The Changing Role of Teachers and Teacher Educators from an International Perspective
In an area characterised by short term technological advancements, globalisation, and shifting pedagogical paradigms, the roles of teacher educators are undergoing significant transformation. This conference seeks to examine these changes from an international perspective, highlighting disciplinary perspectives and innovative practices that are shaping the future of education.
Monday 15 September 2025 - Technological Advancements in Teacher Education
Venue: Conference Hall in the University Main Building, Domstraße 11, Entrance 2
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Opening + Presentation of the conference programme + Review of the project
Prof. Dr Katharina Riedel – Rector
Thomas Jenssen – TI Project Manager and Head of the Rector’s Office
Agnieszka Putzier – TI project staff member
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Keynote: Pedagogical work in Digital Infrastructures? Results from ethnographic studies on maintenance as part of teachers’ work
Prof. Dr Kerstin Rabenstein (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Synesthetic learning with AI. McLuhan, digital storytelling, and the future role of teachers in hybrid language education.
Dr Dorota Hrycak-Krzyżanowska (London)
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch break
1.30 pm – 2.30 pm
Using Learning Analytics in Moodle: Visualising Outcomes, Predictive and Descriptive Analytics
Ivan Peraić (Zadar)
2.30 pm – 3.30 pm
AI meets Historical Learning
Jan Scheller, Moritz Herz & Lukas Haselhorst (Greifswald)
starting 6.00 pm
Get-together
Tuesday 16 September 2025 – Globalisation and the shifting pedagogical paradigm
Venue: Conference Hall in the University Main Building, Domstraße 11, Entrance 2
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Immigrant teachers in Poland: systemic barriers and untapped potential
Dobrochna Hildebrandt-Wypych (PhD) (Poznań)
9.45 am – 10.30 am
Teaching tomorrow’s teachers today: how do we make professional and theoretical knowledge visible to our students?
Dr Anna Ambrose, Eva Färjsjö, Dr Sheila Ghose, Mariann Kuusivuori & Patric Sahlén (Stockholm)
10.30 am – 12.00 pm
Teaching internationally from a European perspective – figures and challenges. Presentation and discussion
Dr Agnieszka Putzier (Greifswald)
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch break
1.30 pm – 3.30 pm
Brokerage event: bringing together conference participants, researchers and trainee teachers to share information and expertise and to find suitable partners for future projects and exchanges.
Starting at 4.00 pm
Cultural programme: Pommersches Landesmuseum
Guided “Highlight Tour Through the History of the Region”:
A Gold Ring, the Croy Carpet and the Swedish Royal Cabinet. Highlights of the Region’s History.
Starting at 6.00 pm
Get-together
Wednesday 17 September 2025 – Innovative teaching practices
Venue: Ernst-Lohmeyer-Platz 3, seminar room 1.13
9.00 am – 9.45 am
Rethinking online distance learning programmes: Opportunities and challenges for developing innovative practice.
Philip Yeung (Lincoln) & Brendan Higgins (Bath)
9.45 am – 10.30 am
Bridging Borders: Innovative Pedagogical Practices in Teacher Education – Local Perspectives in a Global Context – interactive talk.
Prof. Dr Indra Odiņa & Dr Evija Latkovska (Riga)
10.30 am – 11.15 am
Teachers as researchers – benefits and challenges of expanding the teacher’s role in the classroom. Perspectives from novice teachers.
Prof. Magdalena Aleksandrzak (Poznań)
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
From Awareness to Action: Teaching Neurodiverse College Students Effectively in a Digital and Changing Landscape.
Sam Hilbert, Ph.D. (Michigan-Flint)
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch break
1.45 pm – 4.15 pm
Cultural programme
Guided University Tour
Experience the history of the second oldest university in Northern Europe from its foundation in 1456 to the present day. Among other things, you will visit one of the most beautiful main university buildings in Germany, the historic Audimax, the Rubenow Monument and the Karzer (student detention cell).
Meeting point: Rubenow Monument
