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Uwe Matzat is an Assistant Professor of Sociology working in the Human-Technology Interaction Group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). ). Uwe’s areas of exertise include survey research, experimental research, questionnaire construction and business advice specialties: statistical analysis /multivariate data analysis.
His current research interests include the design, use, and effects of social media - for individuals and for society. Recently he became interested in the use of social media for learning and Learning Analytics. Further research interests are in the field of web science, including research on online communities, social media, online and offline social networks, digital inequality, and social control on the Internet. His studies often transfer these topics to different application areas, such as learning, health, or social integration.
Academic background
Uwe Matzat received his PhD from the University of Groningen within the Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology (ICS) in 2001. He conducted his research at the Universities of Düsseldorf, Toronto, and Eindhoven. He also graduated in Sociology at the University of Duisburg (Germany).
His research has been published in journals, such as Journal of Computer Mediated Communication,Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, Social Networks, Computers & Education, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, and many others. He Uwe was Program Chair of several international conferences of the series General Online Research (http://www.gor.de). He is founding and serving editor of the International Journal of Internet Science.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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MAMEM: Multimedia Authoring and Management using your Eyes and Mind (MAMEM)
Ham, J. R. C., Fountoukidou, S., Matzat, U. & Midden, C. J. H.
1/05/15 → 31/07/18
Project: Research direct
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A multi-institutional assessment of changes in higher education teaching and learning in the face of COVID-19
Bartolic, S. K., Boud, D., Agapito, J., Verpoorten, D., Williams, S., Lutze-Mann, L., Matzat, U., Moreno, M. M., Polly, P., Tai, J., Marsh, H. L., Lin, L., Burgess, J. L., Habtu, S., Rodrigo, M. M. M., Roth, M., Heap, T. & Guppy, N., 2022, In: Educational Review. 74, 3, p. 517-533 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Student confidence in learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: what helped and what hindered?
Guppy, N., Matzat, U., Agapito, J., Archibald, A., De Jaeger, A., Heap, T., Moreno, M. M., Rodrigo, M. M. & Bartolic, S., 15 Sep 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Higher Education Research and Development. XX, XResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Supporting to be Credible: Investigating Perceived Social Support as a Determinant of Perceived Credibility
Koranteng, F. N., Ham, J., Matzat, U. & Wiafe, I., 2022, Persuasive Technology: 17th International Conference, PERSUASIVE 2022, Virtual Event, March 29–31, 2022, Proceedings. Baghaei, N., Vassileva, J., Ali, R. & Oyibo, K. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 109-119 11 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS); vol. 13213).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Teaching and learning under COVID-19 public health edicts: the role of household lockdowns and prior technology usage.
Guppy, N., Boud, D., Heap, T., Verpoorten, D., Matzat, U., Tai, J., Lutze-Mann, L., Roth, M., Polly, P., Burgess, J. L., Agapito, J. & Bartolic, S. K., 1 Sep 2022, In: Higher Education. 84, 3, p. 487-504 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The effect of an artificial agent’s vocal expressiveness on immediacy and learning
Fountoukidou, S., Matzat, U., Ham, J. R. C. & Midden, C. J. H., Apr 2022, In: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 38, 2, p. 500-512 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)32 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Best Paper Award Persuasive 2022
Felix Nti, Koranteng (Recipient), Ham, Jaap R.C. (Recipient), Matzat, Uwe (Recipient) & Wiafe, Isaac (Recipient), 7 Apr 2022
Prize: TU/e › Other › Scientific
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34th bi-annual meeting of the German Sociological Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie, Sektion : Modellbildung und Simulation & Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung), University of Jena
Uwe Matzat (Speaker)
9 Oct 2008Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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International Follow-up workshop on distributed learning and collaboration (DLAC-III), Tübingen
Uwe Matzat (Speaker)
20 Jun 2008Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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General Online Research (GOR08), Hamburg
Uwe Matzat (Speaker)
12 Mar 2008Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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General Online Research (GOR07), Leipzig, Germany
Uwe Matzat (Speaker)
26 Mar 2007Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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International Journal of Internet Science (Journal)
Uwe Matzat (Editorial board member)
2007Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific