NextNormal - WeStudy@Home

Laura Eigbrecht, Patricia Bonaudo, Ulf-Daniel Ehlers

What is the “NextNormal” of European student life? There will be a time after the Corona shutdown, and we want to discuss what it should look like. How can we learn from the digital turn in order to create a better future for higher education? In our podcast, we are talking to students and student unions from all over Europe about the “NextNormal” - the future of higher education beyond Corona. Each episode is dedicated to one European country. “NextNormal - WeStudy@Home” is a podcast produced by the NextEducation working group at DHBW Karlsruhe and strongly supported by ESU. next-normal.eu

  1. 16.03.2022

    14. Germany - Taking Stock and Envisioning the Future of Higher Education

    Since we started our podcast series in 2020, we've talked to students and student representatives from all over Europe about the present and future of higher education. With this final episode of “NextNormal – WeStudy@Home”, we want to look back and forward, to take stock of the past years, but also to formulate a vision for future higher education. For this, we have talked to Lilith Diringer and Paul Klär from Germany who both are and have been engaged in several student initiatives such as the DigitalChangeMaker initiative and fzs (freier zusammenschluss von student*innenschaften). While discussing the potentials and take-aways from digital teaching and learning approaches, we also come back to what higher education and learning are all about and ask: is if there actually still such a thing as "normal" higher education? What is the “NextNormal” of European student life? There will be a time after the Corona shutdown, and we want to discuss what it should look like. How can we learn from the digital turn in order to create a better future for higher education? In our podcast, we are talking to students and student unions from all over Europe about the “NextNormal” – the future of higher education beyond Corona. Each episode is dedicated to one European country. “NextNormal – WeStudy@Home” is a podcast produced by the NextEducation working group at DHBW Karlsruhe and strongly supported by ESU. next-normal.eu Topics discussed 00:26 - Introduction 04:51 - Social presence in online courses - has it worked? 07:37 - The Corona student generation - what is it like? 15:17 - inequality of studying during and after the shutdown 20:19 - positive experiences 28:02 - Where should we not go back to normal? 38:10 - Has the student voice been heard - and how can it be heard in the future? 42:38 - mental health - consequences of the pandemic 50:45 - wishes for the university of the future

    54 Min.
  2. 13. The Netherlands - Student Wellbeing, Mental Health and International Students

    18.11.2021

    13. The Netherlands - Student Wellbeing, Mental Health and International Students

    Since the first episode of "NextNormal", it has become very clear that student wellbeing and mental health are subjects that matter and that should be talked about - especially during this time of uncertainty, isolation and anxiety. Nina Ruijfrok and Antonia Vegt are both studying in The Netherlands and working at ISO, The Dutch National Students' Association - and they proposed to focus on mental health in this "NextNormal" episode, especially from a perspective of international students. What makes students and international students especially vulnerable when it comes to mental wellbeing, why is it so difficult to change the complex situation for the better - and, most importantly - how can we still try? Listen to Nina, Antonia and Laura discuss a more caring future of higher education in Europe. What is the “NextNormal” of European student life? There will be a time after the Corona shutdown, and we want to discuss what it should look like. How can we learn from the digital turn in order to create a better future for higher education? In our podcast, we are talking to students and student unions from all over Europe about the “NextNormal” – the future of higher education beyond Corona. Each episode is dedicated to one European country. “NextNormal – WeStudy@Home” is a podcast produced by the NextEducation working group at DHBW Karlsruhe and strongly supported by ESU. next-normal.eu Topics discussed 0:28 - Introduction 3:23 - the student situation in the last months 4:14 - the Covid situation in the Netherlands in the past months and now 7:29 - biggest challenges and learnings 9:39 - What is mental health about and what's the public narrative? 14:14 - Are (international) students especially vulnerable? 16:30 - impact of the Dutch educational and health system 20:41 - (mental) health on a European level and challenges for international students 25:06 - making higher education more inclusive 27:39 - the role of student organisations and the Caring Universities 30:30 - What could universities and teachers do? 33:39 - envisioning future higher education

    37 Min.
  3. 12. Czech Republic - Emergency, Erasmus and Education: new ways of learning

    12.07.2021

    12. Czech Republic - Emergency, Erasmus and Education: new ways of learning

    One year of "NextNormal - WeStudy@Home" - many stories and ideas have been shared. For our twelfth episode, we've talked to Damir Solak, Jan Bavlovič and Lukáš Lang from Czech Republic, facilitated by SKRVS, the Student Chamber of the Council of HEIs in Czech Republic. Each one of them has studied under very different circumstances in the last year and experienced different ways of higher education teaching and learning which we want to discuss: from a teaching student, an Erasmus student and a PhD student working in health emergency services point of view. Together, we talk about different ways of involving students in higher education - and how to do even better in the future. What is the “NextNormal” of European student life? There will be a time after the Corona shutdown, and we want to discuss what it should look like. How can we learn from the digital turn in order to create a better future for higher education? In our podcast, we are talking to students and student unions from all over Europe about the “NextNormal” – the future of higher education beyond Corona. Each episode is dedicated to one European country. “NextNormal – WeStudy@Home” is a podcast produced by the NextEducation working group at DHBW Karlsruhe and strongly supported by ESU. next-normal.eu Topics discussed 0:32 - Introduction 3:29 - the student situation in the last months 5:22 - What does it mean to study? 6:44 - Does studying work right now? 8:58 - Are you being as well prepared as before? 10:25 - Going back to university - how to make sure nobody is left behind? 11:20 - How can students be involved in teaching and learning? 15:20 - mental health 16:22 - Erasmus and emergency service during the shutdown 18:56 - learnings and challenges for the future 20:23 - the university of the future

    22 Min.

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What is the “NextNormal” of European student life? There will be a time after the Corona shutdown, and we want to discuss what it should look like. How can we learn from the digital turn in order to create a better future for higher education? In our podcast, we are talking to students and student unions from all over Europe about the “NextNormal” - the future of higher education beyond Corona. Each episode is dedicated to one European country. “NextNormal - WeStudy@Home” is a podcast produced by the NextEducation working group at DHBW Karlsruhe and strongly supported by ESU. next-normal.eu