Main area of research

Philosophy of Technology

Experimentation in Technology Lessons

Automation technology

Renewable energy

Human-robot collaboration

CURRICULUM VITAE

2020

PhD

2012

Research Assistant in Technical Education

2011–2012

Master of Education in Technology and Economics Education, University of Oldenburg

2011

Bachelor’s degree in two subjects: Technology and Economics Education / University of Oldenburg

2006

Abitur

PUBLICATIONS

Landherr, Jan/Wegner, Helmer/Wiemer, Tobias (2016): The impact of integrating theory and practice over time on pupils’ motivation in technology lessons. In: Wolf Bienhaus and Christian Wiesmüller (eds.): Technology: Real-world Contexts and Educational Content, Proceedings of the 17th Conference of the DGTB

Dutz, Katharina/Landherr, Jan/Wegner, Helmer: Opportunities and limitations of integrating extracurricular learning venues into school curricula – A critical analysis. In: Bünning, Frank (ed.): Concepts and Effects of Extracurricular Learning Environments in Technical Education, Bertelsmann Verlag, Bielefeld 2016, pp. 77–104

Dutz, Katharina/Landherr, Jan/Campbell, Marietta: Action- and product-oriented language acquisition. In: Arrical Cities, 2017 (unpublished)

Wiemer, Tobias/Landherr, Jan/Wegner, Helmer (2018): Content-related aspects of aeronautical engineering. In: tu – Technology in the Classroom 43 (168), pp. 20–25

Landherr, Jan/Wiemer, Tobias (2018): The influence of different teaching methods on pupils’ intrinsic motivation. In: Martin Binder and Christian Wiesmüller (eds.): Learning in the Brave New World of Technology: 20th Conference of the DGTB in Magdeburg.

Campbell, Marietta; Dutz, Katharina; Landherr, Jan; Olthoff, S. (2019): Action-oriented technology lessons as a gateway to language acquisition. In: Butler, M., Goschler, J. (eds) Language-Sensitive Subject Teaching. Language Sensitivity in Educational Processes. Springer, Wiesbaden. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-27168-8_6

Landherr, Jan (2020): On the Form and Function of Technology in the Capitalist Production Process. Thesis available online at: nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:715-oops-47545

Gockel, Julia/Westerholt, Stefan/Landherr, Jan et al. (2020): Technology-related competences in the Training and Examination Regulations for the nursing professions. Position paper by the ‘Knowledge Transfer and Qualification’ working group of the ‘Future of Nursing’ cluster. In: Pedagogy of the Health Professions. The Journal for Interprofessional Dialogue (04/2020). Published by hpsmedia GmbH. 262–265.

Landherr, Jan/Westerholt, Stefan/Gockel, Julia/Kuntz, Simone/Raeder, Kathrin/Schmeer, Regina/Strube-Lahmann, Sandra/Stricker, Birgit/Prescher, Thomas/Wittmann, Anna (2021): Digital innovations and the challenges for the future qualifications of professional carers. In: Zerth, Jürgen; Forster, Cordula; Müller, Sebastian; Bauer, Christian; Bradl, Peter; Loose, Tim; Konrad, Robert; Klemm, Marlene (eds.) (2021): 3rd Cluster Conference ‘The Future of Nursing’. Conference proceedings, Part 1. Available online at: pflege-professionell.at/download/konferenzband-1-printqualitaet

Landherr, Jan/Sommer, Silvia/Elsenbast, Christian (2022): Learning in the virtual world. In: intensiv (2022), 30(06). Thieme Verlag. pp. 290–293. https://eref.thieme.de/ejournals/1439-3840_2022_06#/10.1055-a-1925-4023

Landherr, Jan/Hamade, Dani (2022): The topic of robotics using the Dobot as an example – a teaching tool and subject matter. In: Martin Binder, Christian Wiesmüller (eds.): Technology Education – in Practice. 24th Conference of the DGTB in Reutlingen, 23–24 September 2022. pp. 227–245.

