Daniel Winkler, University Didactics Officer
4th upper floor
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
- Doctoral research projects at the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the Technical University of Dresden
- Investigation of the pedagogical potential of immersive media for teaching and learning processes
- Implementation and evaluation of media in teaching and learning processes
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
- Member of the Society for Engineering Education (since 2020)
- Member of Engineers Without Borders (since 2020)
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