Thomas Köhler has been Professor of Educational Technology and Director of the Media Centre at TU Dresden since 2005. He studied psychology and sociology at the University of Jena and Swarthmore College (USA), completing his PhD in 1999. Before joining TU Dresden, he served as Junior Professor for teaching and learning research with a focus on multimedia learning at the University of Potsdam.
He has taught internationally at universities and teacher training institutes in Austria, Vietnam, Central Asia, and Norway. Thomas Köhler is the academic director of the European doctoral programme “Education & Technology” and has been spokesperson of the eLearning Working Group of the Saxon Rectors’ Conference since 2007.
His research focuses on the analysis, design, and empirical evaluation of educational media, including vocational learning with digital tools, educational technologies and portals, digital science, computer-mediated communication, and media use and identity. He is an active member of several professional associations and has advised the European Commission on e-learning and lifelong learning.