Daniel Winkler, University Didactics Officer

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M.A.
Daniel Winkler
University Executive Board/Education Division
02763 Zittau
Schwenninger Weg 1
Building Z VII, Room 4010
4th upper floor
+49 3583 612-4595
Profile

Key Areas of Focus

  • Supporting instructors in the further development of their teaching
  • Designing and implementing professional development programs in higher education pedagogy
  • Designing media-based teaching and learning scenarios for higher education

research

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) at the Leipzig University of Applied Sciences
  • Master of Arts (M.A.) at the International University Institute Zittau of the Technical University of Dresden
  • International Engineering Educator (Ing. paed.) certified by the International Society of Engineering Pedagogy (IGIP) and Engineering Educator certified by the Society for Engineering Pedagogy (IPW)

Memberships

Publications (selection)

Winkler, D., Lindner, F., Przybysz, K., Keil, S. (2026). Systematic Introduction of Augmented Reality in Teaching: Development of an Implementation Model. In: Auer, M.E., Toth, P. (eds) Innovation via Collaborative Learning in Engineering Education. ICL 2025. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 1849. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-18891-5_24

Winkler, D., Przybysz, K., Schwarz, T., Lindner, F., Keil, S. (2025). Dyadic Remote Maintenance with Augmented Reality. 11th IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modeling, Management, and Control (IFAC MIM2025). Research and Innovation on Manufacturing and Logistics for a Better World. NTNU Trondheim. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 59(10), 2754–2759. doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2025.09.463

Winkler, D. (2025). Didactic Simplification Through the Use of Augmented Reality in Technical Education: Opportunities and Challenges in Design. In J. Klein-Wiele, M. Hamich, G. Götz, & A. Dederichs-Koch (Eds.), The Interplay of Theory and Practice in Teaching—Pathways to Technical Education. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference on Engineering Education 2024 at Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University, Mosbach Campus (June 13–15, 2024). doi.org/10.82321/01dhbw-47m51

Winkler, D., Lindner, F., Meyer-Ross, K.K., Keil, S. (2025). The Acceptance of Augmented Reality in Technical Education: A Comparison Between Educational and Industrial Contexts. In: Auer, M.E., Rüütmann, T. (eds.) Futureproofing Engineering Education for Global Responsibility. ICL 2024. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 1281. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83520-9_51

Winkler, D.; Lindner, F., and Meyer-Ross, K. K. (2023). Inclusion through Information Technology Assistance Systems—
Conditions for the Success of Digital Learning Scenarios Using Augmented Reality: The Case of People with Hearing Impairments or Deaf People in Technical Education. Communities in New Media (GeNeMe). Inclusive Digital: Shaping an Open Community. Dresden. doi.org/10.25368/2024.7

Winkler, D., Lindner, F., & Meyer-Ross, K. K. (2023). Potential and challenges of using augmented reality to enhance retention in assembly processes. In S. Kersten & G. Kammasch (Eds.), Pathways to Technical Education: 17th Regional Conference on Engineering Education 2023. Dresden University of Technology.

Winkler, D., Lindner, F., Mühlan, K., Przybysz, K., & Keil, S. (2022). Information Technologies of the Future—Video- and Augmented Reality-Based Assembly Instructions for Technical Education. In 15th Annual Conference on Engineering Education 2021

Lindner, F.; Winkler, D., and Keil, S. (2021) Required Competence Development in Higher Education to Manage the Digital Transformation in the Industry: Participatory Action Research with Stakeholders Applying the Analytic Hierarchy Process, 2021 World Engineering Education Forum/Global Engineering Deans Council (WEEF/GEDC), 2021, pp. 1–6, dx.doi.org/10.1109/WEEF/GEDC53299.2021.9657471

Mühlan, K.; Przybysz, K.; Lindner, F.; Akrmanová, D.; Winkler, D., and Keil, S. (2021). A Review and Implementation Framework of Industrial Augmented Reality. 26th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA) doi.org/10.1109/ETFA45728.2021.9613426

Lindner, F.; Winkler, D.; Mühlan, K.; Wendt, U., and Keil, S. (2021). Learn to Shape the Digital Transformation: The Design Approach of a Learning Factory for Industrial Engineers. SSRN Electronic Journal. dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3858409

Winkler, D. (2020). Augmentation vs. Reduction – Possibilities and Opportunities for Didactic Reduction through Augmented Reality in Technical Education (2020). In: 14th Annual Conference on Engineering Education 2019 (2020). doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.26205.26085

Editorship

Kammasch, G.; Keil, S.; Winkler, D. (2024) Focus on the Production and Service Structures of the Future—Pathways to Technical Education. Annual Conference of the Society for Engineering Education (2021) and Pre-Conference (2020). ISBN 978-3-9818728-5-9.

Award

Inclusion in the Academy of Excellent University Teaching (2025) - a nationwide network of award-winning lecturers to promote innovative, interdisciplinary university teaching

Expert activities (selection)

International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning and IGIP International Conference on Engineering Pedagogy. Innovation through Collaborative Learning in Engineering Education. Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)

IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modeling, Management, and Control, General Theme: Research and Innovation on Manufacturing and Logistics for a Better World. Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim

Annual Conference of the Society for Higher Education Research (GfHf), Topic: The Socially Relevant University—How Can the Integration of Science, Practice, and Society Succeed?

APOLLON University of Health Economics, Course Booklets: Authentic Presenting, Engaging Moderation, and Visualization

International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning and IGIP International Conference on Engineering Pedagogy. Futureproofing Engineering Education for Global Responsibility. Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)

Annual Conference on Engineering Education. Challenges of Contemporary Engineering Education in the Academic and Vocational Sectors. Dresden University of Technology