demand for media-based teaching concepts. As editors of the open-access journal LBzM, we dedicated two issues to the case studies and reflections gathered in this context, comprising a total of [...]

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• Establishment of the externally funded project (2019)
• Project launch (April 2020)
• Establishment of the makerspaces (2020/2021)
• Publication of an initial theoretical and conceptual article (in German) in an international peer-reviewed journal (Winter 2020)
• Development of the portfolio concept for AP 2.4 “Digitalisation in Media Education/Educational Sciences” (2021)
• Piloting of the portfolio concept for AP 2.4 “Digitalisation in Media Education/Educational Sciences” in academic teaching (2021/2022)
• Formative evaluation and further development of the portfolio concept for AP 2.4 “Digitalisation in Media Education/Educational Sciences” (2022)
• Publication of a further theoretical and conceptual article (in English) in an international peer-reviewed journal (Winter 2022)
• Further theoretical, conceptual and practice-oriented publications (2023 and 2024)

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[A/CH/DE] The MakEd_digital project aims to develop digitalisation-related competences among (future) teachers for the use, development and reflection on digital media and tools in teaching and learning contexts. Pedagogical and didactic makerspaces are being established at the partner universities as a ‘vehicle’ for skills development. In these makerspaces, students and lecturers on teacher training programmes receive support in creating and planning the use of these resources in the classroom, as well as [...]

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• Launch of the externally funded R&D project (2013)
• Project launch (September 2014)
• Successful interim evaluation (2016)
• Completion of the project (August 2018)
• Publication of the project results (2020)

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[A/CH/DE] The IT support infrastructure has its origins in the fraLine1 (2001–2004), fraLine2 (2004–2007), fraLine3 (2007–2011) and fraLine4 (2011–2014). Whilst the fraLine project initially focused on providing media and IT support to Frankfurt’s schools on a partnership basis, as well as on equipping students with media education and practical professional skills, the later phases of the project increasingly centred on the development of cross-cutting solutions and their scientific evaluation [...]

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• and with the collaboration of

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• Launch of the first call for submissions (Jan. 2015)
• Reviews of the first 50+ submissions (2015/2016)
• Editing of the first full-length articles (2016/2017) and accompanying background articles
• Development of the website and the online repository (2016/2017)
• Workshop at the University of Vienna (2016)
• Publication of the first articles in the online repository (summer 2017)
• Publication of the first printed volume by kopaed-Verlag (autumn/winter 2017)
• Implementation of the DOI registration service for social and economic data in cooperation with the Leibniz Institute for Social Sciences (gesis) and the Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (ZBW) (2018)
• Publication of the second printed volume by kopaed-Verlag (spring/summer 2018)
• Collaboration with the Frankfurt-based Leibniz Institute for Educational Research and Educational Information – DIPF for publication in FIS-Bildung/peDOCS (2019)
• Publication of the third printed volume by kopaed-Verlag (summer 2019)
• Further workshops, including at RWTH Aachen University (2017) and the University of Vienna (2020 and 2023)
• Technical overhaul and relaunch of the repository (2025)
• --> Ongoing further online publications
• Launch of the second call for proposals (expected autumn 2026)

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[A/CH/DE] The ‘Media Education Research Workshop’ is a long-term collaborative and publication project that documents and reflects on the current research landscape in media education. The aim is to highlight the diverse epistemological and methodological approaches within the discipline, to stimulate methodological discussions and, in particular, to offer practical guidance to early-career researchers. The focus is on the systematic collection and [...]

Panel discussion on the social media ban and its implications for (media) educational practice and research at the on 27 October 2026 on 27 October 2026

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Guest lecture and discussion on ‘Generative AI in Schools’ as part of the ‘Media Education’ Master’s seminar organised by on 14 July 2026

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Lecture entitled “The Ban Society? Generative AI, global social media bans and the end of media education” at , also serving as a “lecture marking the start of a new appointment” (AKA “inaugural lecture”) and a ceremony to mark the approval of the DFG project “AI and Co-Creativity – Education at the Intersection of Human and Machine” (Grant number: 590359763) held in a small, university-wide audience on 18 June 2026
| on 18 June 2026

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Lecture “Don’t believe the Hype – It’s a Sequel... The significance of generative and communicative AI for future-proof education (working title)” as part of the lecture series at on 20 May 2026

