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Talking Texts
Hosted by Bernadette Lieder · EN
In this podcast, students from the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences speak about important texts from their degree programme. Each episode features a different team of hosts who present one text. The hosts say why and how those texts are important and give an introduction in order to help access and read the long and often complicated texts.
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Writing Texts: From Draft to Done
Jun 1600:18:14Tap to summarizeIn this special episode, Jill (Writing Centre) and Bernadette (Language Centre & host) share practical ways the Writing Centre can support your academic writing.We’ll also introduce a unique opportunity that could give your writing a real boost — and yes, a spot might still be waiting for you.Curious? Tune in!🔗 Links:📩 Contact Jill✍️ Writing Centre Info📚 Writing Retreat
Transcribe →Episode 8: Easy Breezy Leadership: Gen Z and Millennials in the Business Sea
Apr 26, 202400:23:49Tap to summarizeJoin hosts Nabila and Valdas as they delve into the intriguing dynamics of Millennial and Gen Z working styles. In this episode, Nabila and Valdas explore the defining traits of each generation and how they shape modern business practices. From tech savvy to entrepreneurial spirit, the two hosts dissect the nuances that drive workplace culture. Stay tuned for insightful discussions and an exclusive interview, which provides valuable insights from a Gen Z perspective. Get ready to navigate the intersection of generations in today's professional landscape!Hosts: Valdas Vaitkevicius and Nabila Israt JahanResources Dorsey, J. and Villa, D. (2020) Zconomy: How Gen Z Will Change the Future of Business – and What to Do About It. Harper Business.Tuff, C. (2019) The Millennial Whisperer: The Practical, Profit-Focused Playbook for Working With and Motivating the World's Largest Generation. Morgan James Publishing.Time Cues00:00 – 01:25 Introduction01:25 – 01:54 Millennials and Gen Z Year01:54 – 02:42 Gen Z clusters02:42 – 03:55 Millennials’ key characteristics03:55 – 05:08 Gen Z’s key characteristics05:08 – 13:30 Personal experiences13:30 – 15:35 Interview Question 115:35 – 17:25 Interview Question 217:25 – 20:46 Interview Question 320:46 – 22:14 Interview Question 422:14 – 23:40 Closing remarksGuestsMariam Metwally; student of business psychology,Credit:Jingle: Felix Spieß Featuring: Valdas, Nabila, Javad, Lina, Manisha and Valdas' catCover Art: Anna Mahendra
Transcribe →Episode 7: How to get culturally UNshocked?
Apr 26, 202400:19:41Tap to summarize"From tea gifts to eating habits, join Manisha and Lina on a journey of cultural revelations!"Manisha shares her journey from Sri Lanka to Germany, navigating cultural differences like gift-giving and direct communication. Lina adds insights into German behavior. They discuss punctuality, reservedness, and eating customs, offering perspectives on adapting to new cultural norms and experiencing reverse culture shock.Hosts: Manisha Ukwatte and Lina KirschbaumTime cues00:25 Ceylon tea01:25 Culturally UNshocked02:10 Behavioral observations02:29 Cultural differences02:21 Prejudices02:31 Disclaimer02:52 Direct communication style02:54 Punctuality02:56 Reserved behavior02:58 Work culture03:00 Bureaucracy and rules09:26 Bekannte10:15 Food and Customs13:02 Cultural adaptation14:21 Intercultural communication15:31Reverse culture shockWord lists - Translation Bekannte/r - AcquaintanceWord lists - Explanation Ceylon Tea - Ceylon tea is both the brand of tea which is produced in Sri Lanka and a historic term describing tea from that land. Ceylon tea has been described as not only a geographical descriptor but also a pillar of Sri Lankan culture, heritage, and identityCredit:Jingle: Felix Spieß; Featuring: Valdas, Nabila, Javad, Lina, Manisha and Valdas' catCover Art: Anna Mahendra
Transcribe →Episode 06a – “Ecology, Freedom, Equity – What is Social Ecology, how does it influence our lives and what makes it important?”
Jan 24, 202200:22:26Tap to summarizeWith climate change and Covid, times might look bleak but there is hope out there. According Murray Bookchin’s text The Ecology of Freedom the origin social and ecological problems are intertwined and cannot be solved by ignoring one party they are also equally rooted in the attempt to dominate everyone and everything. In this episode Bernadette and Tim will introduce you to the concept of Social Ecology, is it a possible solution to our problems or an outdated concept?TextBookchin, M. (1982). The ecology of freedom (p. 232). New Dimensions FoundationYou can find an online version of the text hereTime cues00:09 Introduction00:37 The Status Quo01:19 Introduction to Social Ecology02:56 Ecology vs. Environmentalism03:52 The aims of Social Ecology04:10 First Nature, Second Nature, Third Nature05:07 What is “wholeness”?06:24 Social Ecology, Nature and Hierarchies10:43 Interview with Blair Taylor from the Institute for Social Ecology16:38 Definition 1 (of Social Ecology)17:43 Definition 2 (of Social Ecology)18:58 The Relevance of Social Ecology today20:25 Social Ecology in our everyday life21:39 Farewell22:12 Outro/QuoteGuestsBlair Taylor https://social-ecology.org/wp/author/blair-taylor/)Links and ressourcesInstitute for social ecology https://social-ecology.org/wpThe Text https://libcom.org/files/Murray_Bookchin_The_Ecology_of_Freedom_1982.pdfDemocratic Confederalism Beyond the Frontlines – The Building of the democratic system in North and East Syria https://rojavainformationcenter.com/storage/2021/06/Beyond-the-frontlines-The-building-of-the-democratic-system-in-North-and-East-Syria-Report-Rojava-Information-Center-December-2019-Web-version.pdfSolar Punk Explanation https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SolarPunkMutual Aid – A Factor of Evolution https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petrkropotkin-mutual-aid-a-factor-of-evolutionCreditCover art: Anna MahendraMusic: ZakharValaha https://pixabay.com/music/jingles-piano-cassical-brand-motive-logo-9997/Felix Spieß
Transcribe →Episode 05 - Introducing Multidimensional poverty
Jan 24, 202200:14:56Tap to summarizeIn episode 05-Introducing Multidimensional poverty Fabian Schmidl and Miriam El Agha talk about the multidimensional poverty index and the progress of countries, which have managed to reduce multidimensional poverty. The hosts address the following questions: When are households considered to be multidimensionally poor? Is there a threshold? What impact does Covid-19 have on multidimensional poverty? The text this episode is based on is “The global Multidimensional Poverty Index” in: Global MPI 2020 – Charting pathways out of multidimensional poverty: Achieving the SDGs. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).2-12.Resources“The global Multidimensional Poverty Index” in: Global MPI 2020 – Charting pathways out of multidimensional poverty: Achieving the SDGs. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).2-12.Time Cues00:06 –1:01 Self imposed poverty1:04 –3:05 1.Introducing multidimensional poverty 2. Overview 3.Third semester 4.Poverty and inequality3:06 – 05:38 1.Multidimensional poverty Index 2.Degree of deprivation 3.Dimensions 4. Indicators05:39 –08:00 1.Multidimensional poverty reduction 2. Progress 3. SDG division 4. Multidimensional poverty08:01 – 09:45 1.Sir Tony Atkinsons 2. A clearer picture of poverty 3. A different perspective09:50 –12:46 1.Covid 19 influence 2. Restriction of school attendance 3. Exclusion 4.MalnourishmentGuests and Sound bites1. Anastasia (guest wants to stay anonymous)2. Jens Völksen(Anastasia and Jens Völksen provided sound bites for the podcast. They expressed their opinion, explaining which of the following poverty dimensions they consider important for a good life: Poverty dimensions: 1. Health 2. Education 3. Standard of living).Links and termsGlobal multidimensional poverty Index: „The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is an international measure of acute multidimensional poverty covering over 100 developing countries. It complements traditional monetary poverty measures by capturing the acute deprivations in health, education, and living standards that a person faces simultaneously“(Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, 2018, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative).Definition cited from this webpage: OPHI (2018) .https://ophi.org.uk/gmpi-2018/https://www.h-brs.de/de/sv/podcast-talking-texts-1CreditCover art: Anna MahendraMusic:Fabian Schmidl01:00 – 03:04 Welcome03:05 – 09:48 Sorry Plight09:51 – 14:57 AstonishmentJingle: Felix Spieß
Transcribe →Introducing talking texts Season 02
