Digital higher education project

Project description:

The joint project Digital Higher Education in Saxony results from a cooperation between the Higher Education Didactic Center Saxony (HDS) and the e-Learning Working Group (AKeL) of the Saxony Rectors' Conference. The goal of the project is to implement the state-wide digitization strategy for higher education teaching and thus to support and advance the transformation of studying and teaching in the context of digitization in accordance with the strategies of the participating partner universities (see below). General information on the joint project can be found on the HDS website.

Offers of the association:

  • Activation: Digital Fellowships

    With the fellowship funding, teachers and students from all Saxon universities, universities of applied sciences and universities of art and music received financial support each year to further develop their teaching and teaching activities against the backdrop of digitalization. The individual projects were presented to the university public on an ongoing basis in order to inspire further innovations as practical examples. Due to its many years of experience in the development of digitalization projects, the AKeL is responsible for the Digital Fellowships. Further information, especially on the application process, can be found on the pages of the Saxony Education Portal.

    Contact (network): Jana Riedel(fellows(at)lrk-sachsen.de)


    The following fellowship projects were carried out at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences:

    • LernSMART - E-assessments to promote self-directed learning processes in engineering with reference to the structured analysis and processing of complex tasks (Prof. Dr.-Ing. J. Meinert)
    • LernSMART-Transfer - Further development of formative e-assessments and promotion of transfer in the field of engineering (Prof. Dr.-Ing. J. Meinert)
    • Thermopr@ctice for OPAL - Further development of the e-learning system for self-directed learning process support in the field of engineering and preparation of its transfer to Saxon universities for sustainable establishment (Dr.-Ing. S. Herrmann)
    • Working Across Borders - A multicultural digital project (Prof. Dr. M. Zschocke)
    • OnlineLanguagePlacement (Dipl.-Übersetzerin M. Heidig)


    An overview of all previous fellows as well as interviews with the fellows can also be found on the pages of the E-Learning working group.

     

    Contact (contact person at the location): Ronny Freudenreich(ro.freudenreich(at)hszg.de)

  • Broad impact: Digital Workspaces (further training for teachers)

    In open workshop formats, all stakeholders involved in the implementation of teaching at the partner universities (see below) can work on the conception and development of digital media-supported teaching and learning scenarios. By drawing on a wide range of expertise and exchanging ideas with peers, they not only expand their individual skills, but also directly implement a specifically planned project in the field of digital university teaching. This creates direct added value for the teachers themselves and the universities as a whole.
    Video about the format: https://videocampus.sachsen.de/category/video/Die-Digital-Workspaces

    It is planned to hold the Digital Workspaces on a regular basis. HDS is responsible for the overall coordination of the events.

     

    Event tips:

    You can find an overview of all digital workspaces here:
    https://bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/auth/RepositoryEntry/25674383360/CourseNode/102182030615965

     

    Contact: Anja Schulz(anja.schulz(at)hd-sachsen.de)

  • Continuation: Digital change agents

    As part of a multiplier programme, actors who work at the interfaces of teaching organization (e.g. course and module coordinators) will be able to expand their skills in the area of consulting and change management with regard to the topic of university teaching in the context of digitalization. As a result, corresponding innovations will be sustainably anchored at the level of study organization.

    The qualification of the digital change agents will include workshops, online self-learning phases and peer consulting processes and will also be coordinated by the HDS. Further information

    Below you will find an overview of the graduates of the Digital Change Agent program - feel free to contact them! Link to the overview

    Contact: Anja Schulz(anja.schulz(at)hd-sachsen.de)

News from the project
  • Fellowship results presented at Workshop on eLearning
    Further development of an e-learning system to promote digital skills in engineering(read more)
  • Sharing, learning, teaching
    Selected concepts and OER materials for the implementation of Digital Workspaces published(more information)
  • Networked innovation
    Digital change agents as a driver of digital higher education(read more)
  • Digital Learning Expo
    Share innovations - find collaborations
    Final event of the project "Digitalization of higher education in Saxony at 25.09.2024(details and registration)
  • New transfer fellowship project for digital higher education
    Cooperation project between the HSZG and the Technische Universität Dresden for the transfer of teaching innovations(more information)
  • Process picks up speed!
    The Digital Higher Education project enters the next round.(to the article)
  • Innovative concepts for knowledge assessment
    HSZG presents learning concept at the e-Prüfungs-Symposium 2023 at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen.(to the article)
  • We shape digital change!
    Key digital skills for a successful future for our graduates are a focus of the digital transformation at the HSZG.(to the article)
  • University didactic perspectives on AI technologies
    Theses on the influence of AI technologies on higher education(to the article)
  • Digital Change Agents Programme bears fruit
    Programme for the qualification of multipliers who accompany change processes in the digitalization of studies and teaching(profiles of the Digital Change Agents)
  • Perspectives on teaching.
    Journal for Higher Education and Academic Development (HD-Journal)
    https://journals.qucosa.de/jfhead/index
  • Project results discussed publicly
    First results from the interim evaluation presented at the SMWK's kick-off event on digital transformation in the higher education sector(details)
  • Digitalization of higher education in Saxony: Digital Fellowships
    Over 100 fellows provide innovative approaches to digitalization.(Article)
  • On the way to a digital identity
    After peer-to-peer strategy consulting, the HSZG is implementing measures for the digitalization of studying and teaching in a participatory process.(to the article)

  • Digital back to presence

    At the E-Examination Symposium 2022 at TU Hamburg, possibilities for digital approaches to smart examination delivery were discussed.(to the article)

  • LernSMART
    Fellowship project presented at Workshop on e-Learning(more information)

  • Fellowship for digital higher education

    Supporting self-directed learning, promoting digital skills and ensuring academic success: These are the aims of a new project at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.(to the article)

  • Working Across Borders
    HSCG students learn and work in virtual, intercultural teams in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.(to the article)

  • Strategy consulting on digitalization in studying and teaching
    The jury of the Higher Education Forum on Digitalization selects the HSZG for peer-to-peer strategy consulting.(to the article)

  • "Digital Fellows" of the HSZG present in Dresden
    On January 22, 2020, the first "Forum for Digital Higher Education in Saxony" took place at the SMWK.(to the article)

Network structure:

For the transfer of knowledge and good practice between the universities, not only existing structures, networks and competences of the AKeL and the HDS are used, but also a network of university and media didactic actors is built up locally. The following universities and colleges are in the network:

At the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, Digital Higher Education is affiliated with the Center for Knowledge Transfer and Education.

Project management HSZG

Photo: Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Sophia Keil
Prof. Dr. rer. pol.
Sophia Keil
Faculty of Business Administration and Industrial Engineering
02763 Zittau
Schliebenstrasse 21
Building Z II, Room 16.3
+49 3583 612-4632
Rectorate
02763 Zittau
Theodor-Körner-Allee 16
Building Z I, Room 1.51.3
1st floor
+49 3583 612-3010

Project staff

Photo: M.A. Ronny Freudenreich
Kontakt
M.A.
Ronny Freudenreich
Center for Knowledge Transfer and Education
Project staff D2C2
02763 Zittau
Schwenninger Weg 1
Building Z VII, Room 52
First floor
+49 3583 612-4828

The project runs from 01.07.2019 to 31.12.2023 and is financed with a total volume of € 3.7 million by the Saxon State Ministry for Science and the Arts.