Dr. Sebastian Strauß is a postdoctoral researcher in the CAIS research program “Educational Technologies & Artificial Intelligence”. His focus is on educational psychology, in particular computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). The main focus of his research is on small group learning using educational technology to support interaction between group members and the acquisition of collaborative skills. He also investigates the circumstances under which people “blindly rely” on advice from adaptive (“intelligent”) systems such as advisory teacher dashboards. To address these research questions, Sebastian Strauß conducts experimental studies, for example by means of questionnaires and by collecting behavioral data (e.g. from videos or computer log files).
Curriculum Vitae
- Since 03/2025: Interim Professor at the Educational Psychology and Technology Research Group at Ruhr University Bochum
- 09/2023: Research stay at the Learning and Educational Technology (LET) lab, Prof. Dr. Sanna Järvelä-Oulu, Finland
- Since 10/2022: Associate researcher in the research project Educational Technology and Artificial Intelligence (BKI), Prof. Dr. Nikol Rummel, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) Bochum, Germany
- Since 07/2021: Postdoc at the Chair of Educational Psychology and Educational Technology, Prof. Dr. Nikol Rummel, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
- 11/2016 – 07/2021: Research assistant and doctoral student at the Chair of Educational Psychology, Prof. Dr. Nikol Rummel, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
- 07/2021: Doctorate (Dr. phil.) in Educational Psychology
- 04/2014 – 04/2016: Master of Arts in Educational Science
- 04/2011 – 04/2014: 2-Subject Bachelor of Arts in Educational Science and Social Science