Ladders for Learning
How to scaffold problem solving in the online phases of learning management systems.
Every term since 2013: Bachelor and Master courses at Kassel, St.Gallen and Hamburg, built on a flipped-classroom design that the Association for Information Systems recognised with its Award for Innovation in Teaching.
Learning processes are re-thought by incorporating digital technologies where they improve outcomes. The core is the flipped classroom: students prepare with self-regulated digital material before the lecture, and the online phases also target higher-order learning goals through scaffolding. Students then arrive better prepared for the time spent together in the lecture hall.
Research on technology-mediated learning feeds directly into daily teaching practice. Certified in university didactics through LLukas, the 80-hour continuing education programme of the University of Kassel (2018–2020): fundamentals of teaching and learning, activating teaching methods, competence-oriented assessment, textbook planning and writing, electronic exams and a teaching portfolio. The flipped-classroom team received the AIS Innovation in Teaching Award ↗.
| course | level | university | terms | students | role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designing Digital Business Transformation | MSc | St.Gallen | Fall 2026 | ≈10–20 | lecturer |
| Research Practice Ventures: Low-Code Development Platforms | MSc | St.Gallen | Fall 2024, 2025, 2026 | ≈10–20 | lecturer |
| Informatikgestützte Gestaltung und Modellierung von Organisationen: Integrierte Software- und Organisationsentwicklung | BSc | Hamburg | Summer 2026 | ≈100 | lecturer |
| CSCW, Collaboration Engineering and Social Computing | MSc | Hamburg | Summer 2026 | ≈40 | lecturer |
| Wirtschaftsinformatik (Business Information Systems) | BSc | Kassel | every term, WS 2022/23 – SS 2026 (8 terms) | ≈70–120 | lecturer |
| Data-driven Service Innovation and Design | MSc | Kassel | Summer 2020 | ≈20 | lecturer |
| Informationswissenschaften I (Introduction to Business and Information Systems Engineering) | BSc | Kassel | WS 2019/20 – SS 2022 (6 terms) | ≈120 | lecturer |
| Informationswissenschaften I, flipped-classroom lecture | BSc | Kassel | WS 2013/14 – SS 2019 (12 terms) | ≈120–150 | teaching assistant |
Lecturer: fully responsible for the course. Teaching assistant: responsible for all on-campus sessions and the complete course administration.
How to scaffold problem solving in the online phases of learning management systems.
Why faithful appropriation of an LMS matters for learning outcomes.
A conclusive account of understanding and designing digital learning processes.
Design and evaluation of the flipped IS lecture at the University of Kassel.