1983-1992: Various activities in youth work, advanced training and in Media Production (AV-Studio Heine in Karlsruhe, Germany)

1989-1994: University of Koblenz-Landau. Faculty Educational Sciences Landau, Germany - Adult Education and Business Pedagogy/Human resources development - Dipl. of Education Science

1989-1994: University of Koblenz-Landau. Faculty of Psychology Landau, Germany - Institute for Communication Psychology and Media Education – postgraduate studies

1993-1999: University of Koblenz-Landau. Faculty of Psychology Landau, Germany - Institute for Communication Psychology and Media Education – Research Fellow

Since 2000: University of Koblenz-Landau. Faculty of Psychology Landau, Germany - Institute for Communication Psychology and Media Education – Research Associate –

2001: University of Koblenz-Landau. Faculty Educational Sciences Landau, Germany - Ph.D. (Dr. phil.) Dissertation: “Cognitive und Motivational Dimensions of Multimedia Use.” An exploratory analysis based on individual decisions for the use of applications with multimedia-capable computers.

Key Publications: 

Six, U. & Gimmler, R. (2018). Medienkompetenz im schulischen Kontext. In I.Vogel (Hrsg.), Kommunikation in der Schule (S. 101-122). Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt.

Gimmler, R. (2012). Medienkompetenz und Datenschutzkompetenz in derSchule. Datenschutz und Datensicherheit, 36(2), 110-116.

Six, U. & Gimmler, R. (2010). Medienerziehung in der Familie. (Schriftenreiheder Medienanstalt Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein, Band 3). Berlin: Vistas.

Gimmler, R. (2007). Computer- und Videospiele. In U. Six, U. Gleich & R.Gimmler (Hrsg.), Kommunikationspsychologie - Medienpsychologie.Lehrbuch (S. 460-473). Weinheim: Beltz PVU.

Six, U., Gimmler, R. & Frey, C. (2008). Die Förderung von Medienkompetenz imKindergarten. In: Landesanstalt für Medien NRW , Medienerziehung imKindergarten (S. 15 – 33). Wuppertal: Halm.

A list of publications of Roland Gimmler can be found here...

Roland Gimmler at SciPort RLP

• Media usage and well-being

• Mobile communication and social relationships

• Judgment formation via media

• Computer Games

• Media pedagogy, media competency / media literacy