Research Projects
2019-2022
Augmented Reality Interactive Educational System (ARETE), funded by the European Commission (Horizon2020, ICT 25: Interactive Technologies). Coordinated by University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland.
2018-2022 "Virtual situated learning and teaching with avatars and agents in social cyberspace (ViLeArn)", in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Marc Erich Latoschik, Human-Computer Interaction, JMU, funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung), funding line for research on digital higher education - innovative potentials of digital higher education.
2017-2018
Triseum Pilot Evaluation
Partners: TriseumTM, Project coordination: European Schoolnet
since 2015
"Breaking Bad Behavior", (collaboration with Prof. Dr. Marc Erich Latoschik, Human-Computer Interaction, JMU)
2017-2019
"ITELAB" (Coordinator European Schoolnet), funded by European Commission (Erasmus+, Cooperation and Innovation for Good Practices, Knowledge Alliances for higher education) (partner: EUN Partnership AISBL; University College, Dublin, Ireland; University of Newcastler, Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom; Instituto Politecnico de Santarem, Santarem, Portugal; Universitetet I Agder, Kristiansand, Norway; University degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy; Steelcase SA, Schiltgheim, France; Iris Connect LTD, Brighton, United Kingdom; Smart Technologies (Germany) GmbH, Bonn, Germany; Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Dublin, Ireland)
2016-2021
"VARyFAST - Virtual and Augmented Reality in the "FAST-network" (Franconia Alliance of Science and Technology, a network of Universities in North-West-Bavaria), funded by the Bavarian Minstry of Education, Science and the Arts (collaboration with Prof. Dr. Marc Erich Latoschik, Human-Computer Interaction, JMU; Prof. Dr. Jens Elsebach & Prof. Dr. Raphael Rossmann, University of Applied Sciences Aschaffenburg; Prof. Dr. Dagmar Unz, University of Applied Sciences, Würzburg)
2012-2015
“Modeling and measuring pedagogical media competencies” , funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (together with Prof. Dr. B. Herzig and Prof. Dr. N. Schaper, University of Paderborn; Prof. Dr. A. Breiter, Institute for Information Management, Bremen; Prof. Dr. J. Hartig, DIPF (Center for Research on Educational Quality and Evaluation), Frankfurt)
2012-2016
“Improving reading and writing skills using Wikipedia”, funded by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Culture, Germany
2013-2015
“Learning with and about media in an international and interdisciplinary perspective”, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Ruhr-University Bochum (in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Petra Hesse, Wheelock College, Boston, USA)
2012-2013
“Video-based reflection of German and American media literacy education classroom activities in an international perspective”, initial grant of the Professional School of Education, Ruhr-University Bochum (in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Renee Hobbs, University of Rhode Island, USA)
2008-2010
“Media learning environments of children and teenagers” , funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (together with Prof. Dr. B. Herzig and S. Aßmann, University of Paderborn)
2005-2006
Meta-analysis “Learning with Digital Media in German Schools” , funded by Deutsche Telekom, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (together with Prof. Dr. B. Herzig, University of Paderborn)
2004
“Increasing the Efficiency of Teaching Mathematics and Sciences: Development of a Dissemination-Program for Sinus-Transfer NRW”, funded by the Regional Office for School, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Federal Government-States-Commission for Education Plans and Research Funding (together with Prof. Dr. B. Herzig, University of Paderborn)
2001-2007
“Developing problem solving competency using computer simulations: Theory-guided development and empirical evaluation of a pedagogical concept”, funded by the Department of Education, University of Paderborn
2001-2003
“Initial Teacher Education and Professional Development: Reflective Learning with Multimedia”, funded by the Ministry of School, Science and Research (North Rhine-Westphalia) (together with Prof. Dr. B. Herzig, University of Paderborn)
2000-2001
“Media and Information Technologies in Education: Development of an eLearning Environment in Initial Teacher Education”, funded by the University Network Multimedia (together with Prof. Dr. G. Tulodziecki, University of Paderborn; Prof. Dr. R. Schulz-Zander and Annabell Preussler, University of Dortmund)
1998-2000
“Media Literacy Education in Primary Schools”, funded by the Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia (together with Prof. Dr. G. Tulodziecki, Dr. B. Herzig, Stefan Moll, Ulrike Gallasch, University of Paderborn; Prof. Dr. U. Six, University Koblenz-Landau)
