Aesthetics of Norse Mythology: A transnational hybrid seminar
Project "Norse Mythology"
Zsófia Németh studied Northeuropean Studies at the University of Strasbourg. In summer 2022, she took part in the transnational hybrid seminar „Making myth visible. Aesthetics of Norse Mythology between National Romanticism ans contemporary receptions“. In this video, she talks about the seminar’s content and what a typical lesson looked like. She talks about difficulties and benefits of team building while studying in a hybrid setting with students from other universities and the enriching experience to meet in real life at the seminar’s final symposium in Cologne.
Our project has put together virtual conference papers which document the outcome of the transnational seminar between Cologne (Universität zu Köln, IfL Phonetics) and Paris (Université de Paris): "Proceedings of the international Paris-Cologne seminar on Variability in Speech Production and Perception". In international groups, the experiments themselves were planned and possible outcomes were derived based on research literature and hypotheses; however, they were not carried out in the real world of experimental linguistics – not yet.
Project "Variability in Speech Production and Perception"
Elisa Herbig is part of the course "Variability in Speech Production and Perception", a co-taught seminar between the Université de Paris and the Universität zu Köln. In this video she explains how much she enjoyed being able to pursue her matters of interest instead of being strictly bound to one topic.
Workshop by Dr. Georgia Zellou – Associate Professor of Linguistics, UC Davis, USA
Project "Variability in Speech Production and Perception"
3rd Feb 2022
We were very lucky for Dr. Zellou to also do a workshop with us on “Using synthetic speech in linguistics research“. The theory behind this fascinating topic was well explained and illustrated by having a closer look at the Amazon Polly and Microsoft Azure text-to-speech systems.
Talk by Dr. Georgia Zellou – Associate Professor of Linguistics, UC Davis, USA
Project "Variability in Speech Production and Perception"
27th Jan 2022
Dr. Georgia Zellou is an expert on phonetic detail and its role in cognition as well as in clinical contexts. She is currently working on coarticulation (e.g., nasalization) and synthetic speech at the University Paris Diderot. The first talk Dr. Zellou joined us for was on “The role of coarticulatory variation in speaker recognition”, thereby picking up a topic that had sparked many discussions during the seminar.
Talk by Prof. Douglas H. Whalen – Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT, USA
9th Dec 2021
Prof. Douglas H. Whalen joined the IVAC Seminar "Variability in Speech Production and Perception" on 9th December 2021 for a special session on „Coarticulation and Planning“. He gave us some fascinating insights into his work followed by a lively discussion. Especially as we had read some of his publications in the weeks previous to the talk, Prof. Whalen was able to clarify questions we still had and open up new ones that will continue to inspire us as the rest of the course unfolds.
Prof. Dr. Kirsten Schlüter: Health, Environment and Education in Challenging Times - Winter Meeting
Project "Science Communication Workshops"
Prof. Dr. Kirsten Schlüter gives a brief overview of the 14th annual Winter Meeting on Health, Environment, and Education which was held digitally for the first time and showcased the results of the Science Communication Workshops. The conference addressed various themes such as climate change and the Covid 19 pandemic and engaged students from three different continents and several study programs.
Project "Transnational Aspects of Finnish Literature"
Dominique Wagener studies Finnish Literature at the University of Cologne. In this video, she talks about her participation in the course "Transnational Aspects of Finnish Literature", which was offered in cooperation with the University of Turku, EduVEnture and the network j o l n e s - Joint Learning in Northern European Studies. For her it was a very enriching experience, not only in terms of the course topic, but also in terms of the opportunity to work together with students from other European countries.
The Eduventure team met with Julia from the University of Cologne. She is a North American Studies major participating in the seminar "Environment, Cities, and Cultures". She found the course "challenging in the best way" and hopes even after the pandemic virtual collaborative seminars will continue to be offered.
