In our blog, we regularly publish articles, opinion pieces, good practices and much more on the future of academic education. Would you also like to publish something with us? Then contact us at kommunikation@hochschulforum.org.
The status quo of blended learning and its future. In this interview, two experts from Hochschule der Medien in Stuttgart and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore give insights into their teaching apporaches.
In the guest article, Sven Störmann, Project Manager E-Learning at the Centre for Legal Learning (ZJL), and Jonathan Schramm, personal consultant to the management (both Bucerius Law School, Hamburg), explain the advantages of individual feedback through video-assessment as an alternative to conventional exam correction using the example of exam preparation in law studies. This article […]
The Hochschulforum Digitalisierung thrives on dynamic encounters, fresh ideas and people who get hands-on. Without the community, the HFD would be unthinkable. Celebrating 10 years of HFD therefore means, above all, celebrating 10 years of community involvement! That's why, in this series of portraits, we are introducing members of the community who have helped shape 10 years of HFD history. We are curious: What is their individual contribution to the digital transformation at universities? What special insights do they draw from their work? What motivates them? This time with: Christien Bok.
Prof. Dr. Michael Jäckel explains his comments on the recommendation paper of the Council for Information Infrastructures (RfII) “Digital competences – urgently needed! Recommendations on career and training prospects for the science labour market“. A guest article. This article was automatically translated using DeepL Translator. Please excuse any errors. “Every new Silicon Valley output […] is an […]
How will artificial intelligence affect our academic culture? Recent debates about GPT-3 raised concerns about AI possibly outpacing well-known forms of publication and assessment. In our Blog, Manuel Dolderer, Co-Founder and President at CODE University of Applied Sciences, pleads for new learning environments that embrace and shape technological progress. As universities, it is our job […]
During the EMOOCs 2019 in Naples Oliver Janoschka (Hochschulforum Digitalisierung) will chair the session “Policy Track – National Digital Initiatives”. Ville Valtonen, Chief Marketing Executive of Reaktor, is one of the speakers. Reaktor developed the Elements of AI course in collaboration with University of Helsinki. Elements of AI is a MOOC designed to teach the basics […]
The education sector is undergoing a paradigm shift driven by artificial intelligence (AI). In this blog article, Steve Joordens, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough, considers the implications of this shift for the future of academia. Drawing on his long-standing expertise and his university’s digital transformation initiatives, he takes a step back to consider the broader implications of AI-driven change.
In May 2025, Nina Christ, Julia Geißler, Lisa Ulzheimer (RheinMain University of Applied Sciences) and Christian Hoppe (TU Darmstadt) travelled to Norway with the support of Hochschulforum Digitalisierung. At the University of Bergen, they explored how artificial intelligence and learning analytics are shaping teaching and research - and what strategic, technical and didactic approaches Germany can learn from Norway\'s digitalization of education.
FernUniversität Hagen has 40 years of experience in distance education. While the demand for distance education is increasing, the expectations of students are changing as well. Daniel Otto spoke to Professor Ada Pellert, president of the FernUniversität Hagen, about the revolution in distance learning, the shift form teaching to learning and the role of technology […]
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The corona virus is not yet over & the winter semester is approaching. Which models will the universities use to ensure teaching in autumn and winter 2020/2021? Dr. Yasmin Djabarian and Leonie Ackermann dare to take a look inside the crystal ball. The authors identify what they consider to be the most important resource of […]
