Education
- Educational science, 1964 - 1967: University for Teacher Training, Dortmund
- educational science, political science, economics, 1968 - 1974, Philipps-University of Marburg
- Degree: Dr. phil.
Present Position
- Professor at the Technical University of Berlin (TUB), Institut für Berufliche Bildung und Arbeitslehre (Institute for Vocational Education and Work Studies) (since 1975).
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Head of the IBI - Institut für Bildung in der Informationsgesellschaft e.V. (Institute for Education in the Information Society) (since 1995).
IBI has three main topics:- quality of educational software
- didactic concepts for software development as well as for usage of multimedia and telematics in all kinds of learning environments
- consultancy
Key Qualifications
Professor Hendricks has extensive experiences in the field of "information and communication technology in education". He managed and lead many research and development projects, concerning schools, universities and companies as well as the spheres of private learning. (f. ex.: the project "Tele Student" at the TUB to test the possibilities and risks of tele-learning and tele-groupworking under normal conditions of university life, 1997-99).
He has been a political adviser in Lower Saxony and Berlin since the early 1980's. (f. ex. He is co-author of the feasibility study “berlin univers”, ordered by the Berlin Ministry of Trade and Commerce (1999). This study shows possibilities and consequences when using digital media and tools for academic teaching and learning.)
Since 2004 he leads the project “Innovative Ganztagsschule” (Innovative Full-Day School), which supports innovation within schools regarding the use of new media for teaching and learning. This project is funded by Microsoft Germany as part of its programme “Innovative Teachers”.
Also, Mr. Hendricks has experience in developing concepts for educational software, in producing, testing, and evaluating educational software as well as the referring learning environments.
He is the inventor and organizer of the "Deutsche Bildungssoftware Preis digita" (German Educational Software Award), given annually at the Bildungsmesse (Educational Fair).
From 1996 to 2000 he was advisor of the Lower-Saxonian Ministry of Education in questions of "Education and EXPO 2000" in general and with particular consideration of information technologies.
He directed the evaluation of the Intel Project “Teach to the future” in Germany (2001-2003).
Since 2002 Mr. Hendricks leads the project “e-LiS: e-Learning im Strafvollzug” (e-Learning in imprisonment), which aims to qualify teaching staff regarding the use of new media for teaching and learning.
Among other publications in the area of "multimedia and telematics in education", he is editor of “Multimedia und Telekommunikation im Unterricht der Sekundarstufen” (Multimedia and Telecommunication in the Secondary Schools), Berlin 2000. He is author of “Zukunft gestalten” (Forming the future): 28 EXPO-Schulen, Braunschweig 2001. In 2005 he published „Lernen mit Neuen Medien im Strafvollzug“ (Learning with New Media in execution of sentence) Herbolzheim: CENTAURUS Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, 2005