Center of Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS)

The research program “Educational Technologies and Artificial Intelligence” at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) began its work in June 2022. Nikol Rummel, Professor of Educational Psychology and Educational Technology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, will head the program for the next five years. She will be released from her duties at the Ruhr-Universität for her time at CAIS. The team is investigating various aspects of digitalization in education. On the one hand, the research focuses on the question of how digital technologies can be used to optimally support learning processes in different educational contexts (school, university, further education, extracurricular learning venues). On the other hand, the project takes the perspective of teachers in order to examine the opportunities and challenges of teaching in digital environments. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia has been funding the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) in Bochum as a central institute for digitalization research on a long-term basis since April 2021. By proposing evidence-based solutions, the CAIS contributes to shaping digital change in the interests of people.