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Lecture “Critically and creatively with machines – AI/AIED as a Trojan horse for the outdated rote-learning school system or as a catalyst for criticism and creativity (working title)” at the in the summer term 2026

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Lecture: “Machines and Education – What should we know? What can we do? What can we hope for? And what is this AI?” as part of the organised by at on 16 June 2025 |

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Keynote address “Teaching in the Age of (Digital) Change” at the opening of the symposium organised by in the summer semester of 2025 on 8 April 2025

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Lecture “Making as an Educational Catalyst in the Digital Transformation – Theory, Method and Initial Findings” at , , on 11 June 2024

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Video presentation “The Future of Media Literacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” as part of the meeting of of on 3 June 2024 in Erfurt []

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Opening lecture “AI is changing our world – What will this world look like? And what does this mean for education?” from organised by the Digitalisation Unit at the during the summer semester of 2024 on 8 May 2024 [ and ]

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Video presentation “The Future of Media Literacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” as part of the meeting of of at the on 29 April 2024 in Erfurt []

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Lecture “Media Design in the Age of (Digital) Change – A Media-Ethnographic Study” at the , , on 25 April 2024

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Berlin
Short lecture “Media literacy and media education in the age of artificial intelligence” as part of the annual retreat of of on 21 Feb. 2024 in Berlin []

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Online workshop and short presentation for the at the on 11 January 2024

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Opening lecture “50 Years of Media Literacy – How Mediatisation and Digitalisation Are Changing the World… and What This Means for Schools” as part of the lecture series “Media – Education – Digitality” organised by the at the on 11 October 2023

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Lecture “AI in Schools and Higher Education – Insights from an Educational Theory Perspective” as part of the technology assessment lecture series “Collaboration with Colleague AI – Creativity and Innovation in the Digital Working Society" organised by at the on 20 June 2023 [Link to ]

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Workshop on “The Application of Educational Science Methodologies and Methods” at , , on 16 & 17 June 2023

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[in person and online]
Short presentation on “AI in education (using the text-based dialogue system ‘ChatGPT’ as an example)” as part of the closed-door conference of the “School Transformation Working Group” of on 21 April 2023

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Workshop on “The Application of Educational Science Methodologies and Methods” at , of , on 24 & 25 March 2023

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Lecture: ‘“Culture of Digitality”, DigComp and the KMK Strategy from a pedagogical and action-theoretical perspective – …a critical look in the (rear) mirror’ at , on 26 January 2023

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New York and Frankfurt am Main [Online]
Interview on with as part of organised by [Link to on ] on 25 November 2022

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[In-person and online]
Participation in the workshop "'We withdraw into ourselves, where life’s yolk is much, much yellower’ (Liederjan) Or: How can we save the world amidst the tension between self-referentiality in media education and cooperation with (digital) companies?” organised by as part of the on 18, 19 and 24 November 2022

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Keynote lecture “What is digitalisation and why should we (educational scientists) engage with it?” as part of the annual Institute Day of the on 19 July 2022 [Link to ]

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[Online]
Brief presentation of the portfolio concept “Digitalisation in Media Education” (with ) as part of the “MakEd_digital” collaborative project run by the Professional School of Education Stuttgart-Ludwigsburg (PSE) on 13 June 2022 [Link to ]

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[Online]
Presentation and organisation of the forum “Lessons from Teaching (in the Age of Covid) – Selected Meta-Perspectives” (with and ) as part of the organised by on 25 November 2021

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[Online]
Keynote presentation as part of Session 1 #Living Digitality at the (online) at on 5 November 2021 [Link to ]

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[Online]
Opening lecture by the at the on 13 October 2021

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[Online]
Lecture “How Much Digitality Do Schools Need?” as part of the first from 8 to 14 September 2021 on 10 September 2021

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[Online]
Hosting the of the makerspaces established as part of the BMBF-funded on 15 July 2021 at

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[Online]
Keynote presentation: “How a large introductory lecture became a seminar: Engaging students in the flipped classroom” as part of the brown-bag series “Online teaching with large student groups – engaging students through synchronous and asynchronous teaching formats” organised by the Forum OnlineLehre at

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[Online]
Short presentation “Media education in the midst of (digital) change… on news literacy, media literacy and digital literacy” and commentary on the as part of the organised by in cooperation with the on 10 June 2021 [the talk was streamed live on YouTube: ]

