Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - bologna.lab

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wolfgang.deicke@hu-berlin.de

Wolfgang Deicke read Sociology and Politics at Hamburg University and later at the Postgraduate School of Peace Studies in Bradford. Before becoming the co-ordinator of the bologna.lab at Humboldt-Universität in 2012, he variedly taught sociology, politics and the history of European thought and society at the (now) University of Northampton, School of Oriental and African Studies in London and Ruskin College, Oxford.  In Northampton and Oxford, he gained comprehensive experience in course and curriculum development and the development of curricula for active learning. His current research interests are the development of (student) research competencies and organisational development in Higher Education. From 2020 to 2022, he jointly coordinated Humboldt-Universität's Task Force for Digital Teaching and Learning together with Uwe Pirr (CMS).

Publications:

1. Mieg, H. and Deicke, W. (2022) Theory and Research on Undergraduate Research: An Introduction. In: H. Mieg, E. Ambos, A. Brew, D. Galli and J. Lehmann (Des.). The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research. Cambridge : CAnmbridge University Press. 23-33 
2. Friederici, K., Schilow, L., Sonntag, M. und Deicke, W. (2021). Forschendes Lernen im Seminar - Ein Programm zur Qualifizierung Lehrender im Forschenden Lernen. Neues Handbuch Hochschullehre. Berlin : DUZ Verlag

3. Deicke, W and Mieg, H (2020). Undergraduate Research in German Higher Education: Tradition, Policy and Innovation. In: N Hensel and P Blessinger (eds.) (2020). International Perspectives on Undergraduate Research: Policy and Practice. Basingstoke: Palgrave-Macmillan (Chapter  11, pp.??)

4. Wessels, I; Rueß, J; Gess, C; Deicke, W and Ziegler, M (2020). Is research-based learning effective? Evidence from a pre-post analysis in the social sciences. In: Studies in Higher Education. P. 2-15. Open Access online https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2020.1739014

5. Wessels, I, Rueß, J, Larsen, J, Gess, C and Deicke, W (2018). 'Beyond Cognition: Experts' Views of Affective-Motivational Research Dispositions in the Social Sciences'. Frontiers in Psychology (9), Article 1300, 1-10.

6. Sonntag, M, Rueß, J, Ebert, C, Friederici, K, Schilow, L and Deicke, W (2018). 'Forschendes Lernen im Seminar - Ein Leitfaden für Lehrende'. 2. Edition. Berlin : Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

7. Gess, C, Deicke, W and Wessels, I (2017) ‘Kompetenzentwicklung durch Forschendes Lernen’, in: H. Mieg and J. Lehmann. Forschendes Lernen: Wie die Lehre in Universitäten und Fachhochschulen erneuert werden kann. Frankfurt/M: Campus, S.79-90
8. Deicke, W. & Reinhardt, A. (2017) 'Connecting Archaeology students with research across national borders: The Q-Kolleg at Humboldt-University, Berlin and the University of Nottingham, UK'. In: D. Fung (ed.). A Connected Curriculum for Higher Education. London: UCL Press 50-

9. Sonntag, M, Ebert, C, Rueß, J, Friederici, K and Deicke, W (2016) 'Forschendes Lernen im Seminar - Ein Leitfaden für Lehrende'. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

10. Deicke, W, Moes, J and Siemens, J (2016). 'Collision and Coalescence: German and British Cultures in Doctoral Education', Chapter 8 in: P Blessinger and D Stockley (Hrsg.). Emerging directions in doctoral education. Vol. 6 IHETL. Bingley: Emerald Publishing Group. 149-169.
11. Deicke, W, Gess, C und Rueß, J (2014) Increasing students' research interest through research-based learning at Humboldt-University, in: Council of Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 35 (1), Fall 2014, 27-31
12. Gess, C, Rueß, J und Deicke, W (2014) Design-based Research als Ansatz zur Verbesserung der Lehre and Hochschulen, in: Qualität in Wissenschaft, 8 (1), S.10-16
13. Hodkinson, P and Deicke, W (Eds.) (2009) Youth Cultures: Scences, Subcultures and Tribes, London: Routledge
14. Deicke, W (2009) ‘Resistance and Commercialisation in ‘distasteful movements’: right-wing politics and youth culture’, in: P Hodkinson and W Deicke (Hrsg.)  (2009) Youth Cultures: Scences, Subcultures and Tribes, London: Routledge, pp. 93-110
15. Deicke, W (2001) ‘Case Study: using interviews in political research’, in: Harrison, L (2001) Political research. An Introduction, London: Routledge, S. 98-103
16. Harrison, L and Deicke, W (2000) ‘Capturing the first-time voters: An initial study of political attitudes among teenagers’, in: Youth & Policy, Nr. 67, 26-40

Selected conference contributions and workshops:

