The pandemic has presented universities with various challenges, so that for a long time the focus was on maintaining teaching operations as well as possible through the pragmatic use of digital teaching/learning technologies. Gradually, spaces are now opening up for critical reflection and questions about the future. In the search for answers and solutions, eight universities in Lower Saxony and ELAN e. V. have joined forces in the SOUVER@N joint project to pool their expertise, experience and resources in a coordinated manner.

By promoting confident, digitally supported teaching and learning, lecturers and students are to be supported in the goal-oriented, competent and legally compliant use of digital tools and prepared for the digitalized world. In the SOUVER@N project, digitally enriched teaching and learning concepts and content are being jointly developed for this purpose. The project measures aim at strengthening the digital sovereignty and literacy of universities as institutions.

The synergy effects resulting from the project collaboration relate to the fields of IT, services/support, content and network structures. Expertise and skills are brought together along newly created structures and existing collaborations are intensified. According to the project vision, the emerging results and structures can be used to establish a nationwide network in the medium term.

In the Content / OER work package, the MHH, in cooperation with the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, is largely responsible for the development of an offer to impart digital teaching skills for tutors. A concept for an asynchronous online learning offer is being developed to impart digital communication skills, media didactic skills, pedagogical reflection knowledge as well as knowledge on technical and didactic issues. The MHH learning management system is used as the learning platform for the initial implementation of the training.

Supported by the AP4 IT-Basis  (IT infrastructure), the implementation of Opencast at the MHH was made possible.
Opencast is an open source solution for the management of audio and video content, in particular for the recording and distribution of lectures.

In addition, the MHH eLearning team is involved in various cross-site working groups to exchange experiences and offers in the area of IT services.