Into the Field: Exploring Small Mammal Habitats
By the end of July, the time had finally come! After months of preparation, planning, coordination with the research team, invitations, acceptances and cancellations, we were finally ready to go […]
Reminder – Call for Participants: WiNoDa x DiSSCo Online Hackathon, October 14-15 2026
Ready to build the next generation of Machine Annotation Services for natural science collections? 🦗 Join the WiNoDa x DiSSCo Hackathon on October 14th & 15th, and work together with
Science Communication in the Fediverse – Mastodon and Open Science Network
A while back, I was once again browsing my personal corner of the internet after work. These days, this mainly involves two Mastodon accounts—an anonymous private one and an “official”
Call for Posters for the upcoming WiNoDa Conference “Beyond drawers and spreadsheets: The journey of object related data”, October 21, 2026
Are you looking for a chance to interact with fellow data enthusiasts, share project insights, and connect with the wider WiNoDa community? 🌐 Then register for the upcoming conference “Beyond
Creating more accessible OER
Accessibility is an important goal, not only—but especially—when creating OER.What good are teaching and learning materials that have, of course, been published in accordance with FAIR principles and are openly
Creating less boring OER. Part 3 – Ancient didactics for structuring contemporary learning materials
Anyone who has ever taught knows that simply providing information is not enough to impart knowledge. As much as one might like to plug a data cable into learners’ necks
Creating less boring OER. Part 2 – Storytelling and scenario-based learning
Another way to present content in an entertaining (less boring) way is what’s known as “storytelling.” This term has become increasingly widespread in the advertising and marketing industries in recent
Between FAIRness and Responsibility: Value-sensitive approaches for Open Science consulting
This article also appeared as a guest post on 1 July 2026 on the blog of the Brandenburg Open Access Networking and Competence Centre (https://open-access-brandenburg.de/gastbeitrag-wertesensible-ansaetze-fuer-die-open-science-beratung/)Hantow, Jonas (2026): “Guest post: Between
Creating less boring OERs. Part 1: Elements of gamification.
Strictly speaking, this series of blog posts focuses on just one very specific sub-category of OER – self-paced courses.In other words, learning materials that learners can work through at times
Creating OER with the help of “AI”
The level of acceptance of “AI” – by which, in line with common usage, I mainly mean chat-based Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini or DeepL –