Prof. Dr. Thomas Köhler

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Core research areas

Analysis, conception and evaluation of the use of new media & multimedia with a focus on

eLearning & knowledge cooperation with new media;
educational organization and technology;
virtual organizations and sustainable knowledge cooperation;
didactic design of ODL & educational multimedia for education and science;
cooperative work with new media (telecooperation & computer-mediated communication);
e-Science and online research methods;
personal & social identity in human-computer interaction

Curriculum vitae

since 04/2008	Director of the Center for Open Digital Innovation and Participation (CODIP), TUD Dresden University of Technology
since 12/2007	Managing Director of the Institute for Vocational Education
11/2005–03/2008	Academic Director of the Media Design Center, TU Dresden
12/2002–11/2005	Junior Professorship (W1) for "Teaching-learning research with special consideration of multimedia learning" at the University of Potsdam at the Institute of Education (Faculty of Human Sciences) 05/2004 Appointment as professor according to new law (W1) At the same time teaching at the Universities of Bergen (Norway, Media & Information Sciences Dept., since 11/2003) and Dresden (Educational Technology, since 10/2004) 06/2005 Evaluation as Junior Professorship 02/2006 Award of the teaching qualification (facultas docendi) by the University of Potsdam; due to the call to the TU Dresden, which has been accepted in the meantime, the teaching license (venia legendi) cannot be granted
04/2000–12/2002	Post-doc and research assistant (C1) at the Chair of Work, Industrial and Organizational Psychology at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena with Prof. Dr. R. Trimpop
09/1996–03/2000	Research Associate and doctoral student (BAT IIa): Research Associate at the Department of Communication Psychology at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena with Prof. Dr. W. Frindte 04/1997 - 03/2000 11/1999 Dr. phil. in communication psychology; topic of the thesis: "The construction of the self in computer-mediated communication" with Prof. Dr. W. Frindte Research Associate at the Chair of Social Psychology at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena with Prof. Dr. W. Frindte 09/1996 - 03/1997
01/1995–08/1996	Doctoral studies at the Chair of Social Psychology at the FSU Jena with Prof. Dr. W. Frindte
09/1990–05/1995	Studied psychology and sociology at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and at the Liberal Arts College Swarthmore (USA), 05/1995 Intermediate examination in Sociology (M.A.), thesis topic: "Sociobiographical analysis of managing directors in the Jena region" with Prof. Dr. R. Schmidt 12/1994 Diploma in Psychology with specialization in Educational Psychology (Prof. Dr. W. Schnotz) and Work, Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Prof. Dr. P. Richter); topic of diploma thesis: "Social psychological processes in computer-mediated communication" with Prof. W. Frindte
09/1988–08/1989	Studied physics at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena
11/1985–08/1988	Military service as a media technician
09/1985–10/1985	Worked as an electromechanic at Keramische Werke Hermsdorf

Publications

208 Entries

2012

Konzeption und Entwicklung von E-Learning gestützten Bildungsangeboten – Ein Leitfaden für WeiterbildungsanbieterChrist, C., Döring, S., Köhler, T., Lißner, A. & Schulz, J., 2012, TUDpress/Thelem UniversitätsverlagResearch output: Book/Report/Anthology > Monograph
Online-Gemeinschaften zur Studienvorbereitung: Eine empirische Studie zu computerbezogenen Einstellungen sächsischer GymnasialschülerSchaarschmidt, N., Dietsch, S. & Köhler, T., 2012, Communities in New Media: Virtual Enterprises, Research Communities and Social Media Networks - 15. Workshop GeNeMe 2012, Gemeinschaften in Neuen Medien. Köhler, T. & Kahnwald, N. (eds.). TUDpress/Thelem Universitätsverlag, p. 313-324, 12 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
Vorwort der HerausgeberKöhler, T. & Kahnwald, N., 2012, Communities in New Media: Virtual Enterprises, Research Communities & Social Media Networks: 15. Workshop GeNeMe ’12 Gemeinschaften in Neuen Medien. Köhler, T. & Kahnwald, N. (eds.).p. iii-viiElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
Where are the 'Digital Natives'? - An empirical study of german high school students’ attitudes toward internet-based learning.Schaarschmidt, N., Köhler, T. & Dietsch, S., 2012, EDULEARN12 Proceedings: 4th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies. p. 5468-5477Research output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution

2011

Integration durch Offenheit Wissensgemeinschaften in Forschung und LehreWissensgemeinschaften : Digitale Medien – Öffnung und Offenheit in Forschung und Lehre.Neumann, J. & Köhler, T., 2011, Wissensgemeinschaften : Digitale Medien – Öffnung und Offenheit in Forschung und Lehre. – Münster: Waxmann Verl., 2011. – S. 11 - 17. Neumann, J. & Köhler, T. (eds.). Münster: Waxmann, Vol. 60. p. 11-17, 7 p.Research output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
The communication infrastructure during the learning process in web based collaborative learning systems.Stuetzer, C. M., Carley, K. M., Koehler, T. & Thiem, G., 2011, WebSci '11: Proceedings of the 3rd International Web Science Conference. Association for Computing Machinery, 17Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
Web 2.0 in der akademischen Praxis: Herausforderungen und strategische OptionenAlbrecht, S., Köhler, T. & Kahnwald et al., N., 2011Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
Web2.0 in der beruflichen WeiterbildungHoppe, H. U., Kerres, M., Köhler, T., Krämer, N. C., Martens, A., Schneider, D. K., de Witt, C. & 1 others, 2011, DeLFI 2011 - Die 9. e-Learning Fachtagung Informatik: Poster, Workshops, Kurzbeiträge. 2 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Foreword/Postscript

2010

Social Software an der Hochschule: Studentische Communities of PracticeAlbrecht, S., Kahnwald, N. & Köhler, T., 2010, Virtual enterprises, communities & social networks: Workshop GeNeMe '10, Gemeinschaften in Neuen Medien. TU Dresden, 07./08.10.2010. Meissner, K. & Engelien, M. (eds.). Dresden: TUDpress/Thelem Universitätsverlag, p. 317-326, 15 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
Social Software an Hochschulen – zwischen formellem und informellem e-LearningAlbrecht, S., Kahnwald, N. & Köhler, T., 2010, Interaktive Kulturen: Workshop-Band: Proceedings der Workshops der Mensch & Computer 2010 - 10. Fachübergreifende Konferenz für Interaktive und Kooperative Medien, DeLFI 2010 - die 8. E-Learning Fachtagung Informatik der Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. und der Entertainment Interfaces 2010, Duisburg, Germany, September 12-15, 2010. Schroeder, U. (ed.). Berlin, p. 222-227, 6 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution