The department has set itself the goal of continuously developing teaching and learning in public health to reflect the current state of research in the discipline and university didactics. Experienced lecturers contribute their expertise in teaching and discuss their experience with newly appointed university lecturers.

In addition to the degree programs and experienced lecturers, a subject-specific accreditation agency, the AHPGS, is also a member of the department. Contemporary teaching motivates students and at the same time creates the basis for promoting health literacy in society. Diversity, social inequality in the population as well as digitalization and interprofessionalism in healthcare are the focus of our work.

In recent years, the department's work has focused on issues of inequality, migration and digital teaching. The topic of digital teaching is also currently a focal point of our work, with a particular focus on skills development and diversity.

Goals

• Development and evaluation of (digital) teaching
• Networking of teaching staff
• Skills acquisition and skills development (including communicative skills)
• Researching habitus in teaching according to the motto: “Education is not an affair of ‘telling’ and being told, but an active and constructive process.” (John Dewey)

What are we doing to achieve the goals...

• Exchange between science, politics and practice (e.g. positions/statements, initiatives)
• Exchange on (current, innovative) methods and topics in teaching, because: “We don't learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” (John Dewey)
• Promotion of networks within research and teaching, because “Academic freedom is the freedom to learn as much as you want.” (Rudolf Virchow)

Specific activities

• Interprofessional cooperation and networking;
• Know How Exchange: Digital Teaching
• Publications e.g. Link
• Participation in the Poverty and Health Congress
• Berlin 2019: Project and research-oriented studies with quality and success - but how? [Learn more]
• Berlin 2020: Migration, Diversity in Healthcare - Best Practice for Teaching in Public Health, Medicine and Nursing. [Learn more]
• Berlin 2021: Migration, diversity in public health
• Berlin 2022: Social inequality - best practices and didactic concepts

• Berlin 2023: Skills acquisition in health professions: Quo Vadis Public Health?

Opportunities to get involved

Teaching is an interactive process that requires mutual communication and cooperation. With this in mind, we look forward to exchanging ideas with you and to hearing from you: lehre@dgph.info

Spokespersons of the department

Prof. Dr. phil Maria Anna Marchwacka
Ostfalia - Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Fakulty Health Care
Poststr. 19
38440 Wolfsburg
Tel.: +49 (0)5361 8922-23160
E-Mail: lehre@dgph.info