Westerholt, S./Gockel, J./Marx, H./Fore, M./Heidl, C./van Eickels, H./Orzessek, F./Landherr, J./Kuntz, S./Strube-Lahmann, S./Naumann, B. (2022): Two years on from the position paper – what has changed in educational provision in the field of digitalisation in care?; Conference abstracts, 5th Cluster Conference “The Future of Care” – Technology Transforms Care; 2022, p. 30

Landherr, Jan (2023): Points of reference for computer science lessons in lower secondary education according to the core curriculum. In: Landesinitiative n21: Schulen in Niedersachsen online e.V. (eds.): Robots in the Classroom. Human–Robot Collaboration in Schools. pp . 16–17.

Landherr, Jan (2023): Comments on the teaching of robotics in care training. In: Landesinitiative n21: Schulen in Niedersachsen online e.V. (ed.): Robots in the Classroom. Human–Robot Collaboration in Schools. pp . 233–234.

Landherr, Jan/Hamade, Dani (2023): Fundamentals of Blockly. In : Landesinitiative n21: Schulen in Niedersachsen online e.V. (ed.): Robots in the Classroom. Human-Robot Collaboration in Schools. pp . 64–72.

Landherr, Jan/Röben, Peter/Hamade, Dani (2023): Teaching Robots and Robotics in General Education Schools. In: Landesinitiative n21: Schulen in Niedersachsen online e.V. (eds.): Robots in the Classroom. Human–Robot Collaboration in Schools. pp. 10–14.

Landherr, Jan/Hamade, Dani (2023): Networking using push-buttons. In : Landesinitiative n21: Schulen in Niedersachsen online e.V. (eds.): Robots in the Classroom. Human-Robot Collaboration in Schools. p . 86.

Landherr, Jan/Westerholt, Stefan/Gockel, Julia (2023): Integrating the ‘Digital Care Technologies’ competence area into training programmes for nursing professionals: Practical experiences and implications for structural frameworks. In: Tobias Krick, Prof. Dr Jürgen Zerth, Prof. Dr Heinz Rothgang, Ronny Klawunn, Stefan Walzer, Tobias Kley: Innovation in Care – Experiences within the ‘Future of Care’ Cluster. Springer Gabler. pp. 207–228. Available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-39302-1

Hamade, Dani/Landherr, Jan (2023): Teacher Training in Robotics: Evaluating the Implementation of Robotics and Teachers’ Motivation and Self-efficacy Towards Robotics. In S. Davies, M. McLain, A. Hardy & D. Morrison-Love (Eds) (2023), The^40th International Pupils’ Attitudes Towards Technology Conference Proceedings 2023, 31 October–3 November. Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK, pp. 405–419. https://doi.org./10.24377/PATT40.2023.

Hein, A., Boll, S., Krahn, T., Weiß, S., Hinrichs, P., Domhoff, D., Gockel, J., Matsuzaki, H., Landherr, J., Westerholt, S., (2023): Participatory technology research and development at the Centre for Care Innovation. In: The Future of Care – Proceedings of the 6th Cluster Conference. Available online: http://oops.uni-oldenburg.de/5865/1/Zukunft%20der%20Pflege%20-%20Tagungsband%20der%20Clusterkonferenz%202023%20NEU%20optimiert.pdf

Wiemer, T./Landherr, J./Röben, P. (eds. and trans.) (2024): Standards for general technical, technological and engineering literacy. The role of technology, engineering and the technical sciences in STEM literacy. Oldenburg: University of Oldenburg Press

Hamade, D./Landherr, J./Röben, P. (2024), Applying a design approach to robotics in education. Design and Technology Education: An International Journal, [Special Issue] vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 188–201.

Rothe, M./Wiemer, T./Landherr, J. (2025). Maker Education and Technical Education – Comparisons and Research Perspectives. In TU Journal for Technology in Education (116) 2/25.

Rohlfs, L./Landherr, J./Wiemer, T. (2026). Engineering Competences in General Education: Analysis and Systematisation of Existing International Frameworks. Journal of Technical Education (JOTED), 14(1), 80–99. https://www.journal-of-technical-education.de/index.php/joted/article/view/348/307