Prof. Dr. Dana-Kristin Mah

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C1.205
Fon +49.4131.677-1569, dana-kristin.mah@leuphana.de
Junior Professor, Junior professorship of Digital Teaching and Learning

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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

  1. Leuphana Startup Lab für Innovation, Transformation & Gründung
    Burkhardt Funk (Project manager, academic) , Ricardo Usbeck (Co-Projectmanager, academic) , Arthur Seibel (Co-Projectmanager, academic) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Co-Projectmanager, academic) , Carsten Wille (Coordination) , Andrea Japsen (Coordination)
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    Project: Research

  2. 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

  3. GenAI-Natives - Educating (the next generation of) teachers on usage of generative artificial intelligence
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Project manager, academic) , Fenja Kuchenbuch (Project staff) , Gitte Köllner (Project staff)
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    Project: Teaching

  4. Lehren und Lernen in der digitalen Transformation: Digital-didaktische Potenziale, Herausforderungen und Implikationen
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Project manager, academic)

    Project: Research

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Publications

Books and anthologies

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

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Book › Research

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

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research

  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 anthologies › Book › Research

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Journal contributions

  1. Schreiben und Prüfen im Lehramtsstudium im Kontext von Künstlicher Intelligenz
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , Karina Frick (Author) , 05.05.2026 , in: SPRIB, 9, 1 , p. 10-21 , 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. Artificial intelligence in K-12 instruction: the role of teacher professional development
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , Nele Groß (Author) , Marc Egloffstein (Author) , Christopher Neil Prilop (Author) , 13.02.2026 , in: Smart Learning Environments, 13, 1 , 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. School leaders’ expectations of AI’s impact on students and teachers: Insights from ICILS 2023
    Nurullah Eryilmaz (Author) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , Mehmet Şükrü Bellibaş (Author) , Marcus Pietsch (Author) , 08.12.2025 , in: Educational Management Administration and Leadership , 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. School teachers in Germany and Denmark: a comparative study of self-efficacy and distinct profiles in using Artificial Intelligence for teaching and learning
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , Nele Groß (Author) , Christian Dalsgaard (Author) , Christopher Neil Prilop (Author) , 29.10.2025 , in: Journal of Research on Technology in Education , 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Thematic and Task-Based Categorization of K-12 GenAI Usages with Hierarchical Topic Modeling
    Johannes Schneider (Author) , Béatrice S. Hasler (Author) , Michaela Varrone (Author) , Fabian Hoya (Author) , Thomas Schroffenegger (Author) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , Karl Peböck (Author) , 01.02.2026 , p. 269-286 , 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

  2. 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/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

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

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

  4. Generative KI wie ChatGPT und Learning Analytics im Zusammenspiel: Ein ko-kreatives Anwendungsszenario zur Entwicklung didaktischer Lernmaterialien.
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Author) , 01.01.2024

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

  5. 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/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

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Activities

  1. AI Teaching Competence in Higher Education: Developing a Model for Learning in Transition
    Julia Jochim (Speaker) , Vera Lenz-Kesekamp (Speaker) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Speaker)
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    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  2. AI Integration, Professional Development, and Instructional Quality in K-12 Education
    Marc Egloffstein (Speaker) , Nele Groß (Speaker) , Christopher Neil Prilop (Speaker) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Speaker)
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    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  3. Künstliche Intelligenz und Schule: Perspektiven von Lehrkräften in Deutschland und Dänemark
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Coauthor) , Nele Groß (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  4. Künstliche Intelligenz und Schule: Perspektiven von Lehrkräften in Deutschland und Dänemark
    Dana-Kristin Mah (Speaker) , Nele Groß (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  5. „Wie kann ich das in meinem Fach einsetzen?” - Eine qualitative Studie zur Perspektive von Lehrkräften bezüglich generativer Künstlicher Intelligenz.
    Fenja Kuchenbuch (Speaker) , Dana-Kristin Mah (Speaker)
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    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

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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

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Prizes

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

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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Courses

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