Dirk Ifenthaler

Dr. Dirk Ifenthaler currently is a Professor and Chair of Learning, Design, and Technology at the University of Mannheim in Germany. He also serves as the Deputy Chair of Data Science in Education, Learning, and Teaching at Curtin University in Australia. Dr. Ifenthaler held the positions of Professor and Director at the Centre for Research in Digital Learning and Technology at Deakin University. He also held positions as Professor for Applied Teaching and Learning Research at the Univeristy of Postham, Germany and Manager of Applied Research and Learning Analytics at Open Universities, Australia. Dr. Ifenthaler is the editor-in-chief of the journal Technology, Knowledge, and Learning and senior editor for the Journal of Applied Research in Education. His research focuses on the development of educational software, game-based assessment, organizational learning, and data analytics. His most cited publications include:

• Ifenthaler, D. , & Schweinbenz, V. (2013). The acceptance of Tablet-PCs in classroom instruction. Computers in Human Behavior, 29(3), 525-534.

• Eseryel, D., Law, V., Ifenthaler, D., Ge, X., & Miller, R. (2014). An investigation of the interrelationships between motivation, engagement, and complex problem solving in game-based learning. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 17(1), 42-53.

• Ifenthaler, D., Eseryel, D., & Ge, X. (2012). Assessment for game-based learning. Assessment in game-based learning (pp. 1-8). New York, NY: Springer.

• Isaias, P., Sampson, D. G., Ifenthaler, D. (Eds.). (2020). Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. New York, NY: Springer.

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