Dr. Maximilian Fink

Erziehungswissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Lernen und Lehren mit Medien
Building 33/300, Room 2320
+49 89 6004 3115
maximilian.fink@unibw.de

Dr. Maximilian Fink

Research interests

  • Learning and education in Virtual Reality
  • Simulation-based learning and education, including AI-based educational avatars
  • Instructional design of eductional applications
  • Acquisition and teaching of diagnostic competences

 

Professional career

  • Since 05/2021: Research associate/Postdoc, Learning and Teaching with Media,
    Universität der Bundeswehr München
  • 2017-2021: Research associate, DFG research group COSIMA “Facilitating diagnostic competences in simulation-based learning environments in the university context”,
    Institute of Medical Education, Hospital of the LMU Munich

 

Academic background

  • 2019-2021: Ph.D. Learning Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, thesis: „Assessment and Facilitation of Diagnostic Competences with Simulations in Medical Education”
  • 2017-2019: Sc. Psychology: Learning Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  • 2010-2016: First State Examination, Teaching Degree for Secondary Schools, Subjects: School Psychology and Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

 

Selected publications

Fink, M. C., Robinson, S. A., & Ertl, B. (2024). AI-based avatars are changing the way we learn and teach: Benefits and challenges. Frontiers in Education, 1416307. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1416307

Fink, M. C., Eisenlauer, V., & Ertl, B. (2023). What variables are connected with system usability and satisfaction? Results from an educational virtual reality field trip. Computers & Education: X Reality, 3, 100043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cexr.2023.100043

Fink, M. C., Sosa, D., Eisenlauer, V., & Ertl, B. (2023). Authenticity and interest in virtual reality: Findings from an experiment including educational virtual environments created with 3D modeling and photogrammetry. Frontiers in Education, 8, Article 969966. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.969966

Fink, M. C., Radkowitsch, A., Bauer, E., Sailer, M., Kiesewetter, J., Schmidmaier, R, Siebeck, M., Fischer, F., & Fischer, M. R. (2021). Simulation research and design: A dual-level framework for multi-project research programs. Educational Technology Research and Development, 69, 809–841. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09876-0

Fink, M. C., Reitmeier, V., Stadler, M., Siebeck, M., Fischer, F., & Fischer, M. R. (2021). Assessment of diagnostic competences with standardized patients versus virtual patients: Experimental study in the context of history taking. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(3), e21196. https://doi.org/10.2196/21196

 

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