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[Online]
Online lecture “The Crisis as an Educational Opportunity? The Contribution of Media Education to School Development” as part of the organised by the in cooperation with the , 28 May 2021 [the lecture was streamed live on YouTube: ]

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[Online]
Presentation ‘(Academic) Teaching in the Time of COVID’ as part of new organised by the on 17 May 2021 [Link to ]

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Online conference
Participation in the workshop “After the lockdown – and yet nobody is listening to media educators? Engagement, Influence and Protest as the Role of Professionalism” organised by as part of the , 20 November 2020 [Online]

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Opening lecture (online) “Media Education in a Broader Perspective – From Emergency Teaching During the Pandemic to Education in the Digital World” to mark the launch of the inter-university lecture series organised by the , the and the , 17 November 2020 [Link to and to ]

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[Online]
Short talk “Dealing Creatively with the Crisis” and participation in facilitating the workshop “More than Tools and ‘Homeschooling’ – Interdisciplinary Media Reflections in the Educational Experiment of the COVID-19 Crisis” [Online] in collaboration with the GfM’s Education and Digitalisation Forums and the “No Education without Media” initiative as part of the organised by the at from 29 September to 2 October 2020

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Online Barcamp
Participation in on 20 June 2020, an event organised by the Federal Chancellery under the responsibility of Dorothee Bär (Federal Government Commissioner for Digital Affairs);

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[Online]
Workshop on “The Application of Educational Science Methodologies and Methods” (seminar) [due to the measures to contain SARS-CoV-2 (“coronavirus”), this workshop also took place as an online seminar] at , of , 29 & 30 May 2020

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Lecture: “Schools in Transition. How have mediatisation and digitalisation changed the world... and what does this mean for schools and teaching?” as part of the summer school “Digitalisation in Schools and Teaching” organised by the at on 31 March 2020 [Due to the measures to contain SARS-CoV-2 (“coronavirus”), the summer school is expected to take place next summer --> see planned lectures]

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[Online]
Workshop on “The Application of Educational Science Methodologies and Methods”, 27 & 28 March 2020 [due to measures to contain SARS-CoV-2 (“coronavirus”), this workshop took place as an online seminar] at ,

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Moderation of the future workshop on the “2019 Addendum to the Media Education Manifesto” by – as part of the on Communication Culture “Between Utopia and Dystopia – Media Education Perspectives for the Digital Society” at on 17 November 2019

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Facilitation and group leadership of the workshop “Media Research & Digital Transformation – Opportunities and Challenges for Media Education” organised by as part of “Between Utopia and Dystopia – Perspectives on Media Education for the Digital Society” at on 16 November 2019

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Presentation on “Media Education and Computer Science: Against Each Other – Side by Side – Together?” followed by a discussion as part of the expert dialogue at the on the fringes of in Mainz, 3 June 2019

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Lecture “Euphoria and Fear of the Future: A Subject- and Culture-Theoretical Perspective on Digital Transformation Processes” as part of the Technology Assessment lecture series “Transformation@Work – Colleagues: Robots, AI and Co. in the New World of Work” organised by ) at the , 21 May 2019

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Lecture “We need to talk! A plea for less discipline – and more interaction between media education and computer science” on the occasion of on 26 and 27 March 2019 at (organised by , the , the and the )

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Participation in the “Panel discussion on conclusions from dileg-SL and the sustainability of the project” with Prof. Dr. phil. Jörg-U. Keßler (Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs at ), Kai Wiemers (former Deputy Headteacher of ) and Hans-Christoph Schaub () as part of the on 11 February 2019

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Laudation for on the occasion of his being awarded honorary membership of as part of the at the on 16 November 2018

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Lecture “Schools in a digitally networked world – realities and perspectives” as part of the at the on 26 September 2018

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Lecture“Action … and Cut! On media and technical potentials for action,interfaces and other points of connection” as part of fraMediale 2018 at (preceded by: Welcome and introductory remarks on the theme of fraMediale 2018 “Interfaces –Interfaces of the Digital”) on 19 September 2018

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Lecture “Understanding first – Design second. Lessons in Unlearning regarding digital transformation” as part of the thematic focus “Developments in Society” within the at the 3 May 2018

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Plenary lecture “Overcoming Resistance – Schools on the Path to the Digital Age” at the organised by in Berlin on 23 & 24 November 2017

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Keynote presentation and moderation of the workshop “What’s inside when it says ‘media education’ on the label? Media Education Standards in the Spotlight of Qualitative Research – a ‘Study Speed-Dating’ session” organised by the as part of the in Frankfurt am Main on 18 November 2017

