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Short CV
1963: born in Linz (Austria)
1984-1992: Diploma and doctoral studies in educational science (with distinction)
1991:  Florida-State-University (USA)
1997-: Ao.Univ.-Prof. (habilitiert, beamtet: BDG 1979, equal to: Associate professor, tenured)
1999: Appointment full professorship (C3, Technical University Dresden)
2002: Appointment full professorship (C4, University of Erfurt)

Awards
1990:  Kurt Gödel – Scholarship

Research priorities
Instructional design theories and models
Social research methods: Theory building, intervention research
Media education: Social media, artificial intelligence and learning
Personality development and education: Critical thinking, affective learning

Current research projects
2026-: EDUCATIONAL THEORY BUILDING LAB

Some publications
[] Astleitner, H. (2026). Can artificial intelligence be controlled? A social science perspective. In G. Ottmann & C. Noble (Eds.), AI and the disruption of the social. Routledge. …  Coming soon … 
[] Astleitner, H. (2025).  Kritisches Denken 2.0. Waxmann. … A (german) book on critical thinking, artificial intelligence, and regression in education. [“… ein fundiertes und substanzielles, wegweisendes Buch zum kritischen Denken im Zeitalter von KI” ( Dirk Jahn)]
[] Astleitner, H., & Schlick, S. (2025). The social media use of college students: Exploring identity development, learning support, and parallel use. Active Learning in Higher Education, 26(1), 231-254. https://doi.org/10.1177/14697874241233605
[] Astleitner, H. (2024). We have big data, but do we need big theory? Some review-based remarks on an emerging problem in the social sciences. Philosophy of Social Sciences, 54(1), 69-92.  https://doi.org/10.1177/00483931231188825
[] Astleitner, H., & Zumbach, J. (2023). What makes a collegial higher education student? How personality and goal orientations contribute to social behavior. Higher Education Research & Development, 42(8), 1840-1854. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2023.2209515
[] Astleitner, H., Bains, A., & Hörmann, S. (2023). The effects of personality and social media experiences on mental health: Examining the mediating role of fear of missing out, ghosting, and vaguebooking. Computers in Human Behavior, 138, 107436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107436 

Recent presentations
Epidemic pathological media use: Learning for digital detox
Digital-regressive education: Artificial intelligence, instructional design, cognitive regression, idiocracy

Reviewing / Editorial boards
Swiss Science Foundation – Swiss Virtual Campus – Leibnitz Gemeinschaft – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft – Deutscher Wissenschaftsrat – Deutsches Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung – Applied Cognitive Psychology – European Journal of Psychology in Education – Computers & Education – Learning & Instruction – Journal of Educational Computing Research – Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie – Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht – European Journal of Teacher Education – Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung – Psychology Learning and Teaching – Social Sciences & Humanities Open – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education – Medienpädagogik: Zeitschrift für Theorie und Praxis der Medienbildung –  Herausforderung Lehrer*Innenbildung/Zeitschrift zur Konzeption, Gestaltung und Diskussion – Studies in Educational Evaluation – Computers in Human Behavior – Asia Pacific Education Review – Philosophy of the Social Sciences – Technological Forecasting & Social Change – Social Psychology of Education – Higher Education Research & Development – European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction – Child and Adolescent Social – Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training – Computers & Education: Artificial Intelligence – Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft – Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung

Visiting professorships / Teaching assignments
ETH/Universität Zürich, Ministère de l´Education Nationale Luxembourg, Universität Erfurt, Universität Salzburg, Universität Linz, Universität Klagenfurt, Universität Innsbruck, Universität Krems, FH Aarau/Universität Bern, FH Hagenberg, Kirchlich pädagogische Hochschule Wien, Pädagogisches Institut Graz, Pädagogisches Institut Linz

Third mission
Teacher education in Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Austria