Inga Lotta Limpinsel

Inga Lotta Limpinsel (née Schmitt) is a current Researcher at the Institute of Educational Science, Ruhr University Bochum, specializing in Non-Formal and Informal Learning processes. She holds a BA in English and MA in Education from the same institution.

• Key research areas: Social competence development, virtual reality in education, media behavior in student populations
• Active in projects: ViRaGe - Virtual Realities as Historical Experiences (2020–2023), Moonshot EDU 2.0 (2023–2024)
• Doctoral thesis: "Socially competent action as a construction – Interactions of disadvantaged adolescents in extracurricular activities"

Her recent publications focus on:

• VR applications in educational settings
• Media literacy and digital integration in learning
• Interdisciplinary approaches to formal/non-formal education collaboration

Scientific recognition:

• Scholarship Holder, Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst e.V. (2010–2018)

Limpinsel contributes to pedagogical discourse through methodological innovations in qualitative research and grounded theory applications, particularly examining how digital technologies and physical spaces interact in modern educational contexts.