Digital everyday worlds in the Corona pandemic
19. June 2020, 12:00 – 16:30
Digitaltag 2020
All videos of the streams and recordings can be found on our Youtube channel.
The Corona Pandemic has completely changed daily life in many ways. In its streaming programme for the nationwide Digitaltag 2020, the CAIS is dedicated to three aspects of the new digital everyday life:
- Information Worlds: Every day we are confronted with new headlines, news and reports about the virus. This information is partly serious and correct, but also partly created under time pressure or deliberately misleading. In our theme world “Keeping track: Information about Corona” is about how citizens can orient themselves in their search for trustworthy information on the internet. Here we discuss, among other things, with psychologist Pia Lamberty from the University of Mainz why conspiracy myths and fake facts about Corona are so widespread right now and how to deal with them.
- Data worlds: Soon, digital data will help fight viruses. How do politicians in NRW support the digitalisation processes that are necessary in various areas? What is the basis for trust in the use of apps and what forms of data processing are appropriate? The thematic world “Data, Apps, AI and Co(rona)” asks about the significance of digitalisation in the context of the pandemic. After an opening statement by Minister Andreas Pinkwart (FDP), we discuss “tracing apps” for tracking infections. We also talk to software developers who want to simplify communication between citizens and the health system.
- Educational worlds: With the closure of schools, universities and further education institutions, the entire education system is being put to the test and must now reassert itself online. How do teachers and students assess the changed situation? Do approaches like agile education now have a better chance of being implemented? And how do you clear your head in times of digital learning and working? In addition to the challenges of Corona measures for teachers and learners, the thematic world “Educational (r)evolution through Corona? Homeschooling and digital (further) education” examines the opportunities of the digitalisation in the educational landscape promoted by the pandemic. Julian Panze, teacher at the Friedrich-List-Berufskolleg in Bonn, shows in an interview why and to what extent schools can benefit from digital and innovative teaching methods.
Finally, in our “Live Conversation: Digital Everyday Life in the Corona Crisis”, experts from our interviews discuss with members of the CAIS team and other participants in a live Zoom conference. We will look back at the topics of the day and deepen individual aspects – but above all, this is an opportunity for interested visitors to the Digital Day to contribute their own views on things. Access to the conference is open. We welcome every guest who wants to take part in the discussion.
Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen – Minister for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
“The Corona pandemic presents us with major challenges in almost all areas of life and at the same time accelerates the digital transformation. Science and research are of particular importance in the context of the rapidly advancing digital transformation. In North Rhine-Westphalia, the challenges of the digital transformation are being researched in an interdisciplinary manner at CAIS. I wish you interesting insights and a stimulating exchange at the Digitaltag at CAIS!”
Nathanael Liminski – State Secretary and Head of the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia
“Digital for all” – right now it is becoming clear how important this is for everyone – in order to be well informed, to continue working while mobile, to stay in touch and to conduct necessary debates. With the CAIS (Center for Advanced Internet Studies) and an intensive exchange between science and practice, with the #DigitalCheckNRW and customised competence offers, North Rhine-Westphalia is taking a look at social issues of digitalisation. We look forward to an exchange on this at Digitaltag 2020.”
Programme
- Welcome and programme introduction, Dr. Esther Laufer and Tim Pfenner
- Greeting by the Minister for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen
- The Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) introduces itself – interlude
- Introduction, Dr. Nina Hahne (CAIS)
- Conspiracy myths and fake facts about Corona – Interview with Pia Lamberty (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) and Dr. Nina Hahne
- Introducing the #DigitalcheckNRW – Interview with Anja Pielsticker (Society for Media Education and Communication Culture) and Dr. Nina Hahne
- (Counting) the Virus: Data journalism in Corona times – interview with Nele Heise (freelance media researcher and consultant for digital media and communication, Hamburg) and Prof. Dr. Christoph Bieber (CAIS)
- Introduction, Prof. Dr. Christoph Bieber (CAIS)
- Video statement by the Minister of Economics of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart
- Read the ad hoc commentary ‘A new net policy is available?The Corona warning app as a political software project’ by Prof. Dr. Christoph Bieber.
