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Situationsanalyse & Science and Technology Studies. Eine methodologische Reflexion für die erziehungswissenschaftliche Forschung zu digitalen Technologien
(transcript, 2025) Rink, Konstantin; Weber, Joshua; Gasterstädt, Julia; Helbig, Jana; Urban, Michael
04A - Beitrag Sammelband
Collaborative online international learning for the development of intercultural competences among Swiss and Chinese university students
(2025) Neifer, Fan; Nikoulina, Anya; Caroni, Anna
There has been an increased interest in higher education institutions to develop students’ intercultural skills. One such approach is the development and integration of collaborative international learning (COIL) courses into curriculum offers. COIL covers a range of teaching and learning approaches that focus on online intercultural interaction, communication and collaboration. Studies found that COIL has a positive impact on students’ acquisition of content knowledge. In addition, COIL increases students’ intercultural competence, consisting of three elements: sensitivity, awareness, and adroitness. Still, best practices to address all different dimensions of intercultural competence are limited.
This paper presents a COIL course design that ensures the development of intercultural competence. The course connects students from Switzerland and China, introducing concepts and practical approaches to cross-cultural aspects of business. A three-stage approach fosters, intercultural sensitivity (emotional dimension), intercultural awareness (cognitive dimension), and intercultural adroitness (behavioural dimension) with aim to increase students’ intercultural competence. Thus, our approach acknowledges that the acquisition of intercultural competence is not a one-off activity.
The first stage focuses on the development of intercultural sensitivity, the openness to engage with different cultures, through self-assessment and a case study. The second stage promotes intercultural awareness, the understanding of cultural similarities and differences, through group assignments requiring cross-country collaboration to analyse marketing communication. The final stage fosters intercultural adroitness, the effective behaviour in intercultural interactions, through a cross-cultural negotiation exercise. Our experience shows that this course design can increase students’ intercultural competence.
06 - Präsentation
Knowledge-based design requirements for persuasive generative social robots in eldercare
(Springer, 2025) Vonschallen, Stephan; Zumthor, Ennio; Simon, Markus; Schmiedel, Theresa; Eyssel, Friederike; Staffa, Mariacarla; Cabibihan, John-John; Siciliano, Bruno; Ge, Shuzhi Sam; Bodenhagen, Leon; Tapus, Adriana; Rossi, Silvia; Cavallo, Filippo; Fiorini, Laura; Matarese, Marco; He, Hongsheng
04B - Beitrag Konferenzschrift
Fronto-orbital advancement with patient-specific 3D-printed implants and robot-guided laser osteotomy: an in vitro accuracy assessment
(Springer, 13.12.2024) Maintz, Michaela; Desan, Nora; Sharma, Neha; Beinemann, Jörg; Beyer, Michel; Seiler, Daniel; Honigmann, Philipp; Soleman, Jehuda; Guzman, Raphael; Cattin, Philippe C.; Thieringer, Florian M.
Purpose: The use of computer-assisted virtual surgical planning (VSP) for craniosynostosis surgery is gaining increasing implementation in the clinics. However, accurately transferring the preoperative planning data to the operating room remains challenging. We introduced and investigated a fully digital workflow to perform fronto-orbital advancement (FOA) surgery using 3D-printed patient-specific implants (PSIs) and cold-ablation robot-guided laser osteotomy. This novel approach eliminates the need for traditional surgical templates while enhancing precision and customization, offering a more streamlined and efficient surgical process. Methods: Computed tomography data of a patient with craniosynostosis were used to digitally reconstruct the skull and to perform VSP of the FOA. In total, six PSIs per skull were 3D-printed with a medical-grade bioresorbable composite using the Arburg Plastic Freeforming technology. The planned osteotomy paths and the screw holes, including their positions and axis angles, were digitally transferred to the cold-ablation robot-guided osteotome interface. The osteotomies were performed on 3D-printed patient skull models. The implants, osteotomy and final FOA results were scanned and compared to the VSP data. Results: The osteotomy deviations for the skulls indicated an overall maximum distance of 1.7 mm, a median deviation of 0.44 mm, and a maximum root mean square (RMS) error of 0.67 mm. The deviation of the point-to-point surface comparison of the FOA with the VSP data resulted in a median accuracy of 1.27 mm. Accessing the orbital cavity with the laser remained challenging. Conclusion: This in vitro study showcases a novel FOA technique by effectively combining robot-guided laser osteotomy with 3D-printed patient-specific implants, eliminating the need for surgical templates and achieving high accuracy in bone cutting and positioning. The workflow holds promise for reducing preoperative planning time and increasing surgical efficiency. Further studies on bone tissue are required to validate the safety and effectiveness of this approach, especially in addressing the challenges of pediatric craniofacial surgery.
01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift