Dr. Maria Knobelsdorf
Please note that as of April 1, 2012, I work at the University of Oldenburg (Germany).
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (Research Associate)
AG Theoretische Informatik (Theory of Computing)|
Institut für Informatik Universität Potsdam August-Bebel-Straße 89 D-14482 Potsdam Germany |
knobelsdorf@cs.uni-potsdam.de Tel.: +49 331 977-3069 Fax: +49 331 977-3042 (Sekretariat) Sprechzeiten: Freitag, 12:30-14:00 Uhr, und n.V. |
Short CV
| 01/2012 - 03/2012 | Visiting researcher at University of Washington (USA) |
| 10/2011 - 03/2012 | Research associate at Theory of Computing Group, Institute of Computer Science, University of Potsdam | 11/2010 - 09/2011 | Research associate at Computer Science Education Group, Institute of Computer Science, University of Potsdam |
| 03/2007 - 10/2010 | Research associate at Computer Science Education Group, Institute of Computer Science, Freie Universität Berlin |
| 06/2005 - 12/2007 | Visiting Researcher at Computer Science Education Group, Institute of Computer Science, Freie Universität Berlin |
| 10/1998 - 10/2004 | Undergraduate and Graduate studies in computer science (major) and mathematics (minor), degree: Diplom-Informatikerin at Freie Universität Berlin |
Research Interests
- Empirical research in the field of CS education and human centered computing
- Secondary and tertiary computing education
- Computer supported cooperative learning
- Lifelong and distance learning
Research Activities
- Computer Biographies: Empirical biographical research approach to students' long-term computer interaction according to the social-constructivist understanding of learning
- Students' long-term engagement with visualization tools for learning programming
- Theoretical and methodological aspects of empirical social research
Publications
Theses
- Knobelsdorf, M. (2011). Biographische Lern- und Bildungsprozesse im Handlungskontext der Computernutzung (Biographical learning and educational processes in the context of computer experiences). Dissertationsschrift (Phd-thesis), Freie Universität Berlin
- Knobelsdorf, M. (2004). Algorithmen zur Rekonstruktion glatter, geschlossener Kurven mit Schnittpunkten (Algorithms for the reconstruction of smooth curves with intersection points). Diplomarbeit in algorithmischer Geometrie (Master-thesis in algorithmic geometry)
Book Chapters
- Schulte, Carsten; Knobelsdorf, Maria: Medien nutzen, Medien gestalten - eine qualitative Analyse der Computernutzung. In: Albers, Carsten; Magenheim, Johannes; Meister, Dorothee M. (edit.): Schule in der digitalen Welt: Medienpädagogische Ansätze und Schulforschungs-perspektiven Bd. 8. Wiesbaden : VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2011, p. 97-115
- Schulte, Carsten; Knobelsdorf, Maria: "Jungen können das eben besser": Wie Computernutzungserfahrungen Vorstellungen über Informatik prägen. In: Koreuber, Mechthild (edit.): Geschlechterforschung in Mathematik und Informatik: Eine (inter)diszi-plinäre Herausforderung. Baden-Baden : Nomos, 2010, p. 87-110
Conference Papers
- Isohanni, E. and Knobelsdorf, M.: Students' Long-Term Engagement with the Visualization Tool VIP. In Proceedings of the 11th Annual Finnish / Baltic Sea Conference on Computer Science Education, Koli 2011, ACM, in press.
- Hubwieser, P., Armoni, M., Brinda, T., Dagiene, V., Diethelm, I., Giannakos, M., Knobelsdorf, M., Magenheim, J., Mittermeir, R. and Schubert, S.: Informatics in Secondary Education - Working-Group Report. In Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education: ITiCSE 2011, ACM, in Press
- Isohanni, Essi; Knobelsdorf, Maria: Behind the curtain: students' use of VIP after class. In: ICER 2010: Proceedings of the 6th International Computing Education Research Workshop, ACM, 2010, p. 87-96
- Knobelsdorf, Maria: Informatische Lern- und Bildungsprozesse im Fokus subjektorientierter Forschung. In: Diethelm, Ira, et. al. (edit.): Didaktik der Informatik, Möglichkeiten empirischer Forschungsmethoden und Perspektiven der Fachdidaktik, LNI (P-168), Köllen Druck+Verlag, 2010, p. 21-32
- Knobelsdorf, Maria: Unterricht im Wandel? Das Potenzial der Informatik. In: Koerber, Bernhard (edit.): 13. GI-Fachtagung Informatik und Schule (INFOS) 2009: Zukunft braucht Herkunft, 25 Jahre "INFOS - Informatik und Schule", LNI (P-156), Köllen Druck+Verlag, 2007, p. 218-229
- Knobelsdorf, Maria: A Typology of CS Students' Preconditions for Learning. In: Malmi, Lauri; Pears, Arnold (edit.): Proceedings of the 8th Koli Calling Conference on Computer Science Education: Koli 2008, Uppsala University, 2009, p. 62-71
- Hewner, Michael; Knobelsdorf, Maria: Understanding Computing Stereotypes with Self-Categorization Theory. In: Malmi, Lauri; Pears, Arnold (edit.): Proceedings of the 8th Koli Calling Conference on Computer Science Education: Koli 2008, Uppsala University, 2009, p. 72-75
- Knobelsdorf, Maria; Romeike, Ralf: Creativity as a pathway to computer science. In: ITiCSE '08: Proceedings of the 13th annual conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ACM, 2008, p. 286-290
- Knobelsdorf, Maria; Schulte, Carsten: Computer Science in Context - Pathways to Computer Science. In: Lister, Raymond; Simon (edit..): Proceedings of the 7th Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education Research: Koli 2007, CRPIT (Vol. 88), Australian Computer Society, 2008, p. 65-76
- Schulte, Carsten; Knobelsdorf, Maria: Attitudes towards Computer Science - Computing Experiences as a Starting Point and Barrier to Computer Science. In: ICER '07: Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on International Computing Education Research, ACM, 2007, p. 27-38
- Knobelsdorf, Maria; Schulte, Carsten: Das informatische Weltbild von Studierenden. In: Schubert, Sigrid (edit.): 12. GI-Fachtagung Informatik und Schule (INFOS) 2007: Didaktik der Informatik in Theorie und Praxis, LNI (P-112), Köllen Druck+Verlag, 2007, p. 69-79
- Knobelsdorf, Maria; Schulte, Carsten: Computer Biographies - A Biographical Research Perspective on Computer Usage and Attitudes towards Informatics. In: Salakoski, Tapio; Mätylä, Tomi; Laakso, Mikko (edit.): Proceedings of the 5th Baltic Sea Conference on Computer Science Education: Koli 2005, TUCS General Publication (Vol. 41), 2006, p. 139-142
Poster
- Knobelsdorf, Maria; Schulte, Carsten: Objektorientiertes Programmieren verstehen "Vom Paradigma zum Laufzeitverhalten".In Praxisband der 11. GI-Fachtagung Informatik und Schule (INFOS), Dresden, 2005
Teaching at University of Potsdam
- Winter-term 2011/12: Einführung in die Theoretische Informatik I (Introduction to the Theory of Computation)
- Summer-term 2011: Didaktik der Informatik II (CS Education II)
- Winter-term 2010/11: Didaktik der Informatik I (CS Education I)
- Courses at Freie Universität Berlin