Jan 24, 202200:09:04Tap to summarizeIn episode 0-introducing Talking Texts season 02 you will hear about what topics are covered in this season why you should listen and what the hosts like so much about the episodes.Time cues00:23.1 01:06.2 What is talking texts01:06.2 02:8.7 The single episodes in the season02:08.7 03:19.4 Question 1:What are the episodesabout?03:19.4 05:06.1 Question 2: How will the listenerbenefit?05:06.1 07:01.8 Question 3: What do the hosts likebest about their episode?07:01.8 08:40.1 Is there anything that needs to beadded?08:40.1 09:08.2 0utro and jingleLinkshttps://talkingtexts.de/the-podcast/https://talkingtexts.de/episode-05/https://talkingtexts.de/episode-06/CreditCover art: Anna MahendraMusic: Felix SpießRessourceshttps://talkingtexts.de/episode-0s02-introducing-season-02/
Transcribe →Episdode 06b - Full length interview with Blair Taylor from the Institute for Social Ecology
Jan 24, 202200:20:02Tap to summarizeIn this Interview Tim and Blair discuss Social Ecology, what it is and how it can help tackle the crieses of today. Blair talks about his background in environmental and social activism and provides examples where the concept has already been sucessfully applied and how it can give hope to everyone.Time cues00:00.0 00:18.7 Preliminaries00:18.7 03:50.0 Introduction03:50.0 06:12.0 Why is Social Ecology still relevant today?06:12.0 10:28.4 How does Social Ecology influence our everyday lives? 10:28.4 12:39.6 Which field of academia would profit the most from integrating Social Ecology?12:39.6 18:49.2 Which role will Social Ecology play in the future?18:49.2 20:02.0 OutroLinksInstitute for social ecology https://social-ecology.org/wpThe Text https://libcom.org/files/Murray_Bookchin_The_Ecology_of_Freedom_1982.pdfCreditCover art: Anna MahendraFelix Spieß
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Ep. 4a Inferential statistics - mind the gap
Feb 5, 202100:14:32Tap to summarizeIn episode 4a of talking texts inferential statistics – mind the gap We, Karina and Bernadette,discuss the text: “Inference and error in surveys” in: Survey Methodology by Groves et al. We explain the meaning of the words inference and error, summarize the text and talk about why it is relevant. In addition, we talk about Sherlock Holmes and how statistics can make the world a better place.Time cuesThese time cues will help you find the topics we discussed or resume where you stopped listening. 00:00:00 Introduction of hosts, topic and text 00.02.34 Part 100.02.34 What does inference mean?00:03:58 What is error in statistics? 00:04.36 How seeing error from a statistician's point of view might improve our lives00:05:43 Part 2 What is the text about and why does it matter?00:05:59 Features of the text we found difficult 00:06:54 Summary of the text 00:08:50 Why is the text relevantLinks and resourceslink to episode page http://talkingtexts.de/episode-4/?preview_id=131&preview_nonce=2021cc2346&preview=trueCreditCover art: Anna MahendraMusic Bela Bartok, Irene Damert, Felix Spieß
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Ep. 4b Inferential statistics - mind the gap
Feb 5, 202100:17:12Tap to summarizeIn episode 4b we, Karina and Bernadette, explain some of the notions of error and statistical concepts. We then discuss one of the tasks from the text and present our solutions .Time cues episode 4b00:00:39 Part 3: different concepts in inferential statistics00:01:09 Inferential and descriptive statistics00:02:18 Error in studies00:03:20 Errors of observation00:04:58 Errors of non-observation00:07:58 Part V: Discussion of Task from: Inference and Error in Surveys00:08:26 Information before starting00:09:19 What are the important parameters of the study?00:10:37Discussion of task 1a)00:11:24 Discussion of task 1b) and 1c)00:15:49 SummaryLinks and resourcesLiteratureGROVES, Robert M., et al. “Inference and error in surveys” in: Survey methodology. John Wiley & Sons, 2011. 39-67.https://talkingtexts.de/episode-4/
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Ep. 3 Skipping class – Is attendance, the solution for good grades?
Feb 5, 202100:10:31Tap to summarizeIntroductionWelcome to episode 3 of the podcast “talking texts”. In this episode “skipping class – Is attendance, the solution for good grades?”, Jimmy and Luisa explain the main results of the scientific paper “Skipping class in college and exam performance: Evidence from a regression discontinuity classroom” and discuss their own experiences with skipping. Time cues00:00 Introduction00:45 Opener for episode01:50 Study design and facts04:22 Results05:40 Conclusion and own experiences08:01 Closing words09:45 Outro GuestsCelina DepiereuxChristopher KlemmerResources and linksDobkin, C., Gil, R., & Marion, J. (2010). Skipping class in college and exam performance: Evidence from a regression discontinuity classroom experiment. Economics of Education Review, 29(4), 566-575. linkLink to website https://talkingtexts.de/episode-3/Word listMidterms – important exams in the middle of an academic yearAttendance rate – percentage of how many students actually visited the class in average.Mandatory – a class is mandatory when you have to attend all the classes dates of a course.Regression discontinuity – scientific tool to compare pretest and posttest performance after implementing a specific policyCredit:Cover art: Anna MahendraMusic Bela Bartok, Irene Damert, Felix Spieß
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