Vita

University Education

06/2007
Ph. D. Educational Sciences
University of Paderborn
Advisor: Prof. Dr. G. Tulodziecki
Dissertation title: “Developing problem solving competency using computer simulations: Theory-guided development and empirical evaluation of a pedagogical concept” (in German)

11/2001
State Teacher
Initial teacher education program
Certification University of Paderborn
Subjects: English, Chemistry, Art & Design

10/1996-06/1997
Study abroad University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Irelandscholarship granted by the German Academic Exchange Program

Professional academic experience

10/2013 to present
Full Professor of School Education, University of Würzburg, Institute of Educational Sciences, GermanyCourses include: Educational Technology, Media Education, Didactics and Educational Theories, Teacher Professionalization

04/2011-09/2013
Professor of Theory and Design of Teaching and Learning in the Classroom, Ruhr-University Bochum, Institute of Educational Sciences, Germany
Courses include: Didactics and Educational Theories; Lesson Plans and their Evaluation in Practice; Teaching and Learning with web 2.0 technologies, Classroom Assessment.

07/2007-03/2011
Postdoctoral Research Associate in the research group “Didactics and K-12 pedagogy with particular regard to media literacy education”, Prof. Dr. B. Herzig, Department of Education, University of Paderborn, Germany
Courses included: Media Literacy Education; Media Literacy Education in an International Perspective; Didactics and Educational Theories; Lesson Plans and their Evaluation in Practice; Teaching and Learning with web 2.0 technologies; Classroom Assessment; Curriculum Development.

04/2004-03/2007
Lecturer at the University of Osnabrueck, Germany (parallel)
Courses included: Educational Technology and Media Literacy Education.

04/2006-06/2007
Research Assistant in the work group “Didactics and K-12 pedagogy with particular regard to media literacy education”, Prof. Dr. B. Herzig, Department of Education, University of Paderborn, Germany
Courses included: Media Literacy Education; Didactics and Educational Theories; Teaching and Learning with Digital Media; Classroom Assessment; Curriculum Development.

04/2006-09/2006
Lecturer at the University of Bochum, Germany (parallel)
Courses included: Educational Technology and Media Literacy Education

01/2001-03/2006
Research Assistant in the work group “Didactics and Media Literacy Education”, Prof. Dr. G. Tulodziecki, Department of Education, University of Paderborn
Courses included: Media Literacy Education; Didactics and Educational Theories; Lesson Plans and their Evaluation in Practice; Teaching and Learning with Digital Media; Classroom Assessment; Curriculum Development.

Professional Academic Experience Abroad

05/2011 to present
Affiliated Faculty at the Media Education Lab, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA

03/2011-04/2011
Presidential International Visiting Scholar at Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

03/2010-04/2010
Visiting Scholar at the Media Education Lab, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA