@article{SimboeckMarksteinerMachaceketal., author = {Simb{\"o}ck, Elisabeth and Marksteiner, Jessica and Machacek, Thomas and Wiessner, Katharina and Gepp, Barbara and Jesenberger, Veronika and Weihs, Anna and Leitner, Rita}, title = {The Power of Problem Based Learning beyond its Didactic Attributes}, series = {Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education (JPBLHE)}, volume = {9}, journal = {Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education (JPBLHE)}, number = {1}, pages = {109 -- 130}, abstract = {Hybrid courses with a focus on practice-orientated education and self-guided learning phases are on the rise on the higher education sector. Disciplines in Life Sciences implicate a high degree of practical laboratory expertise. The University of Applied Sciences (UAS) in Vienna, Austria, has thus been endeavoured offering students a high qualitative education integrating hybrid courses based on PBL principles, which consist of on-site (including the transmission of necessary background and practical laboratory training) and off-site (including self-study phases) sessions. As practical laboratory units are central in those courses, the restrictive measures, including the transition to a complete online teaching format due to the first Covid-19-pandemic lock-down, had severe effects on the implementation and the quality of the curriculum. According to surveys made specifically to address this problematic situation, it can be concluded that on-site practical units are fundamental for certain disciplines such as Life Sciences.}, subject = {Problem-based Learning}, language = {en} } @misc{GeppLiousiaMachaceketal., author = {Gepp, Barbara and Liousia, Varvara and Machacek, Thomas and Praher, Daniela and Eisner, Katharina and Limbeck, Sophie and Gamper, Janine and Schwarzl, Elisabeth and Hazod, Till and Landwehr, Renate and Wenger, Charlotte and Olscher, Christoph and Leitner, Rita and R{\"u}nzler, Dominik}, title = {Pelargonic acid - an alternative to glyphosate-based herbicides?}, subject = {Ecotoxicology}, language = {en} }