Prof. Dr. Dana-Kristin Mah
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
Projects
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Leuphana AI Campus – AI Literacy Hub
Marcus Pietsch (Project manager, academic) , Isabell Malin Sluka (Project staff) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Project manager, academic)
→Project: Research
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Leuphana Startup Lab für Innovation, Transformation & Gründung
Burkhardt Funk (Project manager, academic) , Ricardo Usbeck (Co-Projectmanager, academic) , Arthur Seibel (Co-Projectmanager, academic) , Carsten Wille (Coordination) , Andrea Japsen (Coordination) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Co-Projectmanager, academic)
→Project: Research
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Artificial intelligence in education: Building on experiences in digital literacy to develop AI literacy for teaching. A comparative perspective from Germany and Denmark
Dana-Kristin Mah (Project manager, academic)
Project: Research
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GenAI-Natives - Educating (the next generation of) teachers on usage of generative artificial intelligence
Fenja Kuchenbuch (Project staff) , Gitte Köllner (Project staff) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Project manager, academic)
→Project: Teaching
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Lehren und Lernen in der digitalen Transformation: Digital-didaktische Potenziale, Herausforderungen und Implikationen
Dana-Kristin Mah (Project manager, academic)
Project: Research
Publications
Journal contributions
- The B-AIMT: development and initial validation of a domain-specific instrument for assessing mathematics teachers’ beliefs about artificial intelligence
Nils Buchholtz (Author) , Sebastian Schorcht (Author) , Katharina Bata (Author) , Lukas Baumanns (Author) , Nils Knoth (Author) , Matthias Carl Laupichler (Author) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , Marie Mirsch (Author) , Norbert Noster (Author) , Franziska Peters (Author) , Marc Pinski (Author) , Hans-Stefan Siller (Author) , Sandra Sprenger (Author) , Maike Vollstedt (Author) , Jonas Wibowo (Author) , 28.09.2026 , in: Frontiers in Education, 11 , 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- KI bei Studierenden: Empirische Erhebung zu Nutzungspraxis, Erwartungen und Haltungen
Erik Senst (Author) , Erik Senst (Author) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , 05.08.2026 , in: BIBLIOTHEK Forschung und Praxis, 50, 2 , p. 223-233 , 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 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) , Rasmus R. Hansen (Author) , Kira Elena Weber (Author) , Fabian Hoya (Author) , Lucas Jasper Jacobsen (Author) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , 01.12.2025 , in: Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 9 , 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Perspectives of academic staff on artificial intelligence in higher education: exploring areas of relevance
Nils Knoth (Author) , Marc Egloffstein (Author) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , 26.03.2025 , in: Frontiers in Education, 10 , 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Lehrkräfte und KI: Einblicke in Einstellungen, Erfahrungen und Entwicklungsbedarfe
Gitte Köllner (Speaker) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Speaker)
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Was denken Schüler:innen über KI? Qualitative Studie zum veränderten Schulalltag und Kompetenzen
Gitte Köllner (Speaker) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Speaker)
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KI-Lehrkompetenz in der Hochschulbildung: Entwicklung und expert:innenbasierte Validierung eines konzeptuellen Kompetenzmodells
Julia Jochim (Speaker) , Vera Lenz-Kesekamp (Speaker) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Speaker)
Activity: Conference Presentations › Research
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Zwischen Offenheit und Steuerung: Institutionelle Verankerung von AI Literacy am Beispiel des AI Literacy Hub
Isabell Malin Sluka (Speaker) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Coauthor)
Activity: Conference Presentations › Transfer
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AI Teaching Competence in Higher Education: Developing a Model for Learning in Transition
Julia Jochim (Speaker) , Vera Lenz-Kesekamp (Speaker) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Speaker)
→Activity: Conference Presentations › Research
Press / Media
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Ein Hub für AI Literacy
Interviewed oncePress/Media: Press/Media
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Forschungsprojekt GenAI-Natives: Bildung neu denken im Zeitalter von Künstlicher Intelligenz
1 Media contributionPress/Media: Press/Media
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Bildungsforschung: Mehr Chancengleichheit durch KI?
1 time citedPress/Media: Press/Media
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Die "Schule der Zukunft" lehrt und lernt mit KI
1 Media contributionPress/Media: Press/Media
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Künstliche Intelligenz in der Hochschullehre. Kurzinterviews mit Lehrenden verschiedener Hochschulen
Interviewed oncePress/Media: Press/Media
Prizes
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Fellow im Fellowship-Programm Zia – Visible Women in Science
(Recipient) ,Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Fellow im Fellowship-Programm Forschungskolleg KI-Kompetenzen
(Recipient) ,Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research