Research Topics
- Wearable technologies and gamification, e.g. fMOOC
- Open Badges, e.g. the EU project Badge Europe and German project BeuthBadges
- Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), e.g. projects Wikipedia Dialogue and fMOOC
- Digital media in support of intercultural diversity, e.g. IQ Network projects BeuthBonus and Credit Points
- Fostering diversity in digital communities: Wikipedia-Diversity
- Online reputation, e.g. German project Perspektive 2.0
- E-Portfolio, e.g. the EU project Europortfolio and the German Chapter
- Social Media and Web 2.0, e.g. the German project Mediencommunity 2.0 and the global project iCollaborate
Scientific Reviews
Scientific Journals
- Guest Editor of International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL): LINK
- Guest Editor of eLearning Papers: LINK
- Scientific reviewer for Digital Education Review journal (DER) (Link)
- Scientific reviewer for Future Internet (Link)
- Scientific reviewer for the International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments (Link)
- Scientific reviewer for the International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning – IJTEL (Link)
- Scientific reviewer for the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, IJMBL (Link)
- Scientific reviewer for the Mobile Innovation Network Australasia, MINA (Link)
Scientific Conferences
- The PLE Conference 2010, Barcelona, Spain (Link)
- The PLE Conference 2011, Southampton, UK (Link)
- The PLE Conference 2012, Aveiro, Portugal (Link)
- The PLE Conference 2013, Berlin/Melbourne (Link)
- Program Committee Member of the ePIC: LINK
- Program Committee Member of IDGEI 2014: LINK
- Program Committee Member of IEEE/ICALT: LINK
- Program Committee Member of the SMART Conference: LINK
- Mobile Learning Conference Bremen 2011 (Link)
- Social Media in Academia – Research and Teaching 2013 – SMART 2013 (Link)
- Workshop on Cloud Education Environments” – WCLOUD 2013 (Link)
Conference chair
- The PLE Conference 2013, Berlin/Melbourne 10-12 July 2013, General Conference Chair (Link)
- The PLE Conference 2012, Aveiro/Melbourne 11-13 July 2012, Member of the Organising Commitee (Link)
- The PLE Conference 2011, Southampton 11-13.07.2011, Member of the Organising Commitee (Link)
- The PLE Conference 2010, Barcelona8-9.07.2010, Member of the Organising Commitee(Link)
Workshop chair
- Mobile Learning and Creativity Workshop, EC-TEL 2012, 19th September 2012, Saarbruecken, Germany
- Enhancing Participatory Culture: How to Design International Collaboration with Social and Mobile Media, Online Educa Berlin 2012, 28th November 2012, Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Memberships
- Gesellschaft für Medien in der Wissenschaft e.V.: LINK
- European Distance Education Networt (EDEN): LINK
- E-Portfolio Initiative Berlin/Brandenburg: LINK
- E-Portfolio Research Group on LinkedIn (founder and moderator)
- Mobile Learning and Creativity Group on Facebook (founder and moderator)
Media
- Statement on E-Learning at e-teaching.org 100 Meinungen zu E-Learning
- Interview about E-Portfolio bei Online Educa Berlin 2010 (audio recording)
- Collection of PLE Definitions
- Presentations SlideShare.net
- Publications Scribd.com