{"id":33006,"date":"2025-12-08T14:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/?p=33006"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T13:16:09","slug":"prof-dr-ulf-daniel-ehlers-guest-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/de\/unserehochschule\/team\/professorinnen\/prof-dr-ulf-daniel-ehlers-guest-professor.html","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Dr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers | Guest Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At the university since<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>September, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focus on teaching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Educational management and leadership in higher education&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lifelong learning and professional development&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Future Skills and capability-oriented education&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital transformation in teaching and learning&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quality management, assessment and innovative examination formats&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learning design and educational innovation&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cooperative higher education and dual study programmes&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mindful leadership, systemic coaching and non-violent communication&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-b58f0420 gb-headline-text\">Modules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Educational Management &amp; Leadership&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lifelong Learning &amp; Professional Development&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital Transformation in Higher Education&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quality Management and Innovation in Learning&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Future Skills &amp; Capability-Oriented Curriculum Design&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Methods in Higher and Continuing Education&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research interests and fields<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Dr. Ulf-Daniel\u202fEhlers\u202fis happy to supervise BA, MA and PhD theses in the following areas:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Future Skills, capability-oriented education and competence development&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital transformation of higher education institutions and study programmes&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quality development and quality cultures in (digital) learning&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lifelong learning, continuing education and professional development&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cooperative education, dual study programmes and work-based learning&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microcredentials, new formats of recognition and flexible learning pathways&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Governance, leadership and change management in higher education&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Innovative assessment and examination cultures in the age of AI&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic training and further education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Habilitation (Dr. phil. habil.) in Educational Sciences (Adult and Continuing Education), University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany (2008) with work on develoing a quality theory for education.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PhD in Education (Dr. phil.), University of Bielefeld, Germany (2004),&nbsp;<br>thesis on learner-centred and pedagogical quality research perspectives in e-learning (summa cum laude)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Degree in Social and Political Sciences, English Literature, Pedagogy, First State Examination for Secondary School Teaching (English, Social Sciences, Education),&nbsp;<br>University of Bielefeld, Germany (1999)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Postgraduate training in research methods and research management&nbsp;<br>(cluster analysis, qualitative methods, survey design, research management, biografic and narrative interview)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certified systemic coach and facilitator&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trainer in mindful and non-violent communication&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Professor of Educational Management and Lifelong Learning&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior Advisor for Digital Transformation in Teaching and Learning, Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW), Germany (since 2017)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Founding Vice-President for Quality and Teaching, Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) (2011\u20132017),&nbsp;<br>responsible for the development of Germany\u2019s first cooperative university, quality management,&nbsp;<br>systems accreditation and learning innovation&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Founder and Head of the NextEducation Research Group (since 2017),&nbsp;<br>focusing on digital transformation, Future Skills and educational innovation&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scientific Director, Future Learning Laboratory \/ House of Competence, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany (2020\u20132023)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serial social entrepreneur, founder of five social businesses in education innovation and technology\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professor of Media Didactics (ad interim), University of Augsburg, Germany (2010)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associate Professor, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany (2008\u20132011)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associate Professor, University of Maryland University College (UMUC), USA (2007\u20132009), Graduate School of Management &amp; Technology, Master of Distance Education&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Founder and President (2011\u20132014) of the European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning (EFQUEL), Belgium&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Founder and Member of the Executive Board oft he Future Skills Alliance g.e.V.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof.\u202fEhlers\u202fhas worked with more than 30 universities across all five continents and advises ministries, international organisations and higher education institutions on educational innovation, reform strategy, quality and digital transformation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leadership roles, boards and professional service<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Founding Vice-President Baden Wurttemberg Cooperative State University&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vice-President, European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Director and Member of the Executive Committee, European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN);\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDEN Fellow and Senior Fellow&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Founding President and former Vice-President, European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning (EFQUEL)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>President Society for Media in Science (GMW e.V.), Germany (2008-2011)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member of the Advisory Board for the European Ranking Initiative U-Multirank (European Commission)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-Chair of the interministerial Advisory Group for Teaching and Learning for the Bologna Ministers Conference (2018-2021)\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member of several national and international advisory boards on higher education, quality and digital learning&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Multiple Comenius Awards and Medals for innovative digital learning and assessment solutions&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emerald International Excellence Award \u2013 Outstanding Paper (2010)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EDEN Best Paper Award (2004) and several nominations as Best Paper Award finalist&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior Fellow of the European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Various national and international recognitions for quality and innovation in higher education&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fellowships and Grants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2018Principal investigator and coordinator of more than 50 European and national R&amp;D projects on innovation in learning, quality in e-learning, Future Skills and digital transformation&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than 20 Mio \u20ac Research funding from European Union programmes and German national funding bodies since 2000&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International advisory and expert roles for organisations such as World Bank, OECD, UNESCO, EU, and various national ministries of education&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prof.\u202fEhlers\u202fis a prolific author and editor with:&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>more than 17 authored or edited books, including influential works on Future Skills, quality in e-learning and digital transformation in higher education&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>over 300 scholarly articles, book chapters and reports&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>more than 7,500 academic citations&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His book\u202f<em>Future Skills<\/em>\u202fand his internationally recognised Learners\u2019 Quality Model for e-learning have shaped discourse and practice in learner-centred quality and capability-oriented education. A regularly updated list of publications is available via the NextEducation website.\u202f<a href=\"http:\/\/www.next-education.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.next-education.org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. Dr. Desmond Wee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-professorinnen","infinite-scroll-item","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33006"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34058,"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33006\/revisions\/34058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karlshochschule.de\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}