About Us

Benedikt Brünner

Benedikt Brünner is a university assistant at Graz University of Technology in the research area of educational technology. He is part of the research project Future of Digital Education and Learning (FutureDEAL) at the Institute of Interactive Systems and Data Science of Graz University of Technology. He had previously taught computer science and biology in a secondary school in Austria for over two years.

Gerald Geier

Gerald Geier teaches and works at the Institute for Digital Media Education at the University College of Teacher Education Styria. As part of the Future of Digital Education and Learning (FutureDEAL) research project, he has been working on his dissertation since the beginning of 2024.

In order not to lose sight of practical everyday school life, he has been teaching computer science, basic digital education and mathematics in the 10-18 age group at Gymnasium Hartberg since 2015.

Philipp Leitner

Philipp Leitner is deputy head of the service department Educational Technology at Graz University of Technology. He focuses on emerging trends and technologies in education. As the leader of the Learning Analytics group, his research centers on the application of AI in education, particularly in enhancing learning experiences while ensuring data privacy and security. He is committed to advancing technology-supported learning through responsible and ethical data use, contributing to AI-driven educational tools and frameworks.

Maria Grandl

Maria Grandl has been working at Graz University of Technology since 2017 as a university assistant in computer science didactics (with a focus on digital literacy and maker education).

From 2018 to 2022, she was responsible for the organisation, further development of the didactic-methodological concept and the scientific support of the “MAKER DAYS for kids”, an open (digital) workshop for pupils. She is currently analysing the results as part of her dissertation.

Markus Koschutnig-Ebner

Markus Koschutnig-Ebner currently works as a junior researcher and team leader in the department Educational Technology at Graz University of Technology. His research interests focus on e-learning, mobile learning, technology enhanced learning and open educational resources. He specializes in learning analytics in the primary and secondary school environment (K-12) and in the field of educational informatics. Within this framework, an EU project was successfully implemented with the aim of analyzing and promoting children’s language acquisition. In addition, several publications in the field of learning analytics have been published and workshops on this topic have been held.

Josef Wachtler

Josef Wachtler is currently working at the Department Educational Technology at Graz University of Technology. His research interests are in the field of video based learning supported by interactive content used in different settings like schools, universities or MOOCs.

He is in charge of the technical realization and the scientific evaluation of TU Graz Schulapps. With this platform learning apps for children are offered.