HTW Berlin Teaching Award
The award for good teaching recognizes high-quality, student-centered courses and is presented annually at HTW Berlin with a specific theme. This year's theme is:“Shaping the future together! Teaching with relevance for society and democracy.”The award recognizes courses that highlight at least one of the following aspects:
Effective participation and democratic learning processes
Students actively participate in shaping learning processes, make decisions, take responsibility, and experience diversity of perspectives, dialogue, and reflection as a natural part of teaching practice.
Real social challenges as learning opportunities
The course addresses specific issues and problems of the present and future. It is academically grounded and socially relevant, and designed in such a way that students analyze and work on real problems and develop solutions.
Reflection on the impact and responsibility of one's own subject
Students reflect on the ethical, social, and cultural significance of the content and skills of their subject for society and democracy.
The annual theme explicitly refers to courses in all disciplines.
Technical, economic, creative, natural science, and social science solutions and decisions have a direct impact on society. This creates a need for transparent, responsible, and reflective design processes in all disciplines. This year's theme aims to highlight precisely this diversity of professional contributions to social responsibility.
