Strengthening digitization-related competencies through openness in teaching and the use of OER is one of the objectives of the "University Network for Digital Teaching and Learning in Teacher Education" (digiLL). The association also wants to promote the establishment and expansion of a wider network. digiLL presented itself and its work at the University:Future Festival 2021 - and now also...
"Leadership is a process by which a person or group influences the behavior of others. In this sense, it is associated with authority. Humans want to be the strongest. While they are currently physically stronger than most other creatures on Earth due to their ability to use tools, this advantage is rapidly diminishing as artificial intelligence advances and robots become more powerful. Humans...
Barrier-free access to higher education is anchored in German law. This is not just about physical barriers. Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, at the latest, it has become clear that the removal of digital barriers is also an elementary component of inclusive university teaching. However, many universities are still in the early stages of implementing accessible digital teaching....
In October 2020 the Hochschulforum Digitalisierung staged University:Future Festival, a three-day festival devoted to delving into the New Normal and shaping the university of tomorrow. Funded by Germany’s Ministry for Education and Research, the festival was originally conceived as a hybrid bash that brings together the university community in Germany and beyond – think SXSW for academia –...
In the series SemesterHack Spotlight we take a look behind the scenes at the winning projects of SemesterHack 2.0, which was held in November 2020 as part of the global hackathon DigiEduHack. Amy Pradell conducted the following interview with Dr Andreas Lingnau from the winning project “Learnflix.” It is one of 12 global finalists at DigiEduHack. ...
As we look back on one year of remote learning in higher education due to Covid-19, it is time for a recap. What modes of teaching work and how are the students doing? This month, we focus on Digital Campus Culture, asking the question: What have we learned so far and what can we learn from each other? Karlstad University (Sweden) established a method to identify and focus on the needs of...
Students at German universities are in the middle of the third examination phase during the pandemic – and many universities are still ill-prepared for it. In the following, Leonie Ackermann explains why online proctoring is (still) not a good idea and at the same time gives an insight into the technical functioning of common service providers such as Proctorio and Examity.
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In March 2020, the Corona School was created within 48 hours in the #WirVsVirus Hackathon of the German government. The student initiative addresses the problem of school closures across Germany with an idea that is as simple as it is progressive: students* receive free and digital 1-to-1 learning support from dedicated students. In May 2020, the Corona School team at the ...
Artificial intelligence in higher education raises great expectations for improved quality of teaching and learning. As a professor of educational theory and media pedagogy at the FernUniversität in Hagen, Claudia de Witt researches methods and applications of AI in studying, teaching and further education. In an interview with Prof. de Witt, Lavinia Ionica, program manager at the...
Due to COVID-19, it will not be possible to start operations at the universities in the usual form for the winter semester either. Up to now, the switch to digital teaching has sometimes worked better and sometimes worse. One thing is certain, however: it happened at a speed that would not have been possible under other circumstances. Thanks are also due to software providers who offered...
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