Christoph Truthe

Christoph Truthe serves as a Research Associate at the Service Center for Quality in Teaching, HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Hildesheim, since 2024, contributing to the Digital Teaching Hub Lower Saxony project focused on cooperative digital teaching services. Previously, he led the Media Workshop of the Faculty of Social Work and Health (2022-2025) and lectured in Digital Media for Social Work programs (2018-2024).

His academic credentials include:

• Ongoing MA in Media Education, South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences (2023)
• BA in Social Work, HAWK Hildesheim (2016)
• Nature Educator certification, Naturschule Freiburg eV Göttingen (2015)
• BA in Teaching, University of Hildesheim

Truthe's research investigates digital media integration in social work education and practice, emphasizing game-based methodologies like Minecraft for social skills development. His work addresses digitalization challenges in higher education didactics and explores practical applications in mediatized youth environments, bridging theoretical frameworks with hands-on pedagogical innovations.

His publications reveal a consistent focus on translating digital gaming into social work education tools, spanning school-level interventions to university teaching models. This trajectory highlights interdisciplinary collaboration between media studies, pedagogy, and social work practice, with emphasis on co-creative approaches where youth act as digital experts.

No scientific awards were documented in the source material.

Information regarding student supervision or research funding was not provided.

Truthe actively participates in interdisciplinary teams through the Media Workshop and projects like Minecraft-based social skills training, demonstrating commitment to developing practical digital media applications for social work education and community engagement.