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Prof. Dr. Dirk Richter during a seminar including a “virtual classroom”. | Photo: Tobias Hopfgarten.

“Currently, we are only marginally making use of digital media” – Prof. Dr. Dirk Richter on the possibilities of conveying knowledge and skills online

On the corona pandemic – contributions from the University of Potsdam

Home office for the adults, boredom for children and adolescents at home? Digitalization in education now seems more important than ever. But to what …
Experiment in school. | Photo: AdobeStock/Syda Productions

From Football to Experiments – How Children Learn to Think Scientifically

As every pedagogue knows, people learn better when they are interested. But why is that so? And can this insight be utilized to guide children on …
apl. Prof. Dr. Dietmar Sturzbecher. Foto: Dirk Vegelahn

Coming of Age – Growing Up at the Focus of Research

Childhood and youth are times of great changes and searching, phases full of tensions, risks, and opportunities. At the Institute for Applied …
Graphic: Andreas Töpfer

“Alexa, are you intelligent?” – Artificial Intelligence and What We Need It For

When you ask e-commerce giant Amazon’s virtual assistant about its intelligence, you will hear, “Yes, I think, therefore I am.” Alexa has learned …
Charlott Rubach and Rebecca Lazarides. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Fully Motivated – Potsdam Researchers Study Motivation in Class

Over a period of 18 months, Rebecca Lazarides and Charlott Rubach surveyed more than 1,000 students at 14 secondary schools in Berlin. The study …

Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung – Netzwerk „Campusschulen“ wächst weiter

Das Projekt „Campusschulen“, das zur Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung der Universität Potsdam gehört, lädt am 1. März zur 3. Netzwerktagung in die …
The three “visionYOU” founders in their office in Golm. Photo: Karla Fritze.

A Vision of the Right Career Start-up – “visionYOU” combines social responsibility and entrepreneurial spirit

Too many new university students and not enough apprentices - Germany is facing an “academization mania,” says philosopher Julian Nida-Rümelin. The …
Dr. Steve Entrich. Photo: Karla Fritze.

The School in the Shadows – What private tutoring in Japan and elsewhere can and can’t do

Private lessons, tutoring, cram schools – extracurricular learning opportunities are on the upswing, especially in countries where schools are …

Veranstaltungshinweise

Wir möchten Sie auf folgende Veranstaltungen der Universität Potsdam in den kommenden Tagen aufmerksam machen. Weitere Hinweise finden Sie im …
Reading girl. Photo: Fotolia/Tatyana Gladskih

Learning to Read - How to do it better

Since before the PISA tests, we have known that children’s educational success depends – among others – on their social and cultural background. But …