Von Martin Spiewak und Jan-Martin Wiarda. Wenn amerikanische Präsidentschaftskandidaten zum TV-Duell zusammenkommen, ist der Gastgeber oft eine Universität. Studenten in den USA engagieren sich – vermittelt von der Hochschule – häufig in sozialen Projekten in der Nachbarschaft. Die US-Unis sind Big Player in Sport und Kultur, wichtige Weiterbildungseinrichtungen, Ideenschmieden für Start-ups. Mehr...

Interview: Eva-Maria Hommel. Sie sind vor allem für junge Menschen sinnvoll, die gleichzeitig lernen und Berufserfahrung sammeln wollen. Auch für Selbstständige bieten sie sich an, weil sie ihre Zeit flexibler einteilen können. Mehr...

Von Undine Lang. Kann man die Angst vor Spinnen heilen? Und sind psychisch kranke Menschen eigentlich kreativer? Eine Professorin, acht Fragen zur Psychiatrie: Beat the Prof. Mehr...

Von Eva-Maria Hommel. Die Abkürzung M. A. stand früher für den Abschluss "Magister Artium", bei dem man meistens zwei Fächer aus einem breiten Themenspektrum studierte. Heute sind die Studiengänge, die zum M. A. führen, oft auf ein Fach fokussiert. Mehr...

Von Verena M. Dirsch. Generika, Artemisinin, Blockbuster und die Bruch-Weide: Wie gut kennen Sie sich mit Medikamenten aus? Eine Professorin, zehn Fragen zur Pharmazie: Beat the Prof. Mehr...

This paper outlines an action research project involving the development of an educational online role-playing website, known as Lake Devo. Designed in keeping with constructivist principles, the website is used in select post-secondary courses at Ryerson University and allows learners to work synchronously, using visual, audio, and text elements to create avatars and interact in online role-play scenarios. The website also provides an integrated area for debrief following role-play activities. More...

In this study, it was aimed to examine the use of learning management systems supported by social networking sites in distance education and to determine the views of learners regarding these platforms. The study group of this study, which uses a qualitative research approach, consists of 15 undergraduate students who resumed their education in Turkey. More...

By investigating how educational practitioners participate in activities around open educational practices (OEP), this paper aims at contributing to an understanding of open practices and how these practitioners learn to use OEP. Our research is guided by the following hypothesis: Different social configurations support a variety of social learning activities. More...

The widespread availability of high-quality Web-based content offers new potential for supporting teachers as designers of curricula and classroom activities. When coupled with a participatory Web culture and infrastructure, teachers can share their creations as well as leverage from the best that their peers have to offer to support a collective intelligence or crowdsourcing community, which we dub crowdteaching. More...

Recently, various computer networking courses have included additional laboratory classes in order to enhance students’ learning achievement. However, these classes need to establish a suitable laboratory where each student can connect network devices to configure and test functions within different network topologies. In this case, the Linux operating system can be used to operate network devices and the virtualization technique can include multiple OSs for supporting a significant number of students. More...