Research

I’m an Assistant Professor at the University of Luxembourg.

If you want to get to know me and my research please watch this “Meet the Scientist” video produced by the FNR.LU.

Generally speaking, I study the more or less strategic uses of digital media and technologies for learning and teaching, including factors that condition in how far and how they are used in various learning and teaching settings. As a cognitive scientist, I am also interested in subjective theories as well as scientific theories of learning, i.e. how we think (intuitively or based on scientific research) that learning works and what that means for teaching. Moreover, I am interested in the socio-cultural changes in learning brought about by the digital revolution, i.e. how the recent changes in media have caused our understanding of learning to change.

Research Interests

Educational Technology
Learning Sciences

Current Research & Development Projects

Generative AI in education in Luxembourg (2024)
GROW: Game Research Opportunities Workshop coordinated by Prof. Dr Pedro CARDOSO LEITE, Prof. Dr Sandra CAMARDA & Dr Jean BOTEV (Université du Luxembourg) and funded as a small brainstorm meeting on new horizons by the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) of the University of Luxembourg
HyPES: Hybridation des dispositifs et Pratiques de formation dans l’Enseignement Supérieur (2024-2027) coordinated by Prof. Dr Luc MASSOU (France) and Prof. Dr Réginald BURTON (Luxembourg) and funded by ANR.FR & FNR.LU as a bilateral collaboration project
Perceptions of Preservice Teachers’ Technology Integration Preparation coordinated by Prof. Dr Rhonda Christensen (University of North Texas)
Students’ Perception of ChatGPT (October 2023 – December 2023) coordinated by Dr Aleksander Aristovnik (University of Ljubljana)
Accelerating STEAM-related Knowledge and Skills via 3D Modellins and 3D Printing (2023-2025) coordinated by Prof. Dr Jozef Hvorecký (University of Ostrava) and funded by Erasmus+ Programme – Key Action 2: Innovation and good practices (Strategic Partnerships)
Joyful Schools: active learning strategies for health, well-being and growth mindset (2023-2026) coordinated by Prof. Dr Yves Kreis (Université du Luxembourg) and funded by Erasmus+ Programme – Key Action 2: Innovation and good practices (Strategic Partnerships)
EU Kids Online Network (since 2023)
Member of the Steering Group of the SustainLux project coordinated by Prof. Dr Ariane König (since 2022).
Developing Energy Literacy (since 2021)
Co-Creating Transdisciplinary STEM-STEAM Pedagogical Innovations through Connecting International Learning Communities (2021-2024) coordinated by Dr Yves Kreis (Université du Luxembourg) and funded by Erasmus+ Programme – Key Action 2: Innovation and good practices (Strategic Partnerships)
Current Educational Technology Policies, Strategies, Theories & Practices in Luxembourg

Past Research & Development Projects

Energy Balance (2020-2021) coordinated by Prof. Dr Phillip Dale (Université du Luxembourg) and funded by FNR (PSP-Classic), Ref: 14590759
European Center for Competence and Resources in Border Studies (2018-2020) coordinated by Dr Christian Wille (Université du Luxembourg) and funded by Interreg VA Grande Région
PIAF: Développement de la pensée informatique et algorithmique dans l’enseignement fondamental (2018-2021) coordinated by Université de Liège (Belgium) and funded by Erasmus+ Programme – Key Action 2: Innovation and good practices (Strategic Partnerships)
CDG4E: Create Digital Games for Education (2017-2020) coordinated by MITA (Malta) and funded by Erasmus+ Programme – Key Action 2: Innovation and good practices (Strategic Partnerships)
Tell Your Town (development of mobile learning app) coordinated by Marcus Haberkorn (Hochschule Trier) and funded by Nikolaus Koch Stiftung, Trier; SCRIPT/MENJE, Luxembourg; Ministerium für Bildung Rheinland-Pfalz, Mainz (2015-2018)
The digital literacy and multimodal practices of young children (DigiLitEY): ISCH COST Action IS1410 (2015-2018)
SciPol:Lux: Science Education, Innovation, and Policy in Modern Luxembourg (2014-2017) – coordinated by Prof. Dr Christina Siry and funded by Université du Luxembourg
Current Educational Technology Policies, Strategies, Theories & Practices in Luxembourg
- Project “edusphere” of the Ministry of Education
- Project “digital learning” of the Lycée Hubert Clement Esch-Alzette
- Project “mobile learning” of the Lycée Technique de Bonnevoie
- Survey on the uses of iPads in Kindergarten classes with Technolink, Ville de Luxembourg
- Survey on the uses of ICT in Education in Luxembourg with SCRIPT & ADQS
Development of a moOC on “Text and Context” for the UL’s Bachelor en Cultures Européennes – English studies with Agnès Prüm & Shahed Parnian
ICT-Enriched Learning & Assessment of Spreadsheet Skills with Serge Dondelinger (Travail de candidature)
ICT-Enriched Assessment of “Global Competences” for PISA 2018
Incentives and Gaming Environments for Automobile Routing (I-GEAR): FNR-CORE (01.05.2012-01.05.2015) – more about the project
ICT-Enriched Assessment & Learning of Science Literacy
Numerical & Spatial Cognition: Developmental Issues (NUMSPACE2)
Numerus Clausus: Student Selection Procedures
Assessment of ICT Literacy in pre-service teacher students
Needs analysis for an “e-Learning for Languages” project (Quattropole)
Implicit Learning and Visual Attention (Ph.D. Thesis)
Sex differences in spatial cognition (Master Thesis)

I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Luxembourg in the field of learning and teaching. My PhD thesis was in cognitive psychology, focusing on implicit learning processes. I have always been interested in the integration of ICT in education, especially the strategic use of technology in teaching. With the advent of the digital revolution, I became interested in exploring the socio-cultural changes in learning caused by the use of digital technologies.

My current research focuses on the subjective theories of learning held by teachers and how these influence their use of ICT in the classroom. I am particularly interested in identifying factors that enable or hinder the use of ICT in teaching, and how these factors can be addressed.

Throughout my career, I have worked extensively as a teacher trainer in the field of educational technologies. I have experience with various forms of active pedagogy approaches, including problem-based, project-based, and design-research approaches. My goal is to help teachers integrate technology into their teaching practice in a way that enhances student learning and engagement.