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Participation in the panel discussion “Futurelab Media Education – Assessing the current state of play regarding quality and professional issues in media education work” with , , , and as part of Frankfurt am Main on 17 November 2017

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Opening address at the , together with , at on 17 November 2017

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Keynote speech and plenary discussion with Dr Michael Kaden (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Brandenburg) in as part of the interdisciplinary organised by the and the at the on 15 November 2017

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Presentation: “Me, my Tablet and I – Challenges of the Digital Age for Schools and University Teacher Training” as part of the organised by cooperation with the , and the on 10 & 11 November 2017

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Presentation: “Sign or Design, that is the question... Why we should not only understand digitalisation, but also shape it” at the organised by as part of the Festival for Education in Digital Culture at on 26 October 2017

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Lecture: “Understanding – Connecting – Taking Responsibility. Why media education and computer science education concern us all and why we should develop them further together” as part of at the on 13–15 September 2017 []

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Introduction and plenary moderation as part of the working retreat on ; updating the Dagstuhl paper on education in the digital and networked world in collaboration with the , the and the on 24–26 July 2017

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Statement on , delivered as part of the at the on 13 July 2017

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Lecture ‘The spectrum of media education research – a snapshot’ in Seminar M5.2 – Seminar Focus Area 2 – Media (Education) Research as part of the on 19 June 2017

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Lecture “From Gatekeeper to Train Driver – Theoretical and Conceptual Reflections on the Role of Media Education in a Digitally Networked Society” on 2 May 2017

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Welcome and introductory remarks (short talk) on the key theme “Tension? Potential!" with Olga Engel as part of fraMediale 2017 at on 2 May 2017 |

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Hosted fraMediale 2017 and the with Assoc. Prof. Dr Petra Missomelius on 29 March 2017

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on the occasion of the spring conference of on 9 March 2017 [as I was unable to attend the spring conference in Mainz due to my research semester in Oceania, I sent a video from the New Zealand bush]

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Lecture “The Pedagogy of the Digital: Phenomena – Potential – Perspectives” as part of the 33rd Forum on Communication Culture “Software takes command” on 19 November 2016

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Participant in the panel discussion “The Datafication of Society – A Challenge for Media Pedagogy and Media Education” (together with Prof. Dr Heidrun Allert, Phillip Otto, Jun.-Prof. Dr Mandy Schiefner-Rohs, Gerda Sieben and Prof. Dr Angela Tillmann) as part of the 33rd Forum on Communication Culture “Software takes command” on 19 November 2016

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Opening remarks and moderation of the symposium “Visual Sociology Meets Media Pedagogy” organised by (together with ) as part of the joint of of and the , held from 28 to 30 September 2016

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Short presentation and chairing of the editorial meeting for as part of the joint of of and the , “The Constitution of Media Education”, on 29 September 2016

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Lecture as part of the on 23 September 2016

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Lecture: “Do smartphones make us smart? – What potential do digital media hold for effective teaching?” and panellist at the “1st Erlangen Education Dialogue” on 20 April 2016 in Erlangen, organised by and the

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Lecture “Potentialità del digitale ed educazione di media. Blended Learning nelle scuole e nelle università” (“The Potential of Digital Technology in Media Education: Blended Learning in Schools and Higher Education”) in Brixen (Bressanone), Italy, on 16 December 2015

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Guest lecture “Media education in nursery and primary schools” in Brixen (Bressanone), Italy, on 15 December 2015

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Short presentation and moderation of “Creative Methods for Exploring Digital Communication Cultures – A Research Workshop” at the workshop organised by and the as part of the 32nd Forum on Communication Culture 2015 “Communication Cultures in Digital Worlds – Concepts and Strategies in Media Education and Media Literacy” organised by (jointly with ) from 20 to 22 November 2015

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Short presentation , opening address and moderation of fraMediale 2015 on 16 September 2015

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Hosting of the 2015 fraMediale Award ceremony on 16 September 2015

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Lecture on “Innovative Research Approaches in Media Education” as part of the symposium organised by of on 17 and 18 July 2015

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Guest lecture ‘…White is not green! Reflections on the design of teaching materials for media education, taking methodological requirements into account’ on 5 February 2015

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Lecture “Technology is a distraction – Bring Your Own Disturber? A plea for learning with digital media from an interactionist-constructivist perspective” as part of fraMediale 2014 on 12 March 2014

