Scientist

Apl. Prof. Dr. Joachim Kimmerle

Apl. Prof. Dr. Joachim Kimmerle

Portrait of Joachim Kimmerle

Deputy Head of the Knowledge Construction Lab

Since September 2013 Joachim Kimmerle has been Deputy Head of the Knowledge Construction lab at the IWM. He leads research projects on processes of interindividual knowledge construction as well as knowledge construction with digital agents. In his research he investigates cognitive, motivational, emotional, and social aspects of media-based collective knowledge construction, science communication and computer-supported collaborative learning. He also looks at ways of transferring knowledge into practice. He teaches the psychology of knowledge, communication, and media at the University of Tübingen.

Main research topics:

  • Interindividual knowledge construction
  • Knowledge construction with digital agents
  • Science communication
  • Computer-supported collaborative learning

Apl. Prof. Dr. Joachim Kimmerle

Schleichstr. 6

72072 Tübingen

Room 6.419

+49 7071 979-363j.kimmerle@iwm-tuebingen.de

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