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Digital university teaching without presence formats – a state of affairs that would not have been conceivable without a worldwide pandemic. It remains to be seen what changes will take place in the New Normal as soon as the corona virus no longer forces us to keep our distance. At the beginning of October, the […]
“The good will of students and lecturers for activating teaching and learning through digital offerings is mostly present. The misery does not only begin with the application of digital tools and services, but already with the availability of hardware and software”. A commentary on “media literacy and the end of commitment in the online semester” […]
The updated Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027) of the European Commission was published in September 2020. The publication was preceded for the first time by a public consultation due to the effects of the Corona crisis on almost all stakeholders in the field of (digital) education. In the following interview with HFD, Dr. Georgi Dimitrov, Deputy […]
How can diverse skills, resources, prior knowledge, experiences and needs be taken into account in digital teaching? The design of gender- & diversity-reflecting teaching is a cross-sectional task not only in the corona-conditioned exceptional mode. Together with the Network for Gender and Diversity in Teaching we are realizing a blog series in the new thematic dossier […]
The coronavirus crisis has hit universities abruptly. Teachers and students suddenly find themselves in virtual learning spaces. Students who were already disadvantaged before the pandemic are particularly affected by this crisis. Students with health impairments often belong to the risk group of people who are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. They have to reorganize their everyday […]
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 […]
The long-term integration of those seeking refuge in Germany will be one of the central tasks facing our society in the coming years. In this regard, education will have a key role with regard to integrating refugees and enabling them to gain qualifications. Higher education institutions, together with other players in the field of adult […]
Video conferences have proven to be an online solution for many formats of ad-hoc digital teaching during the Corona crisis. However, especially in lectures, but even in smaller seminars, the camera on the student side often remains switched off. Teachers speak against a silent wall and the hoped-for interactivity is opposed by inactivity. Professor Jörn […]
What happens when 25 German and American higher education experts* go on a joint trip? They discover many differences between the two education systems – some amazing, some expectable, some bizarre or funny. In direct exchange, however, there are also a lot of similarities. Editor Katharina Frier-Obad accompanied the Educational Experts Seminar and reports on […]
The effects of digitisation on work and life are gender dependent. This is not the only reason why women need to be more involved in the research and design of digitisation in order to participate equally in decision-making processes and help shape the digital transformation. In the guest article, Prof. Dr. Swetlana Franken, Professor of […]
