For 10 years, my interdisciplinary research has focused on the co-design of innovations and evolution of respective practices in the field of technology enhanced learning (TEL). Thereby, I investigated the role of digital tools for self- and socially-regulated learning in experimental (e.g. validation of the co-evolution model of cognitive and social systems in a field study) as well as design-oriented studies (e.g., co-design of an informal sense and meaning making tool), and application domains included formal (e.g. university) and informal (e.g., healthcare) contexts.

My current focus is on researching innovation processes from a systemic socio-cognitive, -technological and cultural perspective. Special attention is given to ethical reflection processes as part of interprofessional teams in agile development (ethical-by-design). This way, I want to sustainably impact the way we work and learn.

As part of my PostDoc Position at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), I initiated and established the successful innovation program “TEL Marketplace” for the sustainable transformation of TEL research into teaching and learning practice. This included the development of methods for the strategic selection of promising funding projects as well as their monitoring and guidance during collaborative design and subsequent implementation in a university course: e.g., the University Innovation Dartboard and Canvas. These methods draw and build upon approaches of entrepreneurship, such as portfolio management and business model design, as well as participatory and activity theoretical perspectives.