• "Does research-based learning facilitate the development of research competencies? Results from a pre-post analysis in 74 university courses". Presentation at the international  #focusURE conference at Hohenheim University, 05.-07.062019.
• "Das HU-Q Programm der Humboldt-Universität: Freiräume für studentische Foschung schaffen". Best-Practice Vorstellung auf der HRK-Nexus Tagung "Die Einheit von Lehren, Lernen und Prüfen". Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Hamburg 10.-11.12.2018
• "From Learning to Teaching - and back: Bologna and Active Learning in German Higher Education". Presentation at the QQI conference "Best Practice in Student-Centred Approaches in Education and Training”, Dublin Castle, 20.11.2018 
• "Strengthening the Links between Research and Teaching". Presentation at the Seminar "The Role of Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Quality Enhancement". Academic Information Centre, Riga 25.09.2018
• Building links between research and teaching in Higher Education”. Organisation (with Gal, R., Peers, M. & Popp, T.) and chairing of three workshop sessions (17.03., 27.-28.05. & 30.-31.06.2017) of the Thematic Peer Group 1 - Linking Research & Teaching of the European Universities Association in preparation for the first European Forum on Learning and Teaching at UPMC, Paris 27.-29.09.2017

• „Forschendes Lernen: Zwischen Öffnung der Hochschulen und Elitenförderung. Hpochschuldidaktik im Spannungsfeld verschiedener Interessen.” Workshop with Riewerts, K. (U Bielefeld), Wimmelmann, S. (U Göttingen) und Gotzen, S (TH Köln) at the 46. Jahrestagung of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hochschuldidaktik at TH Cologne, 08.-10.03.2017

• „Was bedeutet Forschendes Lernen? Begriff, Einsatzmöglichkeit und Wirkung von Forschendem Lernen in der Politikwissenschaft”. Opening lecture to a workshop by the working group Teaching in Higher Education within the  German Association for Political Science (DVPW),  Duisburg-Essen University, 14.09.2016 (abridged version published in the Blog Hochschullehre, 26.10.2016)
• „Implementing Research-Based Education: Concept, Strategies and Models”. Three workshops as part of the Technical Assistance Mission of the EU to Montenegro (SPHERE Project), University of Montenegro, 26.11.2015 
• „Forschen Lehren - aber wie? Formate zur Vorbereitung von Lehrenden auf das Forschende Lernen”. Opening contribution to the disqspace 'Forschen Lehren - aber wie?' at the 44. Annual Conference of the German Society for Higher Education Didactics (dghd), Universität Paderborn, 4.-6. March 2015
• „Forschung und Lehre gezielt miteinander verbinden: Eine Einführung in das Forschende Lernen als Lehr- und Lernformat”. Workshop at the 2. HE Teaching Day of the FH Münster, Münster 3. March 2015

• „Ein vorsichtiges Plädoyer für Mehrsprachigkeit und die Internationalisierung der Hochschullehre in Deutschland”. Contribution to a panel discussion on 'Mehrsprachigkeit in den Wissenschaften' at the Internationalen Tagung 'Deutsch als Wissenschaftssprache' hosted by the DAAD, Goethe Institut and Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam, Goethe Institut Amsterdam, 6.-7. February 2014

• „Implementing Research-Based Education: Challenges and Opportunities”. Paper presented at the 14. Bologna.Lab of UNICA at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 5.-6. December 2013.
• „Developing Academic Programmes in English - the Key to Internationalisation? Some questions and Considerations”. Paper presented at a Seminar of Higher Education Reform Projects (HERA) at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 27.-28. May 2013.
• „Workshop Research-Oriented Education: Curriculum Design”. Presentation and workshop sessions at Adam Mickiewicz University am 24. May 2013 in Poznan (Polen).
• „Implementing Research Based Education: Challenges and Opportunities.”  Presentation and workshop sessions at a conference of the Higher Education Reform Projects on implementing Research-based Education: Strategy and Implementation, 6. and 7. November 2012 in Budapest (Ungarn).

Short CV:

1994 – MPhil in Peace Studies with a thesis on  ‚Different Meanings of Identity in Everyday Life‘

1994-2001 Lecturer in Sociology and Politics at the (now) University of Northampton

2001-2003 Senior Lecturer/Course Leader in Politics, University of Northampton

2003-2005  Lecturer in European Thought and Society at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London

2005-2011 Tutor (SL) in Politics/Programme Coordinator Social Sciences,  Ruskin College, Oxford

since 2012 Co-ordinator of the bologna.lab at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (FKZ 01PL11030)

2014 -2016 Member of the Hochschulforum Digitalisierung (a joint initiative  of the Center for Development in Higher Education (CHE), the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) and the Stifterverband, funded by the BMBF)

2015-2020 Joint Speaker of the Standing Group "Research-Based Learning" in the German Association for Teaching, Learning and Professional Development in Higher Education (DGHD)

2015-2018 Lead researcher in the project  'Domänenspezifische Forschungskompetenz in den Sozialwissenschaften' (FKZ 01PB14004B), part of a joint research project on Research-Based Education with FH Potsdam und der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität

2018-date Project lead in the transfer project "Evidence-based models for Research-based Learning" (EviG-FL), funded by the German Ministry of Research and Education with a follow-up grant to FKZ 01PB14004B)

2019-2020 Member of the programme committee and organising team of the 49. Annual Conference of the German Association for Development in Teaching and Learning (dghd) "Hochschullehre als Gemeinschaftsaufgabe" at Freie Universität Berlin

Since 2020 joint co-ordinator of the cross-faculty Task Force Digital Teaching and Learning.