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Timo Matthausen M. Ed.
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Timo Matthausen M. Ed.

Research Assistant

Timo Matthausen
Bienroder Weg 82, Room 001
+49 531 391 94098
timo.matthausen(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Office Hours: By appointment via email.

Research Focus Areas

  • Digital Technology in Biology Class (Virtual Reality)
  • Fostering Interest Through 360° Videos in Immersive Virtual Reality
  • Project Staff Member for the “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on XR in Education” (INTERXR) Project

Courses

Winter Semester 26/27:

  • Seminar: Fundamentals of Genetics, Evolution, and Behavioral Biology (Basic Module 2)

Summer Semester 26:

  • Field Trips: Morphology and Species Identification (B4)
  • Field Practicum: Biological Education (A1)
  • Field Trips: Ecology and Environmental Education (A3)

Winter Semester 25/26:

  • Seminar: Fundamentals of Genetics, Evolution, and Behavioral Biology (Basic Module 2)

Summer Semester 25:

  • Field Trips: Morphology and Species Identification (B4)
  • Field Practicum: Biological Education (A1)
  • Field Trips: Ecology and Environmental Education (A3)

Winter Semester 24/25:

  • Seminar: Fundamentals of Genetics, Evolution, and Behavioral Biology (Core Module 2)

Summer Semester 24:

  • Field Trips: Identification of Forms and Species (B4)
  • Field Practicum: Biological Education (A1)
  • Field Trips: Ecology and Environmental Education (A3)

Winter Semester 23/24:

  • Seminar: Fundamentals of Genetics, Evolution, and Behavioral Biology (Basic Module 2)

Publications

2025

Thomsen, D., Büssing, A., Matthausen, T., Bachmann, L., & Hilfert-Rüppell, D. (2025). Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Extended Realities in Education: Book of abstracts. Conference on Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Extended Realities in Education (INTERXR), TU Braunschweig. doi.org/10.24355/dbbs.084-202509031536-0

Thomsen, D., Matthausen, T. & Büssing, A. (2025). Immersive Virtuelle Realität im Biologieunterricht: Lerntheoretische und organisatorische Aspekte aus Sicht Lernender. MNU-Journal, 78(4), 296-302.

Scientific Presentations

2026

Matthausen, T., & Büssing, A. (2026, Februar). Ist eine Trennung von Medieninteresse und Themeninteresse möglich? Eine Messinstrumentenadaption. Poster präsentiert auf der 27. Frühjahrsschule der Fachsektion Didaktik der Biologie (FDdB), Technische Universität Dresden (Deutschland).

2025

Matthausen, T., & Büssing, A. (September, 2025). Immersive Virtuelle Realität zur Förderung des Interesses an der Landwirtschaft. Poster präsentiert auf der Tagung „Didaktik der Biologie für eine nachhaltige Welt“ der Fachsektion Didaktik der Biologie (FDdB), Universität Innsbruck (Österreich).

Matthausen, T., & Büssing, A. (2025, März). Das ist ja interessant! Immersive Virtuelle Realität als Möglichkeit für Unterrichtseinstiege. Poster präsentiert auf der 26. Frühjahrsschule der Fachsektion Didaktik der Biologie (FDdB), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Deutschland).

2024

Matthausen, T., & Büssing, A. (2024, März). Was fördert Interesse beim immersiven Lernen? Eine quantitative Studie zur Rolle der psychologischen Distanz gegenüber der Landwirtschaft. Poster präsentiert auf der 25. Frühjahrsschule der Fachsektion Didaktik der Biologie (FDdB), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Deutschland).

Biography
Time Period Occupations
Since October 2023 Research Assistant; Technical University of Braunschweig; Institute for Science Education; Department of Biology and Biology Education
April 2021 – October 2023 Master’s program (Master of Education (M.Ed.)); Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover; Program: Teacher Education for High Schools (Biology/Chemistry)
Jan 2019 – Oct 2023 Student Assistant; Institute for Science Education, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover
09/2018 – 12/2018 Student Assistant; Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover
04/2018 – 06/2018 Student Assistant; Institute for Botany, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University of Hannover
5/2017 Student Assistant; Institute of Botany, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover
10/2015 – 03/2021 Bachelor’s degree program (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)); Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover; Program: Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s (Biology/Chemistry)
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Membership for the year 2025 and active participation in the 2025 Annual Conference in Copenhagen. For more information: www.esera.org.

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