Doctoral Researcher in Educational Technologies at studiumdigitale, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Email: eichhorn [at] studiumdigitale.uni-frankfurt.de

Michael Eichhorn is an educational scientist and works as a research associate at studiumdigitale, Goethe University Frankfurt. He has more than 10 years of experience in advising and qualifying teachers (school and university) on the use of digital media in teaching and learning. His research interests include the modeling and measurement of digital teaching skills, the support of learning design with the help of digital tools and teaching cooperation between teachers.
  • Modeling of Digital Teaching Skills
  • AI Literacy / Digital Literacy
  • Authentic Learning Scenarios in HigherEd
  • Quality Indicators for Learning Design
  • Perspectives on Learning Analytics Dashboards
  • PhD Candidate, Open University of the Netherlands
  • Master Degree in Educational Sciences (Media & Education), 2010 University Rostock
  • Diploma in Media Technology, 2004 Mittweida University of Applied Sciences
  • Rienties, B., Divjak, B., Eichhorn, M. et al. (2023). Online professional development across institutions and borders. Int J Educ Technol High Educ 20, 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-023-00399-1
  • Beege, B., Eichhorn, M., Heitz, R., Köhler, T., Markgraf, D., Meier, J., Messemer, H., Schade, C., Thiering, R., Tillmann, A. (2023). Enhancing Collaboration and Digital Teaching Competencies in Higher Education: The KoKoN Project. e-learning and education, Iss. 15. (urn:nbn:de:0009-5-57845)
  • Tillmann, A., Voß-Nakkour, S., Eichhorn, M., & Kühn, F. (2023). Digital Transformation after Covid-19 and the Balancing Act of Digital Teaching. International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems, 16 (3&4), 127–141. http://www.iariajournals.org/intelligent_systems/ 
  • Eichhorn, M., Tillmann, A. & Drachsler, H. (2021). Der Einfluss von Lehr-Einstellungen und digitalen Kompetenzen auf die virtuelle Lehre (translated: The influence of teaching attitudes and digital competencies on virtual higher education teaching). In ZFHE Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung, 16 (3), 119–137. https://doi.org/10.3217/zfhe-16-03/07 
  • Eichhorn, M., & Tillmann, A. (2018). Digitale Kompetenzen von Hochschullehrenden messen: Validierungsstudie eines Kompetenzrasters. In D. Krömker & U. Schröder (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI): P-284. DeLFI 2018 – Die 16. E-Learning Fachtagung Informatik (pp. 69–80). Bonn: Kölln Druck + Verlag GmbH.
  • Eichhorn, M.; Müller, R.; Tillmann, A. (2017). Entwicklung eines Kompetenzrasters zur Erfassung der ‚Digitalen Kompetenz‘ von Hochschullehrenden. In: Christoph Igel (Hrsg.), Bildungsräume. Proceedings der 25. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Medien in der Wissenschaft (GMW), Münster, New York 2017. S. 209-219.