Prof. Dr. Sigrid Hartong, initiator/strategic leader of UNBLACK THE BOX; sociology and education science; Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg; working on educational policy and governance, datafication and digitalisation in educational institutions, building international research networks, Critical Data Studies.
Part of: ETH-TECH
Prof. Dr. Paula Bleckmann, media and health education; Alanus Hochschule Alfter; working on teacher education, founder of ECHT DABEI (media risk prevention program for kindergartens and schools), „Analog-Digidaktik“ approach.
Part of: ECHT DABEI
Izabela Czarnojan, media education and psychology, teacher trainer at the Hamburg Institute for Teacher Education and School Development (LI) for online-based learning and teaching as well as webinar methods; teacher, IT and media education coordinator at the Walddörfer-Gymnasium Hamburg.
Part of: RePACKtheBAG
Dr. Annina Förschler, sociologist and educational scientist,
currently responsible for educational authorities at an IT service
provider for public administration; focus areas: datafication and
digitalization, educational governance, edtech (educational
technology) industry; scientific approaches: critical data studies and governance.
Part of: KritischeDatenBildung; Bildung und Digitaler Kapitalismus
Annika Gramoll, Educational scientist; consultant for political youth education in the Evangelische Trägergruppe für gesellschaftspolitische Jugendbildung; Focus: Digitisation of young people’s living environments, game-based learning and socio-ecological transformation.
Dr. Sieglinde Jornitz, education science; DIPF | Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt/Main; working on education policy and reform, internationalisation, pedagogical effects of digitalisation.
Dr. Ina Sander, coordination of the initiative; media and communication studies; Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg (PhD candidate Cardiff University); working on education about datafication: critical data(fication) literacy; Critical Data Studies approach.
Part of: KritischeDatenBildung; ETH-TECH; CBDALN
Nina Ißbrücker, supports the initiative in the areas of coordination, website editing and newsletter; political scientist; Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg; focus: socio-ecological transformation, education for sustainable development, transformative learning.
Nadja Schürmann, co-founder of rePACKtheBAG – a consulting agency specialising in projects related to digitalisation, participation, and social and environmental sustainability; expert consultant, process facilitator, and moderator; areas of focus: transformation processes, reflection on digital lifestyles, participatory cultural and educational projects, and transgenerational collaboration.
Part of: RePACKtheBAG
Dr. Julia Kernbach, visual artist (master’s student at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf) and education researcher at the University of Siegen; specializes in teacher training in media and the arts; vice chair of the ECHT DABEI prevention program; advocates a transdisciplinary approach to media education.
Part of: ECHT DABEI
Former members
Prof. Dr. Heidrun Allert, (media) education and computer science in education; University of Kiel; working on AI, adaptive technologies, software engineering, design based, creative understandings of algorithmisation and datafication.
Dr. Christoph Richter, educational psychology; University of Kiel; working on digital culture, technology & cultural education; educational computer science, participatory research & design; collaborative learning & knowledge creation.
Prof. Dr. S. Karin Amos, education science; University of Tübingen; working on social conditions of education, internationalisation, education policy and governance, algorithmisation.
Dr. Manuel Reinhard, philosopher and organisational consultant; Helmut-Schmidt-University; working on philosophy of the society, the digital environment and education.