The workshop series International Dialogue on Education Berlin is a joint initiative of the British Council Germany, the German Academic Exchange Service, the German-American Fulbright Commission, the Australian Group of Eight and the Canadian Bureau for International Education in Berlin.

 

Through the contributions of international participants the series aims to enrich the debate on science, research and higher education policy in Germany, to place German perspectives in a global context and to learn from positive examples from other countries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

RESULTS
English
German
PRESENTATIONS
USA (.ppt)
Canada (.ppt)
UK (.pdf)
UK (.ppt)
Australia (.pdf)
Australia (.ppt)
SPEAKERS
Joelle Fanghanel
Bob Lingard
Joy Mighty
Lloyd Benjamin III



Opening Event

Exploring difference -
Making university teaching count


From left to right:

Christian Bode (DAAD), Ursula Lehmkuhl (Freie Universität Berlin), Rolf Hoffmann (Fulbright-Kommission), Chris Trott (Group of Eight - Australia, Berlin), Joy Mighty (Queen's University, Kingston, Canada), Annette Julius (DAAD), Lloyd W Benjamin III (Indiana State University, USA), Bob Lingard (University of Edinburgh, UK/Australia), Joelle Fanghanel (City University London, UK), Wieke van der Weijden Benjamin (Indiana State University, USA), Herbert Grieshop (British Council), Helen Rodney (Canadian Embassy Berlin)


The opening event of the ID-E series took place at the Canadian Embassy in Berlin on 15 October 2007. Under the Heading of "Exploring difference - Making university teaching count" more than 80 participants discussed the topic of excellence in teaching.

 

Experts from Australia, Canada, the USA and the UK talked about best practise from their countries and their institutions. They discussed university teaching with reference to issues such as quality management, evaluation of teaching und a new culture of learning. For a detailed overview of the discussions see the summary.