15.11.2024

Science and Innovation Days 2024

Interdisciplinary fishbowl discussion “Arguing online: Effects on democracy and peace education in the school context”

On November 15, 2024, the Tübingen Center for Digital Education (TüCeDE), together with the Tübingen School of Education (TüSE) organized an interdisciplinary fishbowl discussion as part of the Science and Innovation Days 2024 science festival entitled “Arguing online: Effects on democracy and peace education in the school context”. The event brought science and society into dialog.

The discussion focused on the question of how digital forms of communication affect the democratic culture of debate and how schools and teacher training can respond to these challenges. Key topics included the influence of algorithms and filter bubbles, how to deal with fake news and the impact of digital conflicts on everyday school life.

Interdisciplinary approach and transfer

The event reflected TüCeDE's aim of combining interdisciplinary research and practice. Experts from the fields of ethics, educational science, school practice and civil society organizations contributed their perspectives and offered multi-perspective insights into the topic. The event offered a lively discussion in which the audience was also actively involved.

As part of the Science and Innovation Days, this event underlined the central role of TüCeDE in shaping transfer processes between science, schools and civil society. The fishbowl discussion also demonstrated how an interdisciplinary center like TüCeDE contributes to addressing current societal challenges and transferring scientifically sound solutions to educational contexts and society.