Managing Around

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Managing Around is a bi-weekly educational podcast about Social Science, Culture and Management. The host of the show is Dr Maik Arnold, Professor for Social Work Management at the University of Applied Sciences Dresden (@ProfManagement) who talks about pressing issues in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Social Work Management, Management History and Culture. Unlike other podcasts, Managing Around takes a transdisciplinary approach and views management phenomena through the lens of social sciences and humanities. Besides, it is the only podcast, so far, that also covers works and themes in social science poetry.

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11. What to expect from Hybrid Teaching in 2020 and beyond? - The new ‘Hyflex Model’ is changing teaching

A lot has been talked about online teaching and learning. The global pandemic sweeping the planet has certainly accelerated the need for classroom transformation and innovation. But, what can we expect from Hybrid Teaching in 2020? When we experience the reopening of schools and universities, teachers will have to prepare for both in-class students and others calling in via the internet. In this episode, we will talk about the "Hyflex model“. For more information visit my blog: profmanagement.de...

Aug 31, 2020•8 min

10. Xenophon’s Oeconomicus — What is Management about?

Would you believe me if I told you that in ancient Greece subjects like household management, economy, agriculture, religion, politics, and education were already addressed by one of the greatest philosophers of all times? That is right, Xenophon addressed such subjects in his renewed work on Oeconomicus and the best part, he somehow related all of the aspects mentioned above in one manuscript, or should I say, “a masterpiece”. There are lots of philosophers who talk about these concepts, but in...

Aug 20, 2020•9 min

9. Playing Culture in Intercultural Trainings and the Role of Simulation Games

Games are not only an integral part of our everyday routine from the early days of our life, but they are also regarded as an effective teaching method in (higher) education. Previous research has shown that business or simulation games in the classroom support problem-based learning. Further research has indicated that simulation games play a critical role in intercultural training whereby they provide both a creative and an effective method for intercultural trainers and a safe haven for tryin...

Jul 24, 2020•16 min

8. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) under the Microscope

In this episode 8 of my podcast Managing Around I'd like to introduce you to SoTL research. SoTL is the widely-used acronym for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, a research approach that is to say a systematic inquiry into student learning which helps to advance the practice of teaching in higher education. And by doing this, I will present you a teaching project in which I tried to analyse student's problem-based learning and community engagement within a service-learning course. For more i...

Jun 10, 2020•16 min

7. Social Entrepreneurship and Higher Education

The number of business start-ups in Germany – measured in terms of business registrations, and thus also the number of entrepreneurs – has fallen steadily in absolute terms over the last decade. But the picture is completely different in the social and health care sector, where social enterprise start-ups are booming. In this episode, I will dig a little bit into this, especially into the question of how important entrepreneurial skill are for social work and health care sector. First, we will l...

Jun 01, 2020•10 min

6. How to Plan and Develop a Learning Design?

The aim of this podcast is to make you familiar with the basics of planning and developing a learning design to successfully implement a blended learning environment. As with face-to-face courses, online courses also require targeted planning of the learning process and the learning environment, not to mention the fact that teachers have already developed their own teaching style tailored to the needs of the learners. This introduction takes into account the fact that many teachers or learning d...

May 22, 2020•13 min

5. The Force on Nonviolence by Judith Butler - A Book Review

In this episode of Managing Around, I will review this book and would like to share with you some thoughts that help us to broaden our knowledge and critical thinking not only about nonviolence but also about how important it is to social work management. I am going to read a few parts from my recent review of the book that will be published soon in the Sage Journal Transformation. For more information visit my blog: maik-arnold.de

May 13, 2020•15 min

4. What is "Blending with Purpose" and how you to integrate in your learning design?

This is part three of my series about Online Teaching. I will talk about the concept of Blended Learning, more specifically, about Picciano‘s model of „Blending with Purpose“. You will learn not only what it is, but also how you could implement it in your learning design. For more information visit my blog: maik-arnold.de Thank you for listening. If you liked this episode please leave a review on the iTunes / Apple Podcasts website. If you've got any thoughts on this episode, or if you've got an...

May 04, 2020•12 min

3. About the Importance of Interaction in Online-Teaching

Only reading, writing, completing questionnaires, and watching electures becomes boring over time. Different studies also show that instructors tend to use technologies and activities that they are not only familiar with but also relied upon in traditional classroom settings. Other research shows that online interactions can foster personal empowerment, self-confidence and improved feelings. How can we get more interactions in online courses? In this episode, I will talk about, firstly, the impo...

Apr 27, 2020•12 min

2. Deaf Poetry - Poetry as a first language

Do you know what Helen Keller, Laura Bridgman, and Dicken's Doctor Marigold's daughter have in common? - Yes, their experience as a deaf child. As of March 1st, 2020 the World Health Organisation reports that around 466 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss and deafness, and 34 million of these are children. 'Deaf' people mostly have profound hearing loss, which implies very little or no hearing. They often use sign language for communication. But, sign language is not their only ...

Apr 20, 2020•13 min

1. What is Online Teaching and how effective is it?

In this episode one, you learn what online teaching is and how effective is it for your students. Useful tips will be provided for the start of your online teaching and I talk about the learning requirements, building an online community und putting your teaching at a central place. For more information visit my blog: maik-arnold.de Thank you for listening. If you liked this episode please leave a review on the iTunes / Apple Podcasts website. If you've got any thoughts on this episode, or if yo...

Apr 12, 2020•7 min

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