Presentation Panel
Become the Best in Class in Setting up Hybrid Teaching
Date Thursday, Nov 23 Time – Room Charlottenburg II
In this panel presenters will discuss the opportunities and challenges of synchronous hybrid teaching in higher education institutions, which combines live online and face-to-face classes.
They will cover best practices for the successful implementation of hybrid teaching in international student and labour mobility programmes, along with an online strategy toolkit, an overview of the forces and trends shaping online learning and the steps involved in developing a sound online learning strategy.
![OEB speaker Matthias Jung]( /sites/default/files/styles/thumb_bio/public/images/speakers/imported/2023-09-2009%25253A34%25253A05842231-MatthiasJung.jpg?itok=Yh8UsJVF
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Matthias Jung
Director, Institut für Internationale Kommunikation e.V. (IIK) in Düsseldorf und Berlin, Germany
Studies German/English/French (M.A.), PhD German linguistics (1994), Director "Institut für Internationale Kommunikation" (IIK) since 1995, President of "Fachverband Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache e.V. (FaDaF)" since 2009; numerous publications in German linguistics and teaching German as a foreign or second language, particular focus on language learning technologies.
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Glenda Morgan
Market Analyst, Phil Hill & Associates, United States of America
Glenda Morgan is an industry analyst covering all aspects of EdTech but especially learning management systems, online learning strategy, Online Program Management services and academic integrity products and practices. She works with the consulting, research and advisory firm Phil Hill and Associates but prior to that spent over eight years with Gartner, the global research and advisory firm. At Gartner she worked on the education hype cycle and annual top trends and technologies in higher education. Before that, Glenda had an extensive career supporting academic technology at a number of US universities, most recently the University of Illinois. She holds a PhD from the University of Minnesota.
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Vincent Meertens
Associate Director Digital & Learning Innovation, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany
Vincent Meertens is currently working as an Associate Director Digital & Learning Innovation at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management. In this role he pushes innovation in learning journeys of students, with special focus on instructional design and the usage of educational technology.
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Felix Kaus
Business Development Manager Learning Experience DACH, Barco, Germany
Felix Kaus has several years of experience at the interface of education, content and technology. After working in the publishing industry, he accompanied startups from the areas of e-commerce, FinTech and EdTech in the market launch of digital platforms. Since this year, he has been advising universities and companies for Barco on the development of hybrid teaching and learning offerings.
Moderator
![OEB speaker Tamara Powell]( /sites/default/files/styles/thumb_bio/public/images/speakers/imported/2022-08-1810%25253A07%25253A10267562-TamaraPowell.jpg?itok=GlJqw0XI
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Tamara Powell
English Professor, Kennesaw State University, United States of America
Dr. Tamara Powell is a professor of English at Kennesaw State University (KSU) in the Atlanta metro area in Georgia in the US. Her research interests include African American literature and open educational resources. She co-authored Open Technical Communication (https://alg.manifoldapp.org/projects/open-technical-communication), and it won the 2022 OE Global Award for Excellence in the Open Reuse/Remix/Adaptation category (https://awards.oeglobal.org/awards/2022/open-reuse-remix-adaptation/ope…).
Tamara began teaching online in 2001 and has been hooked on this exciting and versatile medium ever since. Every semester, she tries new techniques to increase student engagement and successful completion of classes.
She has won several honors and awards, including Best Paper Award for “Student Success Innovations vs. Faculty Workload Concerns: How to Find a Balance for Success” at The Thirteenth International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning eLmL 2021 in Nice, France.
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Creating New Learning Designs with State-of-the-art Hybrid Classes, Matthias Jung
This presentation discusses the opportunities and challenges of synchronous hybrid teaching, which combines live online and face-to-face classes. Matthias Jung will cover best practices and successful implementations of hybrid teaching in international student and labor mobility programs.
Participants will learn about the technological and pedagogical challenges and potentials of hybrid teaching, understand what makes it effective, and get ideas for innovative programs and learning designs.
Constructing An Online and Hybrid Learning Strategy at Your Institution, Glenda Morgan
This presentation discusses the advantages and challenges of providing online and hybrid learning opportunities in higher education institutions. Glenda Morgan will provide an overview of the forces and trends shaping online learning, introduce an online strategy toolkit, and discuss the steps involved in developing a sound online learning strategy.
Participants will leave with a detailed understanding of the global online and hybrid learning environment and an outline for a strategic planning project for their own institution.
Breaking Up With Hybrid: It’s No You – It’s Me, Vincent Meertens
During the pandemic, higher education rapidly adapted to hybrid teaching, leveraging advanced technology for effective instruction. Despite its initial success, its inherent didactic challenges made it the most complex teaching method and forces institutes to re-think the value added of hybrid teaching.
This presentation touches how the journey and success of high-level hybrid teaching in pandemic times, has moved into introspection on the role of hybrid teaching by asking more fundamental questions and defining the institution’s core identity.
Takeaways:
- Understanding of technological setups for and didactical challenges of hybrid teaching.
- Gaining insights on how to assess the long-term value added of hybrid teaching, by starting to reflect on the institutions core identity.
- Getting examples of different use cases in which hybrid teaching has long-term value added.
"The Evolving Workspace": Creating Spaces that Drive Engagement and Culture Across Your Campus, Felix Kaus