Arne Bewersdorff

Dr. Arne Bewersdorff is a Researcher at the Professorship for Life Sciences Didactics within the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology at the Technical University of Munich. Since 2021, he has coordinated the TUM DigiLLab, a digital teaching and learning laboratory for secondary and vocational teacher training. His career includes prior roles as a Research Assistant at Heidelberg University of Education (2017-2021) and a doctoral researcher in the project Exploratory Experimentation: Effectiveness of Teacher Training in the School Workshop Format, culminating in his dissertation on May 10, 2022.

• PhD in Science Education from Heidelberg University of Education (2022)
• Teaching Degree in Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science from Schwäbisch Gmünd University of Education (2017)
• Degree in Information Systems Technology from University of Ulm (2014)

Dr. Bewersdorff's research focuses on AI literacy in higher education, digital learning technologies, and inquiry-based science pedagogy. He investigates how AI systems like EPIC AI can analyze student experiment protocols and generate adaptive feedback, as well as the role of multimodal large language models in transforming science education. His work bridges artificial intelligence, digital competency frameworks, and teacher training methodologies.

Recent publications highlight trends in AI-driven educational assessment and digital tool adoption, including studies on AI literacy tests, generative AI's impact on higher-order thinking, and comparative analyses of AI vs. human feedback quality. His 15 most recent works span topics like AI self-efficacy, multinational AI literacy disparities, and smartphone-integrated physics experiments.

• Fellow of the TUM Center for Educational Technologies
• ESERA Travel Award recipient
• HOLA Innovation Pitch winner (Baden-Württemberg Media and Film Society)

As a doctoral researcher, he developed frameworks for evaluating teacher training effectiveness in open experimentation, showing shifts toward minds-on pedagogy. His current projects include the Junior Fellowship Artificial Intelligence (Joachim Herz Foundation) and the Knowledge Hub OER initiative on AI, AR, and 3D printing. He collaborates with institutions like the University of Heidelberg and has presented at conferences including NARST, ESERA, and GDCP.