Vita

Prof. Dr. Dana-Kristin Mah is Junior Professor for Digital Teaching and Learning at the Institute of Educational Sciences at Leuphana University. Her current research interests are particularly in the area of higher education with a focus on educational technologies, artificial intelligence, learning analytics, instructional design and competencies.

  • Since 10/2023: Junior Professor for Digital Teaching and Learning at the Institute of Educational Sciences at Leuphana University of Lüneburg
  • 02/2025: Research stay at Aarhus University, Denmark
  • 11/2019 – 08/2023: Head of Research and Instructional Designer at Stifterverband, project "AI Campus – The Learning Platform for Artificial Intelligence"
  • 05/2018 – 10/2019: Research assistant and consultant at VDI/VDE-IT and at the Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit).
  • 03/2018: Dr. rer. pol. economics at the University of Mannheim
  • 08/2016 – 04/2018: Research assistant at the TU Berlin, Scientific Continuing Education and Cooperation (ZEWK)
  • 05/2014 – 03/2018: Research assistant at the University of Potsdam, Applied Teaching and Learning Research and Educational and Socialization Processes (Prof. Dr. Dirk Ifenthaler)

Memberships

  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaft (DGfE), Sections Medienpädagogik und Schulpädagogik
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hochschuldidaktik (dghd)
  • Gesellschaft für Medien in der Wissenschaft (GMW)
  • Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)

Teaching

Digital teaching and learning
Artificial intelligence in education
Educational technologies
Digital skills
Media education

Research Interests

Digital teaching and learning

Artificial intelligence in education

Educational technology

Didactics

Skills development

Learning analytics

Digital badges

Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Utilizing learning analytics to support study success
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Editor) , Dirk Ifenthaler (Editor) , Jane Yin Kim Yau (Editor) , 2019 , 328 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBookResearch

  2. Foundation of digital badges and micro-credentials: demonstrating and recognizing knowledge and competencies
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , Dirk Ifenthaler (Editor) , Nicole Bellin-Mularski (Editor) , 2016 Cham , 530 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  3. Foundation of digital badges and micro-credentials: Demonstrating and recognizing knowledge and competencies
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Editor) , Nicole Bellin-Mularski (Editor) , Dirk Ifenthaler (Editor) , 2016 , 530 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBookResearch

Journal contributions

  1. Generative AI in teacher education: Educators’ perceptions of transformative potentials and the triadic nature of AI literacy explored through AI-enhanced methods
    Christopher Neil Prilop (Author) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , Lucas Jasper Jacobsen (Author) , Rasmus R. Hansen (Author) , Kira Elena Weber (Author) , Fabian Hoya (Author) , 01.12.2025 , in: Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 9 , 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. A Co-Creative Approach for AI-Enhanced Instructional Design: Combining Generative Artificial Intelligence and Learning Analytics
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , Marc Egloffstein (Author) , 07.08.2025 , in: The Journal of Applied Instructional Design, 2025

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. How Do AI Educators Use Open Educational Resources? A Cross-Sectoral Case Study on OER for AI Education
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , Florian Rampelt (Author) , Raphael Ruppert (Author) , Johannes Schleiss (Author) , Katharina Bata (Author) , Marc Egloffstein (Author) , 15.04.2025 , in: Open Praxis, 17, 1 , p. 46-63 , 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Leading the AI transformation in schools: it starts with a digital mindset
    Marcus Pietsch (Author) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , 01.04.2025 , in: Educational Technology Research and Development, 73, 2 , p. 1043-1069 , 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Perspectives of academic staff on artificial intelligence in higher education: exploring areas of relevance
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , Nils Knoth (Author) , Marc Egloffstein (Author) , 26.03.2025 , in: Frontiers in Education, 10 , 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Die Zukunft aktiv gestalten: Digitale Transformation und Künstliche Intelligenz in Bildung und Wissenschaft
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , 12.06.2025 Berlin, Heidelberg , p. 153-166 , 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologiesChapterResearchpeer-review

  2. Künstliche Intelligenz und Bildung in Deutschland: Erkenntnisse aus dem KI-Bildung Workshop 2024
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , Johannes Schleiss (Author) , Marc Egloffstein (Author) , 01.10.2024 Bonn , p. 137-145 , 9 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologiesArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  3. Didaktische Impulse zum Lehren und Lernen mit und über Künstliche Intelligenz
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , Julia Hense (Author) , Christian Dufentester (Author) , 01.01.2023 Wiesbaden , p. 91-108 , 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologiesContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  4. Zukunftsfähige Formate für digitale Lernangebote – innovative didaktische Ansätze am Beispiel einer Lernplattform für Künstliche Intelligenz
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , Julia Hense (Author) , 28.10.2021 , p. 617-631 , 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologiesChapterResearchpeer-review

  5. Entwicklung des ,,KI-Campus - die Lernplattform für Künstliche Intelligenz"
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , Cornelia Gamst (Author) , Lavinia Ionica (Author) , Christian Dufentester (Author) , 01.01.2020 Bonn , p. 377-378 , 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologiesArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

Press / Media

  1. Forschungsprojekt GenAI-Natives: Bildung neu denken im Zeitalter von Künstlicher Intelligenz
    1 Media contribution

    Press/Media: Press/Media

  2. Bildungsforschung: Mehr Chancengleichheit durch KI?
    1 time cited

    Press/Media: Press/Media

  3. Die "Schule der Zukunft" lehrt und lernt mit KI
    1 Media contribution

    Press/Media: Press/Media

  4. Künstliche Intelligenz in der Hochschullehre. Kurzinterviews mit Lehrenden verschiedener Hochschulen
    Interviewed once

    Press/Media: Press/Media

  5. Kreativität bleibt den Menschen vorbehalten
    1 Media contribution

    Press/Media: Press/Media

Prizes

  1. Fellow im Fellowship-Programm Zia – Visible Women in Science
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointmentsResearch

  2. Fellow im Fellowship-Programm Forschungskolleg KI-Kompetenzen
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointmentsResearch

Teaching