Project "International Blended Learning Seminar: Public History in European Perspective"
Michał from SWPS University in Warsaw is participating in the International Blended Learning Seminar which is a cooperation between several European universities. Looking back on the first semester he particularly enjoyed the group work and the lively discussions.
Project "International Blended Learning Seminar: Public History in European Perspective"
Paul from the Freie Universität Berlin is participating in the International Blended Learning Seminar which is a cooperation between several European universities. Looking back on the first semester he particularly enjoyed the intercultural exchange of ideas and working with various media formats.
The Eduventure team met Maria from the University of Cologne, who is one of the participating students in the "Black Classism" seminar which is a cooperation between the UoC and the University of Kentucky. She is glad she gets the opportunity to hear some American perspectives on the topics discussed in the course.
Project "Black Lives Matter and their Historical Legacies: Perspectives from Europe and the United States"
The Eduventure team was able to join a session of the seminar "Black Lives Matter and their Historical Legacies: Perspectives from Europe and the United States", which is co-taught by Dr. Hackenesch (UoC) and Dr. Florvil (University of New Mexico). Beside having an immediate insight into the atmoshpere of the seminar and seeing how benefitial the exchange between UoC students and students of the University of New Mexico is experienced, we were able to spend a few minutes discussing other aspects of this unique transantlantic cooperation with some of the participating students from the UoC.
Danish Manuscripts from the Middle Ages (IVAC and j o l n e s)
Project "Danish Manuscripts from the Middle Ages (jolnes 2)"
In this video, Seán D. Vrieland (Copenhagen) and Anja Ute Blode (Cologne) talk about their joint course "Danish Manuscripts from the Middle Ages". This course is part of EduVenture Cologne (IVAC) and j o l n e s. EduVEnture Cologne unites thirteen transnational teaching projects from three faculties of the University of Cologne.
j o l n e s – Joint Learning in Northern European Studies aims to interconnect digital teaching in Scandinavian and Finnish Studies in German-speaking and other European countries, since 2013.
Transnational Aspects of Finnish Literature (IVAC and j o l n e s)
Project "Transnational Aspects of Finnish Literature (jolnes 1)"
In this video, Viola Parente-Čapková (Turku/Prag) and Anne-Katrin Heinen (Cologne) discuss the course "Transnational Aspects in Finnish Literature". This course is part of EduVenture Cologne (IVAC) and j o l n e s. EduVEnture Cologne unites thirteen transnational teaching projects from three faculties of the University of Cologne.
j o l n e s – Joint Learning in Northern European Studies aims to interconnect digital teaching in Scandinavian and Finnish Studies in German-speaking and other European countries, since 2013.
A Transatlantic Conversation - Dr. Silke Hakenesch (UoC) and Dr. Tiffany Florvil (UNM)
Project "Black Lives Matter and their Historical Legacies: Perspectives from Europe and the United States"
Dr. Silke Hakenesch, Associate Professor at the Institute for North American History at the University of Cologne, and Dr. Tiffany Florvil, Associate Professor of 20th-century European Women’s and Gender History at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, presented their project during a virtual discussion organized and hosted by "Deutsches Haus" at NYU and the New York Office of the University of Cologne. This is a shortened version of the video of the event “Society in Transition: A Transatlantic Conversation on Black Lives Matter”. The full video includes welcoming remarks by David Gill, Consul General, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany New York, Dr. Eva Bosbach, Executive Director, University of Cologne New York Office, Christiane Biehl, Vice-Head International Office, University of Cologne, Juliane Camfield, Director, Deutsches Haus at NYU, as well as a moderated Q&A with the speakers.
Project "Multilingualism in the New and Old World"
The Eduventure team met with Alicia from the University of Cologne. She is a linguistics major participating in the seminar "Multilingualism in the New and Old World".
