Tag: Digitalization of the school
How Germany can advance digitalization in administration and education – Economy
In studies, Germany reliably lands at the bottom when it comes to digitalization. In the current EU index for the digital economy and society, “Desi” for short, it only ranks…
Media literacy: Education is the antidote
The fight against hatred, hate speech and misinformation online cannot be won with regulation alone. What helps: make parents responsible, introduce school subjects. source site
Bavaria: Teachers want to go back to textbooks – Bavaria
For many teachers at Bavarian high schools and vocational high schools, digitalization is happening too quickly. This was the result of a recent survey by the Bavarian Philologists’ Association (BPV)…
Education policy: disappointed love
Denmark’s schools have advanced far into the digital world, and cell phones and tablets are part of the basic equipment in many places. But the former enthusiasm is gone. The…
Teachers’ Association sees a need to catch up in digitalization – Bavaria
According to a survey, Bavarian schools lag behind in a nationwide comparison when it comes to equipping themselves with digital devices such as laptops, tablets or smartphones. In a study…
Digital Minister Mehring wants to abolish faxes in Bavaria’s authorities – Bavaria
Bavaria’s Digital Minister Fabian Mehring (Free Voters) wants to ban faxes from public administration. “The fax is no longer up-to-date and a relic from another time,” he said, according to…
Digital Minister Mehring: “Digitization is the master task of our time.” – Bavaria
When Fabian Mehring starts talking about digitalization, many English terms come up. He is a “digital native”, his employees in the ministry work “hands on”, the administration must become a…
Pisa study: School without books
Scandinavia is amazed at its poor Pisa results – and is looking for explanations. Digital transformation has been particularly rapid in Finland. Too fast? source site
Munich schools are fighting for better IT equipment – Munich
A few more months and then they should move, the 1,300 students of the Wilhelm-Hausenstein-Gymnasium, their teachers and the school management. The new building in Bogenhausen is growing, and the…
Education system in crisis: From now on, every child replaces two baby boomers
In order to maintain the economy and the welfare state, the school system would have to fully exploit everyone’s potential. We can no longer afford three construction sites. source site