Andrea Schlager

Dr. Andrea Schlager is a researcher at the University for Continuing Education Krems, affiliated with the Center for Learning Systems Design and Transformation. Her work focuses on educational technologies, digital skills development, and transformative learning systems.

• Education: Mag. (Master's equivalent), PhD, MEd.

Research interests include project-based learning, lifelong learning systems, ePortfolio integration, and the validation of non-formal/informal learning. She has explored metacompetence development, deeper learning models, and design thinking applications in education.

Recent publications analyze the pandemic's impact on higher education digitalization and competency frameworks for project-integrated teaching. Her work emphasizes sustainable learning practices and technology-enhanced pedagogy.

She has presented at conferences like the E-Learning Day (Graz), Teaching Day (St. Pölten), and Learntec (Karlsruhe), addressing topics such as structural inequalities in learning validation and mobile learning strategies.

• Current affiliation: University for Continuing Education Krems.
• Contact: andrea.schlager@donau-uni.ac.at