Applied Practice OPN66
Open Source Learning Content for University Education
Date Friday, Dec 4 Time – RoomCharlottenburg I
This practical session will share ideas on how free open source learning content from Youtube and Wikipedia can be used for teaching and learning. Join it and learn surprising insights, while taking part in the discussion.
Moderators
Timo Staub
Head of Projects, Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), Switzerland
Timo Staub was born in 1965 in Switzerland. He was awarded a Master's degree in Economics in Lausanne, went on to study languages in Russia and South America, finally he completed a continuous education programme from which he earned a degree as Master of Advanced Studies. Mr. Staub has been employed as a consultant, project manager, team and product leader in communications and information management. In 2002, he moved to the ETH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich where he headed an e-learning team. In the meantime he was elected chairman of a group of international experts in the online learning domain. He then worked as Head of Communications at BFH Bern University of Applied Sciences, where he is now heading various organizational, research and didactical projects. Mr Staub has published on subjects such as knowledge management and the use of the internet for education and training.
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Thomas Hodel
Professor, Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hodel was born in 1967. He received a degree in teaching, followed by a Master's degree and a PHD in Computer Science, all in Switzerland. He worked at his PHD at the University of Notre Dame, in Indiana, U.S.A., and at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York.
Prof. Thomas Hodel worked as a visiting professor at the Free University of Bolzano, and he worked at the ETH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. He was Head of Application Architects at Pilkington, UBS and CSC. He was Head of Research and Development at Continental (formerly Siemens). He has been Dean and Director of the Department of Business, Health and Social Work at BFH Bern University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland since 2009.
His publications include journal articles, books, and conference publications on subjects such as collaborative online editing, online communications, computer ethics, and the IT support of work processes.