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Lanze Vanermen

Assistant Professor

20222026

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Dr Lanze Vanermen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the Academy of Future Education, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.

As an education researcher, he draws conceptual, theoretical, and methodological inspiration from the broad discipline of Science and Technology Studies (STS) to conduct qualitative analyses about how educational sciences, technologies, organisations, and imaginaries (re)shape education in expected and unexpected ways. He is currently interested in critically mapping edtech and higher education industries, both in Europe and in East Asia, investigating how key actors adapt in and to local circumstances.

As an educator, Lanze gathers people to study both the social, technical, and cultural dimensions of educational issues. He has several years of experience teaching higher education programs in internationalised contexts, and currently also supervises a PhD project at the Academy of Future Education.

Lanze holds two service roles within the Academy. He serves as the Deputy Programme Director for the MSc Digital Education, supporting the PD in leading teaching teams, ensuring coherence, and representing the programme at learning and teaching committees. He also serves as Pathway Leader Teaching and Learning in the same programme, responsible for enhancing programme quality, fostering faculty engagement, and strengthenin alignment with stakeholder needs.

Research interests

Lanze's topics of interest include but are not limited to:

  • (post)qualitative and ethnographic methodologies
  • edtech and higher education ecosystems/industries
  • digital education practices, platforms, and infrastructures
  • data practices, visualisations, and dashboards
  • automation, animation, and AI in education
  • (Chinese) philosophy of science/technology
  • traditional Chinese medicine education

Teaching

Some of Lanze's teaching responsibilities entail:

  • EDS405 Educational Leadership (Co-teacher, MA Global Education, AY2425, AY2526)
  • EDS429 Curriculum Design in International Context (Module leader, MA Global Education, AY2425, AY2526)
  • EDS432 Education in a Digital Scoiety (Guest lecturer, MSc Digital Education, AY2425, AY2526)
  • EDS436 Syntegrative Learning (Mentor and guest lecturer, MSc Digital Education, AY2425, AY2526)
  • EDS437 Research Project (Module leader, MSc Digital Education)
  • DE456 Introduction to Research Methods (Module leader, MSc Digital Education, AY2627)
  • EDS459 Syntegrative Learning and Research Project (Module leader, MSc Digital Education, AY2627)

Looking for a supervisor or mentor?

If you’re a (future) postgraduate, PhD, or EdD student interested in  qualitative methodology, feel free to contact me about possible research or internship supervision.
 
I'm currently endorsing research projects that prioritise a qualitative, sociomaterial or posthumanist understanding of education practices. I'm particularly interested in ethnographies with a design-based or art-based component to make a meaningful contribution to such practices, rather than their (quantitative) evaluation, enhancement, or effectiveness.
 
PhD applicants ideally have a strong academic background in Educational Studies/Educational Sciences and are at least interested in a related subdiscipline such as Anthropology of Education, Sociology of Education, or Philosophy of Education. EdD applicants ideally have a strong network in a local education industry, having opportunities to conduct long-term projects with participants.
 
I look forward to hearing from you.

Related documents

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Educational Sciences, KU Leuven

Award Date: 8 May 2024

Master, Educational Sciences, Major in Social and Cultural Education, KU Leuven, with distinction

Award Date: 8 Sept 2016

Bachelor, Educational Sciences, Major in Social and Cultural Education, KU Leuven

Award Date: 11 Sept 2014

Research areas

  • Digital education
  • Higher education
  • Qualitative research
  • Critical edtech studies
  • Science and technology studies

Keywords

  • L Education (General)
  • critical edtech studies
  • digital education studies
  • platform studies
  • governance studies
  • leadership studies
  • LB2300 Higher Education
  • LB2361 Curriculum

Person Types

  • Staff

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):

  1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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