NRW:Stage Essen

The NRW:Stage will focus on the theme of innovative learning. This will cover the latest approaches and developments in digital teaching, accessibility and the teaching and learning methods of the future. The spotlight will be on the full range of opportunities available in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The in-person event in Essen is organised by ORCA.nrw in collaboration with the ORCA.nrw Legal Information Centre, the higher education teaching networks hdw nrw and Hochschuldidaktik NRW, the LMS competence centres Moodle.nrw and ILIAS.nrw, KI:edu.nrw, the Digital Accessibility Competence Centre.nrw, and the digiLL university network.

Key Information: ORCA.nrw, in collaboration with the ORCA.nrw Legal Information Centre, the higher education didactics networks hdw nrw and Hochschuldidaktik NRW, the LMS competence centres Moodle.nrw and ILIAS.nrw, KI:edu.nrw, the Digital Accessibility Competence Centre.nrw and the digiLL university network, to the Unperfekthaus in Essen on 22 June. The programme on the NRW:Stage starts at 9.30 am and ends at 5.30 pm.

Location: Unperfekthaus, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 18-20, 45127 Essen

How to get there:
By public transport: To get here, take public transport from Essen Central Station and alight at the “Berliner Platz” stop.
By car: Alternatively, you can park in the 24-hour car park on Weberplatz.
By bike: You’ll find bike racks right outside the Unperfekthaus

Keynotes
Interactive programme
Stage programme

Keynotes

Silke Kirberg
Head of the eLearning unit within the Department of Studies and Teaching at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences

Serap Biligin
ORCA.nrw Legal Information Centre (Hagen Distance Learning University)

Carsten Bender
Digital Accessibility Competence Centre.nrw (Dortmund Technical University)

Interactive programme

In addition to the stage programme of the NRW:Stage, you will have a wide range of opportunities throughout the day to get to know people and institutions involved in digital teaching and learning in North Rhine‑Westphalia. Numerous workshops invite you to find inspiration. The State Initiative for Research Data Management fdm.nrw will be present with an exhibition stand. In addition, the KlimaOER project will offer a hands‑on experience of climate change with its Climate Case.

The community meeting of the Centre of Competence for Digital Accessibility.nrw is embedded in the day’s supporting programme on the U:FF NRW:Stage in Essen and will take place in the morning. Four years of the Centre of Competence for Digital Accessibility.nrw also mean four years of networking among universities in North Rhine‑Westphalia to promote greater accessibility in teaching and learning. Within three networks, stakeholders regularly exchange good practice and explore synergies in the areas of accessible websites, digital applications in teaching and learning, and the use of assistive technologies. At the University:Future Festival, these networks will meet in person for the first time. The Centre of Competence is organising an exchange and workshop programme that is also open to interested visitors to the NRW:Stage.

In the afternoon, we invite you to attend the Teaching Clinic: from 2:15 pm onwards, you can direct your questions related to teaching straight to the experts from KI:edu.nrw, Moodle.nrw, ILIAS.nrw, the hdw nrw network, the Network for Higher Education Didactics NRW, the Centre of Competence for Digital Accessibility.nrw, and the digiLL university consortium. You will have the opportunity to book time slots in advance of the event. In addition, the afternoon programme offers space for exchange and networking in the Wintergarten, our community space with a rooftop terrace.

Stage programme

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  • 09:30
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  • 11:00
  • 11:30
  • 12:00
  • 12:30
  • 13:00
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  • 14:00
  • 14:30
  • 15:00
  • 15:30
  • 16:00
  • 16:30
  • 17:00
  • 17:30
  • 18:00
  • 18:30

Special Clusters

You can identify our special clusters by the emojis in the programme overview:

🚨Fringe: Unexpected connections, counterintuitive theses or radical experiments with format
🔄Fail & Learn: Failed projects from which do’s and don’ts can be derived
🌍Global Perspectives: Ideas, perspectives and insights from abroad that are valuable for the DACH region
📚Student Voices: Contributions from students
🌱Environmental Sustainability: Contributions with an environmental focus. Criterion: Contributions must place a particular emphasis on the topic of sustainability

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