Current position
10/2018 – present
- Vice-Dean Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Responsible for International Affairs, Munich University of Applied Sciences
- Professor of Socio-informatics & Program Director BA Social Work (BASA-online)
10/2016 – 09/2018
- Vice-Dean Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Responsible for International Affairs, Munich University of Applied Sciences
- Program Director MSM Master of Social Management
- Professor of Socio-informatics & Program Director BA Social Work (BASA-online)
10/2011 – 09/2016
- Academic Director of E-Learning Center, Munich University of Applied Sciences
- Professor of Socio-informatics & Program Director BA Social Work (BASA-online)
10/2007 – 09/2011
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- Professor of Socio-informatics & Program Director BA Social Work (BASA-online)
03/2006 – 09/2007
- Professor of Socio-informatics, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Munich University of Applied Sciences
Professional Experience
2005-2006
- Post-doc Researcher at University of Hamburg, Study Program Master of Higher Education
2004 – 2005
- Senior Expert E-Learning at Berufsgenossenschaft für Gesundheitsdienst und Wohlfahrtspflege, Hamburg
2001-2003
- Researcher Helmut-Schmidt University, University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg
1990-2001
- Project Coordinator and IT-trainer at the FrauenTechnikZentrum, Hamburg (since 1999 on secondment for Ph.D. program).
- Transnational EU-funded co-operations projects in adult education, professional development, vocational training and media research:
- TELELERNEN – Professional Development at a Distance for Small & Medium Enterprises
- FEM – Female Experts in Multimedia
- ARIANA- Qualifying Afghan Migrants as Office Managers
- Educational design and teaching:
- Foundations of computing, Office programs
- Multimedia-Authoring / WebDesign (Toolbook / Director, Visual Basic, Dreamweaver, Frontpage)
1986-1990
- Social worker in Open Youth Work Parish St. Pauli-Süd, Hamburg & Educational Specialist at the Youth Work Office of the Protestant Church Stormarn)
Academic Qualifications
- 2002 Ph.D in Education ( „summa cum laude“) at Helmut-Schmid University, Hamburg: Research Area Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
- 1986 Postgraduate Teacher Certificate (Second State Examination): Educational Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Education for Grammar School Teaching, Hamburg
- 1983 Educational Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Education, University Hamburg and University of London (First State Examination)
Awards & Honors
- Scholarship of the German National Merit Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) (1977-1983)
- Best Paper Award for: Arnold, P. & Kumar, S. (2014). „Räumchen wechsle dich” Eigenräume und Raumwechsel beim Aufbau einer Online Community of Practice. Gesellschaft für Medien in der Wissenschaft (GMW) Annual Conference 2014, Zurich, Switzerland
Memberships
- CIRN Community Informatics Research Network
- FiFF Forum InformatikerInnen für Frieden und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung – Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
- GI Gesellschaft für Informatik – German Informatics Society
- GMW Gesellschaft für Medien in der Wissenschaft – Society for Media in Science
2012-2017 Virtual University Bavaria (vhb) Program Committee
since 2016 Scientific Advisory Board SYNERGIE – Fachmagazin für Digitalisierung in der Lehre” (Universität Hamburg)
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