1. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN
UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
- Practice Report -
Dr. Helge Fischer, Prof. Dr. Thomas Köhler, Kathrin Möbius,
Matthias Heinz, Maria Müller
Technical University Dresden, Media Center
Rom, LINQ, 17th May 2013

2. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Questions
What is the status quo of digital further education (in Saxony)?
What are objectives of media usage in further education?
Which media formats/ technologies are used?
How can digital further education be promoted?
What are the future challenges in digital further education ?

3. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Perspectivs in Higher Education
Digital
Further
Education

4. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Saxony
• 4 universities
• 5 universities of applied sciences
• 5 colleges of art / music
 Nearly 120.000 students

5. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Questions
What is the status quo of digital further education (in Saxony)?
What are objectives of media usage in further education?
Which media formats/ technologies are used?
How can digital further education be promoted?
What are the future challenges in digital further education ?

6. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Further education offers at universities (n=404)

7. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Structure of further education offers (n=404)
28%
47%
25%
study programs
courses
one-day events
85%
15%
part-time
full-time

8. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Media-based further education offers (n=404)
13%
87%
media-based
not media-based

9. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Structure of media-based offers (n=54)
38,9%
0%
61,1%
study programs
courses
63%
37%
blended-learning courses
online courses

10. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Questions
What is the status quo of digital further education (in Saxony)?
What are objectives of media usage in further education?
Which media formats/ technologies are used?
How can digital further education be promoted?
What are the future challenges in digital further education ?

11. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Objectives of Media Use (n=20)
2,8
2,3
3,6
3,6
3,3
2,7
simplification of study organisation/ administration
cost-savings/ capacity expansion
improvement of teaching
reusability of content
opening up new target groups/ markets
Image
Scale: 1=weak, 5=strong

12. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Questions
What is the status quo of digital further education (in Saxony)?
What are objectives of media usage in further education?
Which media formats/ technologies are used?
How can digital further education be promoted?
What are the future challenges in digital further education ?

13. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Media Formats/ Technologies (n=20)
17
14
10
12
7
2
learning material (for self study)
multimedia/ interaktive teaching content (tutorials)
e-adimistration
online-events (e-lectures, webinars)
Web 2.0, Social Software
e-assessement

14. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Questions
What is the status quo of digital further education (in Saxony)?
What are objectives of media usage in further education?
Which media formats/ technologies are used?
How can digital further education be promoted?
What are the future challenges in digital further education ?

15. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Support Interests/ Topics (n=20)
3,4
3,3
3
3,35
3
1,95
2,85
3
2,85
(media-)didactics
quality management
business models for further education
marketing of further education offers
legal aspects (e. g. protection of data privacy)
business start-up
integration in the university
technologies
media-based project management
Scale: 1=weak, 5=strong

16. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Preferred Qualification Formats (n=20)
3,4
3,5
2,8
3,3
2,85
3,35
online-material for self-directed learning
online events (e. g. webinars, online lectures)
classroom-based trainings (e. g. workshops) - half-day
classroom-based trainings (e. g. workshops) - full-time
classroom-based trainings (e. g. workshops) - several days
blended-learning offers
Scale: 1=weak, 5=strong

17. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Questions
What is the status quo of digital further education (in Saxony)?
What are objectives of media usage in further education?
Which media formats/ technologies are used?
How can digital further education be promoted?
What are the future challenges in digital further education ?

18. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Challenges
• Organizational structures
• support units for LLL & digital media
• strategies for (digital) further education
• Incentives
• financial & personal resources, career development (workload)
• resources for marketing, rollout
• Staff development
• trainings concerning didactic, marketing, media usage, QM
• flexible (media-based) formats (material for self study, blended learning)

19. Dr. Helge Fischer, Media Center TU Dresden
DIGITAL FURTHER EDUCATION AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES – STATUS QUO AND CHALLENGES
Discussion
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