- How does the NRW digital strategy react to the Corona pandemic? – Interview with Wulf Pabst (MWIDE) and Prof. Dr. Christoph Bieber
- Tracing apps – tracking the virus – Interview with Prof. Dr. Thorsten Holz (Ruhr University Bochum) and Prof. Dr. Christoph Bieber
- FlatCurve, an app for citizens and administration – Interview with Markus Hertlein (Xignsys) and Prof. Dr. Christoph Bieber
- Voluntariness of tracing apps – video commentary by Dr. Hannah Ruschemeier
- AI x Corona – Screencast with Pero Dosenovic (CAIS / Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
- Introduction, Dr. Josephine B. Schmitt (CAIS)
- Study results homeschooling / digital all-day school – Screencast with Prof. Dr. Ivo Züchner (Philipps-Universität Marburg)
- Pupils’ views on digital school life – screencast
- Digitisation of Adult Education Centres – Challenges and Opportunities – Interview with Doris Teutsch (Pedagogical Director of the Adult Education Centre South Tyrol) and Dr. Josephine B. Schmitt
- Clear your head with the Improkokken, improv theatre with Sonja Thöneböhn and Mareike Schlote
- Agile education – How digitalisation can change school education – Interview with Julian Panze (teacher at Friedrich-List-Berufskolleg Bonn-Bad Godesberg) and Dr. Josephine B. Schmitt
- Live discussion with experts from all three thematic worlds, moderated by: Prof. Dr. Michael Baurmann, Prof. Dr. Christoph Bieber, Dr. Esther Laufer
Participants
Introducing the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS)
Simon Rinas
Fellow at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS)
Dr Kathrin Friedrich
Fellow at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS)
Birte Keller
Research assistant at the Chair of Communication and Media Studies I, Institute of Social Sciences, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Kimon Kieslich
Research Associate at the Chair of Communication and Media Studies I, Institute of Social Sciences, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Lukas Tomberg
Researcher in the Competence Area “Environment and Resources”, RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
Tim Pfenner
Commercial Director, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS)
Dr Esther Laufer
Programme Director, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) Dr. Esther Laufer designed and organised the welcome to the Digitaltag programme at CAIS.
Information worlds: “Keeping track: Information about Corona”
Pia Lamberty
Psychologist and expert in the field of conspiracy ideologies
Anja Pielsticker
Project management #DigitalCheckNRWdiploma in Education / Media Education at the Gesellschaft für Medienpädagogik und Kommunikationskultur e.V. (GMK) (Society for Media Education and Communication Culture)
Nele Heise
Freelance media researcher and consultant for digital media and communication
Dr. Nina Hahne
Networking and Promotion of Young Researchers, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) Dr. Nina Hahne was responsible for the planning and implementation of the ‘Information Worlds’.
Data Worlds: “Data, Apps, AI and Co(rona)”
Wulf Pabst
Head of Division Strategic Planning and Communication, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalisation and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Holz
Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Ruhr–University of Bochum
Markus Hertlein
CEO and co-founder, Xignsys.com
Dr Hannah Ruschemeier
Research Officer / Habilitand, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS)
Pero Dosenovic
Research Assistant at the Chair of Communication and Media Studies I, Institute for Social Sciences, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Prof. Dr. Christoph Bieber
Head of Research Incubator, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) Prof. Dr. Christoph Bieber designed and was responsible for the Data Worlds programme: “Data, Apps, AI and Co(rona)”.
Education Worlds: “Educational (r)evolution through Corona? Homeschooling and digital (further) education”
Prof. Dr. Ivo Züchner
Professor in the Department of Education at the Philipps-Universität Marburg Main areas of work: All-day school, out-of-school youth education, youth research, social/educational professions
Doris Teutsch
Communication scientist and media psychologist
Julian Panze
Teacher of Health Economics, Economics and Business Administration, Friedrich-List-Berufskolleg Bonn-Bad Godesberg
Sonja Thöneböhn
Theatre teacher BuT and actress
Mareike Schlote
Improvisation theatre actress, pedagogue and basic optimist
Dr Josephine B. Schmitt
Research Incubator Officer, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) Dr. Josephine B. Schmitt was responsible for the planning and implementation of the ‘Bildungswelten’.
Live Talk: Digital Everyday Life in the Corona Crisis
Prof. Dr Michael Baurmann
Scientific Director, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) Prof. Dr. Michael Baurmann planned and moderated the Zoom Live conference of the Digitaltag at CAIS.
Maximilian Brenker
Strategy and Organisation Officer, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) Maximilian Brenker implemented the Zoom conference technically.
Direction & Production
Dr Matthias Begenat
Head of Knowledge Transfer and Public Relations, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) Dr. Matthias Begenat directed the film, managed the production and was responsible for camera and sound.
Daniel Mlcoch
Head of Technical Infrastructure, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) Daniel Mlcoch was responsible for the camera, sound and technology at the Digital Day.
We would also like to draw your attention to the events offered by our cooperation partners on Digital Day:
- “My digital ME – my smartphone: An action from the #DigitalCheckNRW” (Gesellschaft für Medienpädagogik und Kommunikationskultur (GMK) e.V. – Project #DigitalCheckNRW)
- “Project: Network Telemedicine in Self-Help” (Caritasverband für das Bistum Essen e.V., State Chancellery NRW, University of Applied Sciences Hamm / Lippstadt, Catholic University of Applied Sciences NRW, University of Cologne)