Students' voices - Alisa, Maya & Logan (University of Kentucky)
Project "Black Classicism"
The Eduventure team was able to join a session of the seminar "Black Classicism", which is co-taught by Prof Bettenworth (UoC) and Prof Murray (University of Kentucky). Beside having an immediate insight into the atmoshpere of the seminar and seeing how benefitial the exchange between UoC students and students of the University of Kentucky is experienced, we were able to spend a few minutes discussing other aspects of this unique transantlantic cooperation with some of the participating students.
Project "Black Lives Matter: Historical Legacies and Global Perspectives"
Join us on Feb. 25th from 18:00-19:00 (GMT+1) for a live, one-hour virtual discussion and interactive Q&A on “Society In Transition: A Transatlantic Conversation On Black Lives Matter” featuring Dr. Silke Hackenesch and Dr. Tiffany Florvil.
Project "International Blended Learning Seminar: Public History in European Perspective"
The Eduventure team met with Myrthe from Radboud University, Nijmegen, who is one of the participating students in the seminar which is a cooperation between several European universities. She is glad that despite not being able to travel in the current situation this seminar offers her the opportunity for virtual international exchange.
Students' voices - Wilhelm, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle
Project "International Blended Learning Seminar: Public History in European Perspective"
The Eduventure team met with Wilhelm from Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, who is one of the participating students in the seminar which is a cooperation between several European universities. His Haitian background sparked his interest in the topic of postcolonialism and the various points of views represented in the course. Even though he usually prefers to work alone he feels motivated by the teams they work in.
Lecturers' voices - Prof. Adli (UoC) and Prof. Guy (NYU)
Project "Multilingualism in the New and Old World"
Aria Adli of the University of Cologne and Gregory Guy of the New York University, both professors of linguistics, met with Dr. Johannes Müller, project leader of the IVAC program, and discussed the respective perspectives on this joint virtual seminar.
Project "International Blended Learning Seminar: Public History in European Perspective"
The Eduventure team met with Michal from the SWPS Warsaw who is one of the participating students in the seminar which is a cooperation between several European universities. He is impressed that, while having so many lecturers and students involved, the communication via digital means alone is working extremly well. Nonetheless he is hoping to meet everyone in person if the planned excursion to Brussels can be realized.
Project "International Blended Learning Seminar: Public History in European Perspective"
The Eduventure team met with Paul from the Freie Universität Berlin who is one of the participating students in the seminar which is a cooperation between several European universities. When describing his experiences, he is highlighting the intercultural benefits and the advantage of having different professors with their individual thematical expertise.
Behind the scenes - Interview with Gian from Lucerne
Project "International Blended Learning Seminar: Public History in European Perspective"
The Eduventure team met with Gian from the UTE Lucerne who is one of two assistants supporting the seminar. The seminar is using the e-learning platform Moodle and one of Gian's main tasks is to ensure that all participating students have proper access to the materials provided there.
Project "International Blended Learning Seminar: Public History in European Perspective"
The project involves several European partner universities and the EduVEnture team had the chance to talk to students from Lucerne, Berlin, Nijmegen, Warsaw, and Paris. Students described their expectations and expieriences with the course so far and team was able to gain very interesting insights into this project. The interviews will be available on the project´s website soon.
14th Winter Meeting of the International Consortium for Interdisciplinary Education about Health and the Environment
Project "Science Communication Workshops"
On December 4-5, 2020, students participating in this project presented their work at this interdisciplinary conference.
The 14th Winter Meeting of the International Consortium for Interdisciplinary Education about Health and the Environment is the result of a visionary idea conceived and spearheaded by Prof. Dr. Klaus Klein, now retired Professor of Biology and Didactics at the University of Cologne, to bring together the fields of education, environmental sciences, and public health. Since its inception, this conference has engaged more than one-hundred scientists from six continents as well as nearly a thousand students and other young scholars from throughout the hemispheres to bring diversity to scientific areas, while unifying an interdisciplinary commitment to abandon archaic and siloed towers of thought. This year’s theme – Health, Environment, and Education in Challenging Times – continued the time-honored tradition of international exchange and collaboration.
