Author: Joerg Neumann

Does urban nature make us healthy and happy? – A short report from the STUPS project: Urban nature supports psychological well-being

The anchoring effect using the example of Dresden's urban nature If you want to observe a psychological phenomenon in real life, we recommend a small experiment on the anchoring effect. All you have to do is ask a small group of people a question: How many allotment garden associations are there in Dresden? One person from the group makes the first estimate (e.g. 35 associations) and...

Onboarding by Gamification – the study assistance system gOPAL breaks new ground in supporting the initial study phase

Willi is new to the TU Dresden. He is a freshman at the Faculty of Economics and, upon entering the university, he has immersed himself in a new world that is completely different to school. Examination regulations, internships, OPAL, Schumann Building, student council and SLUB are just a few things that he still has to understand and learn - and that's in addition to...

The online report book – supporting learning location cooperation between companies, vocational schools and inter-company training centres online

For many years, the digitalization of vocational training was viewed rather hesitantly. Problems such as cooperation between learning locations repeatedly raised questions about how cooperation could be better supported. Especially in the current situation, where a lot revolves around Corona and the possibilities of digital communication, the question arises as to how we can also support the learning and training process in vocational training...

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