Dr. Karl Steffens
Karl Steffens is psychologist, lecturer and senior researcher at the University of Cologne, Germany. He obtained his PhD from the University of Bonn and has been working at the universities of Bonn, Cologne, Frankfurt, Erfurt, and Barcelona (Spain). At the University of Barcelona, he conducted research in the field of ICT for a year with a grant from the European Commission (Human Capital and Mobility Programme). His teaching encompasses topics in the fields of learning and instruction, personality development and cultural diversity.
In recent years, he has coordinated or participated in a number of European projects on the use of ICT in learning and instruction, with an emphasis on self-regulated learning in technology enhanced learning environments. He is a member of the steering committee of the Targeted Cooperative Network on Self-regulated Learning in Technology Enhanced Learning Environments (
TACONET). He has also organised a number of symposia on this topic at several international conferences (AERA, EARLI, EERA, EDEN).
