COVID‐19 as an accelerator for digitalization at a German university: Establishing hybrid campuses in times of crisis

As a result of the COVID‐19 outbreak, teaching in universities needed to be quickly transitioned from regular on‐campus classes into technology‐enhanced teaching formats. In this article, we present the case study of Chemnitz University of Technology (Germany), where digital classes were introduced...

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Veröffentlicht in:Human behavior and emerging technologies Jg. 2; H. 3; S. 212 - 216
Hauptverfasser: Skulmowski, Alexander, Rey, Günter Daniel
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.07.2020
Schlagworte:
Campuses
Case studies
Case Study
Classes
College campuses
Colleges & universities
COVID-19
Crises
digitalization
Educational technology
Emergencies
e‐learning
Higher education
human cognition
human‐computer interaction
hybrid campus
internet
Learning
multimodal learning
Multimodality
Psychology
Social media
social networking
Social psychology
Teaching
Technology
Video conferencing
ISSN:2578-1863, 2578-1863
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Zusammenfassung:As a result of the COVID‐19 outbreak, teaching in universities needed to be quickly transitioned from regular on‐campus classes into technology‐enhanced teaching formats. In this article, we present the case study of Chemnitz University of Technology (Germany), where digital classes were introduced in a matter of weeks. By analyzing syllabus data, we found that the use of video and video conferencing is an important current development. Related to these findings, we present evidence from instructional psychology and social media research that can help in the design of teaching during this crisis. We highlight the need for multimodal learning, that is, learning settings that use multiple sensory modalities. Importantly, we present a strategy of hybrid campuses for this and potential future emergencies. This approach describes how the social distancing measures currently in effect can be used to re‐think higher education based on a reasonable use of technology. Taken together, the COVID‐19 crisis can be a time of major reform in higher education that will accelerate the process of digitalization in an unprecedented way.
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ISSN:2578-1863
2578-1863
DOI:10.1002/hbe2.201