Digital, resilient, together - why wellbeing must be considered in digitalization
Talk topic: Digital, resilient, together - Why wellbeing must be considered in digitalization
Approaches from the think tank of the University Forum on Digitalization
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Digitalization has noticeably changed everyday university life. It creates freedom, enables flexible working and learning, makes many things easier and at the same time more demanding. This is because the new freedom also increases the pressure: constant availability, endless information flows and the feeling of having to be "always on" have long been part of everyday life for many students and lecturers.
How can we teach and learn well under these conditions? This input is about mental health in digital teaching and learning settings, about opportunities, risks and how digital formats can be designed in such a way that they not only impart knowledge, but also promote an environment that strengthens resilience, participation and mental well-being. We will discuss how teachers can support students while also keeping an eye on their own mental health. This is based on experiences and good practices from the think tank "Wellbeing & Mental Health in the Digital Age" of the Hochschulforum Digitalisierung.
The aim is to provide impetus for a university culture in which digital teaching is not overburdened and in which mental health is understood as a shared responsibility.
Photos from left to right: Hardy Welsch, Fenja Koring
Bionotes:
Tina Basner is in the CHE Center for Higher Education Development as project manager of the University Forum for Digitization (HFD) active. Since 2021, she has supported various InnovationHub think tanks. Since 2024, she has headed the think tank "Well-Being & Mental Health in the Digital Age at Universities".
Lea Hildermeier works at the Hochschulforum Digitalisierung at the Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung (CHE), where she is involved in projects on higher education policy and digital wellbeing (>>> to the discussion paper). She has been committed to student perspectives in digital higher education for several years, including as a DigitalChangeMaker. Her focus is on participation, mental health and sustainable teaching. In addition to her commitment, she studies English and Educational Science at Bielefeld University.
Event information: The conference room opens 15 minutes before the start. Please keep your microphone and camera closed when entering the room.
Talks@eTeach is a format of the eTeach network Thuringia, which offers space for impulses from teaching practice, exchange of experience and networking on the subject of media-enhanced teaching, learning and testing. The events take place every two months in hybrid form or online and are aimed at lecturers, students and interested parties.
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