Frank Fischer
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Frank Fischer, Prof. Dr.
Professor for Research on Learning and Instruction
Knowledge Media Research Center
University of Tuebingen
Konrad-Adenauer-Strasse 40 (IWM)
D-72072 Tuebingen
GERMANY
Tel.: ++49 (0)7071 - 979 - 220,
Fax: ++49 (0)7071 - 979 - 200
E-Mail: f.fischer@iwm-kmrc.de
Short Vita
Frank Fischer is Professor of Research on Learning and Instruction at the University of Tuebingen and head of the research unit "Collaboration Knowledge Construction" at the Knowledge Media Research Center in Tuebingen. He earned his Diploma in Psychology from the RWTH Aachen in 1994 and his Doctorate in Psychology in 1997 from the University of Munich. He also qualified as a University Lecturer in Psychology and Education 2002 there. He has served as an Assistant Professor (Wissenschaftlicher Assistent) for Applied Cognitive Psychology and Media Psychology at the University of Tuebingen (2001-2003).
He held a temporary Professorship for Instructional Psychology at the University of Erfurt (2002-2003). His scientific career started at the RWTH Aachen with an ergonomic research question pursued in his Diploma Thesis on the relationship between reading from computer screens and visual fatigue. In his dissertation at the University of Munich he conducted studies on problem-oriented learning of medical students supported by external representations in computer-supported environments.
Research Interests
Prof. Dr. F. Fischer's current research at the Knowledge Media Research Center revolves around collaborative knowledge construction in interactive learning environments. In recent research projects he focused on facilitating collaborative knowledge construction by means of computer-supported socio-cognitive scaffolding (e.g., computer-based collaboration scripts) in school and university contexts. An important goal of another ongoing research project is to contribute to theory building with respect to the complex interplay between external and internal representations in collaborative learning environments. With respect to methodology, he is interested in contributing to the development of a use-inspired basic research approach in the field of learning and instruction.
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