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Lecture “Apps in Research? – Reflections on the Use of Web Applications and Apps in Media Research”; Presentation at the workshop “Mobile Media Research – Mobile Devices as Subjects and Instruments of Qualitative Media Research” organised by and the as part of 30th Forum on Communication Culture “Smart and Mobile” on 24 November 2013

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Moderator and short presentation as part of the symposium “Creative Methods in Qualitative Media Research” organised by the Qualitative Media and Communication Research Working Group of on 6 May 2013

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Discussion entitled “The Technician and the Educator – a debate on ‘digital learning’ in schools” with Dipl.-Inf. Anthony Schmelz at the Frankfurt media fair fraMediale on 19 September 2012

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Guest lecture “Subject-Specific University Teaching Methods in Applied Sciences” at on 14 May 2012

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Guest lecture “iTeach? Digital Media Research Workshop” at on 3 May 2012

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Lecture “Support for Schools – A Prerequisite for the Natural Use of Digital Media in the Classroom” at the Frankfurt media fair fraMediale on 16 March 2011

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Lecture “STUDIUM 2.0 – the Net Generation and its Approaches to Texts and Images” as part of “Think Tank”, a series of lectures organised by on information and knowledge management at universities, on 25 June 2010

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Book launch: “Kommunigrafie – An Empirical Study on the Significance of Text and Images in Digital Communication” at the Frankfurt media fair fraMediale 2009 on 23 September 2009

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• Introduction to Media Education (MA)
  Introduction to Media Education
  [VL | Lecture]
• Qualitative Research Methods (MA)
  [SEM | Course]
• Current Issues in Media Education (MA)
  [SEM | Course]
• Fundamentals of Media Education for Trainee Teachers
  Introduction to Media Education
  [VL | Lecture]
• Media Education (Hybrid) Colloquium (BA/MA/PhD) | Media Education Practical Projects (ELMEB)
  Media Education Colloquium
  [KOLL | Colloquium]
• Media Education Research Workshop
  Media Education Research Workshop
  [SEM | Compact Course]
• Media Education (Online) PhD Students’ Colloquium & Media Education Clinic
  Media Education Colloquium
  [KOLL | Colloquium]

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You can find detailed information about my courses in LSF or at

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Open consultation hours

Winter Semester 26/27: by appointment
from the Summer Semester 2027: Tuesdays from 4.00 pm – 5.00 pm

in the Winter Semester 26/27: online (ZOOM)
From the Summer Semester 27: in Room A-333 [or] online (ZOOM)

In Heidelberg, I will once again be offering regular face-to-face consultation hours from the Summer Semester 2027. For appointments in the Winter Semester 2026/27, please send me an email (please only from your official email account), let me know what you need to discuss, and I will offer you a suitable time slot and send you the required access password.

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Open consultation hours

by appointment

online (ZOOM) [or] at the HoST

Every week (including during the lecture-free period), I offer consultation hours online (via ZOOM); on request, I can also meet you in person at the HoST. To book an appointment, please send me an email (at least two days in advance and only from your official university account), stating the nature of your enquiry and whether you would prefer an online consultation or an in-person appointment; I will then offer you a suitable time slot within the consultation hours and, if necessary, send you the required access password.

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Please ensure that every email you send has a clear subject line (university, course, semester and your enquiry) and always send emails from your university email address, as the mail server has frequently classified unknown email addresses (e.g. from free email providers) as spam. This also allows me to categorise your message correctly straight away.

[Online]
Online symposium on the methodological approach and challenges of the DFG project “Connected Kids – Socialisation in a Changing Media Environment” (Conkids) by Dr Claudia Lampert from and Katrin Potzel from as part of the “Media Education meets...”series organised by on 3 June 2024

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Organisation and moderation of the workshop on “Research Ethics Challenges in Qualitative Media Research” by the as part of the at from 16 to 19 November 2023

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[Online]
Online symposium “How do children understand AI systems? Insights into the ’s practical and media research on children’s engagement with and understanding of algorithmic recommendation systems” as part of the “Media Education meets...” series organised by on 10 July 2023

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[In-person and online]
Co-organisation and moderation of the workshop ‘“We withdraw into ourselves, where life’s yolk is much, much yellower” (Liederjan). Or: How can we save the world amidst the tension between self-referentiality in media education and cooperation with (digital) companies?” organised by as part of the on 18, 19 and 24 November 2022

