Prof. Dr. Hendrik Drachsler
Projects
- ALICE – Analyzing Learning for Individualized Competence Development in Mathematics and Science Education
- AR4STE(A)M – Use Gamification Strategies and Augmented Reality for Innovative STE(A)M Learning
- Analyzing and Fostering Learning for the development of Competence
- CORE – Critical Thinking in Online Learning Environments in Higher Education
- DELTA – Towards Digital Education with modern Learning Technologies and Assessment approaches
- DiFA – Digital Formative Assessment – Unfolding its full potential by combining psychometrics with learning analytics
- EduArc – Digital educational architectures – Open learning (educational) resources in disseminated learninginfrastructures
- GREAT – Games Realising Effective & Affective Transformation
- HIKOF-DL – Highly Informative and Competency-Oriented Feedback for Digital Learning
- LAMASS@DiLea – Learning Analytics, Monitoring and Ambition for Study Success in Distance Learning
- ML2MT – From Machine Learning to Machine Teaching – Making Machines AND Humans Smarter
- PROMPT – Optimizing Self-Regulated Learning Processes With Digital Prompts
Online Resources
- FoLA2 – Feedback-Orientated Learning Designs and Analytics
- Hyperchalk – Online Whiteboard for Educational Contexts
- OpenLAIR – Open Learning Analysis Indicator Repository
Publications
Professional activities
| Period of time | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Since 2023 | Guest Professor for Learning Analytics at the Open University Netherlands |
| Since 2019 | Director of studiumdigitale, central innovation unit for Technology-Enhanced Learning at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Since 2017 | Professor for Educational Technologies at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main and DIPF |
| 2016 – 2017 | Professor of Technology-Enhanced Learning, University of Applied Sciences Zuyd (NL) |
| 2014 – 2017 | Associate Professor, Welten Institute, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen (NL) |
| 2012 – 2014 | Assistant Professor, CELSTEC, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen (NL) |
| 2009 – 2012 | Researcher on Technology-Enhanced Learning, CELSTEC, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen (NL) |
| 2006 – 2009 | Researcher (PhD), OTEC, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen (NL) |
| 2006 – 2009 | PhD on Technology-Enhanced Learning, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen (NL) |
| 2004 – 2006 | Consultant / Programmer, IT Consulting GmbH, Cologne |
| 2004 – 2006 | Research Assistant, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT, Sankt Augustin |
| 2003 – 2006 | Diploma in Education and Computer Science, University Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg |
| 2003 – 2004 | Java Programmer, LOCALITE GmbH, Sankt Augustin |
| 2001 – 2006 | Web Developer, Freelancer, Cologne |
| 2001 – 2003 | Computer Engineer, B.I.B. International College, Bergisch Gladbach |
Research Interests
- Learning Analytics
- AI in Education
- Assessment and Feedback
- Learning Design
Memberships and Committee Positions
- Organisational Member of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR)
- Organisational Member of the European Association of Technology-Enhanced Learning
- General chair of the European Conference of Technology-Enhanced Learning 2018, Leeds, UK
- Programme chair of the European Conference for Technology Enhanced Learning (ECTEL 2017), Tallinn, Estonia
- Programme chair of the Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK 2016), Edinburgh, UK.
- Treasurer of the European Association of Technology- Enhanced Learning (EATEL)
- Special Issue Editor of the high impact Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (JCAL)
- Associate Editor of the IEEE high impact journal Transaction of Learning Technologies (TLT)
last modified
Sep 09, 2026