Innovation through distance: The foundation of a satellite campus and its implication on teaching activities in a STEM subject

This article discusses a technology-driven innovation in distance education at Universität Innsbruck that was commenced in 2016/17, when the already established undergraduate programme of Mechatronics was also introduced at a new satellite campus 200 kilometres away from the main campus. It looks a...

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Main Author: Thomas Baumgartner
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Forum Neue Medien in der Lehre Austria 2019-07-01
Series:Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung
Online Access:https://www.zfhe.at/index.php/zfhe/article/view/1210
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description This article discusses a technology-driven innovation in distance education at Universität Innsbruck that was commenced in 2016/17, when the already established undergraduate programme of Mechatronics was also introduced at a new satellite campus 200 kilometres away from the main campus. It looks at changing practices in teaching for this study progamme and articulates general managerial recommendations for introducing such large-scale changes. The analysis is supported by three interviews with leading faculty members and an ICT expert from Universität Innsbruck.
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spelling doaj.art-37bd71539d254a64bce3a31f44cd701f2023-09-06T07:34:42ZdeuForum Neue Medien in der Lehre AustriaZeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung2219-69942019-07-0114210.3217/zfhe-14-02/04Innovation through distance: The foundation of a satellite campus and its implication on teaching activities in a STEM subjectThomas Baumgartner This article discusses a technology-driven innovation in distance education at Universität Innsbruck that was commenced in 2016/17, when the already established undergraduate programme of Mechatronics was also introduced at a new satellite campus 200 kilometres away from the main campus. It looks at changing practices in teaching for this study progamme and articulates general managerial recommendations for introducing such large-scale changes. The analysis is supported by three interviews with leading faculty members and an ICT expert from Universität Innsbruck. https://www.zfhe.at/index.php/zfhe/article/view/1210
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title_full Innovation through distance: The foundation of a satellite campus and its implication on teaching activities in a STEM subject
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