Katharina Buckmayer

digital media phd student, information scientist,
kindergarten educator, children’s books author & illustrator

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Projects

co-designing books with children, digital book reader, master projects

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Illustrations & Artwork

children’s books illustration, book covers, paintings

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CV & Academia

education and previous projects

About Me.

Hello there, my name is Katharina, I am part of the Inclusive Computing Lab at ITI/LARSyS and a digital media PhD student at the Técnico University Lisbon. I am also an information scientist, a nursery school teacher/ kindergarten educator, and I am writing and illustrating children’s books (and diaries).

For any collaboration or exchange of ideas please contact me.

Experience

CITY OF REGENSBURG
( 2020— 2023 )

Language-Kindergarten Specialist (Kindergarten Nursery Nurse)

Part-Time.

ALMA LINDA PUBLISHING
( 2018 — 2024 )

Launching Alma Linda Publishing

Part-Time. Writing, illustrating and publishing books.

Education

UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG

Master of Arts in Information Science

Master thesis topic: “CCI and Participatory Designing: prototyping a reader with preschoolers”

UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG

Bachelor of Arts in Information Science

Minor Subjects: Russian Philology, Media Informatics.

ACADEMY FOR SOCIAL PEDAGOGY

Educator Apprenticeship Academy

3 years of internship (kindergarten, after-school-care, group home for children and teenagers), 2 years of school.