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[Online]
Co-organisation of the online plenary session of on 28 April 2021 [due to measures to contain SARS-CoV-2 (“coronavirus”), the initiative’s nationwide plenary session took place online]

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[Online]
Co-organisation of the workshop “More than Tools and ‘Homeschooling’ – Interdisciplinary Reflections on Media in the Educational Experiment of the COVID-19 Crisis” in collaboration with the GfM’s Education and Digitalisation Forums and the “No Education Without Media” as part of the organised by the ) at [due to measures to contain SARS-CoV-2 (‘coronavirus’), the GfM Annual Conference took place online] from 29 September to 2 October 2020

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and moderation of the future workshop on the “2019 Addendum to the Media Education Manifesto” in collaboration with the steering committee of – as part of the
at on 17 November 2019

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Organisation, facilitation and group leadership of the workshop “Media Research & Digital Transformation – Opportunities and Challenges for Media Education” organised by as part of the in Munich on 16 November 2019

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in Frankfurt am Main, in collaboration with the , the team from , the and the on 19 September 2018

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Announcement and presentation of on 19 September 2018

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organised by , focusing on “Futurelab Media Education – Quality | Standards | Profession” at (on-site co-organiser) from 16 to 19 November 2017

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Organisation and facilitation of the workshop “What’s inside when it says ‘media education’ on the label? Media Education Standards in the Spotlight of Qualitative Research – a ‘Study Speed-Dating’ session” by as part of the in Frankfurt am Main on 18 November 2017

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Working retreat on ; updating the Dagstuhl paper on education in the digital and networked world in collaboration with the , the and the from 24 to 26 July 2017

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2017 in Frankfurt am Main, in collaboration with the , the and the on 29 March 2017

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Announcement and presentation of
on 29 March 2017

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Symposium “Visual Sociology meets Media Education” organised by as part of the joint of of and the , “The Constitution of Media Education”, 28–30 September 2016

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Editorial meeting of as part of the joint of of and the , “The Constitution of Media Education”, 28–30 September 2016

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Bildungsmediale 2016; co-organisation as a member of the steering committee of together with and the ), on 15 September 2016

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for the and the as part of the (in collaboration with ) on 21 November 2015

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, jointly organised with the and in collaboration with , , , , , , , and on 16 September 2015

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on 16 September 2015

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by and the (in collaboration with ) on 17 and 18 July 2015

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in collaboration with the , with the participation of , , , , , , , and (both ), approx. 300 participants on 12 March 2014

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on 12 March 2014

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Workshop organised by and the , with the participation of , , and on 24 November 2013

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Symposium (in collaboration with and ) on 6 May 2013

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in collaboration with the ), with the participation of and , approx. 250 participants on 19 September 2012

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, organised jointly with the , with the participation of , and , approx. 200 participants on 16 March 2011

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organised jointly with the , with the participation of , and Harry Plaatsman, OPSO-Purmerend, Netherlands (approx. 120 participants) on 23 September 2009

(PHHD)

• Member of the management team at the (HD:DTB)

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(PHL)

• Head of the Department of Media Education at the Institute of Educational Science and Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Media Education and Media Research – IZMM (2018–2025)
• Elected member of the Senate (2023–2025)
• Elected member of the Faculty Council, the Doctoral Committee and the Curriculum Committee of Faculty I (2019–2025)
• Member of the cross-university QUOD/AG Digitalisation working group (2019–2025)
• Member of the Curriculum and Examinations Committee (SPA) for Cultural and Media Education (BA) and the Master’s in Cultural Education (MA) (2018–2025)
• Module coordinator for, amongst others, the MA Educational Research and MA Cultural Education degree programmes (2018–2025)

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(FTzM)

• Member of the Executive Board (2011–2025)
• Founding Director alongside

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DGfE)

• Member of the following sections

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(GMK)

• Spokesperson for the , jointly with
• Member of the Extended Executive Committee (since 2011)
• Member of the Federal Executive Committee (2015–2019)
• Member of , the and the

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(JFF)

• Member

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(GI)

• Supporter of the
• Contributor to the interdisciplinary process surrounding the and part of the team of authors continuing the theoretical and conceptual discourse on the “Frankfurt Triangle”
• Programme committee for the “Digital Education” track at INFORMATIK

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• Member

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University Professors and Lecturers (DHV)

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