Opinions differ as to whether lectures are sensible or nonsense. In the discussion, it is often ignored that it is not so much the format of the class that supports or hinders students’ learning…
“Teaching material must be formulated in a comprehensible way. Everyone agrees with this demand and yet the complaints about difficult texts never end.” This statement from Steffen-Peter Ballstaedt (1991, p. 19) is more than…
Even though fake news seems like a fairly recent phenomenon, it has actually been around far longer than social media or Donald Trump. In the realm of teaching and learning, half-truths and outright misinformation…
Accessible or semi-accessible teaching is a very important topic for colleges and universities. But what does accessible or semi-accessible teaching mean? And how can it be implemented? Below, we would like to answer these…
In the third episode of our podcast, Dr Birgit Hawelka talks to Prof. Dr Christoph Brochhausen-Delius, Professor of the Year 2021 (Category Natural Science/Medicine) about, among other things, how he manages to maintain his…
