„COVID-19" – Current Information

Dear students, lecturers and administrative staff of the University College of Teacher Education Styria!

With reference to the specifications of the Federal Government and Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research regarding protective measures against the spread of the coronavirus, the operations of the University College of Teacher Education Styria have been reorganised.

The University College of Teacher Education will inform you personally by mail, via PH-Online and on this part of the website. You will find current information in English here. Thank you for your understanding and support in this challenging situation for all of us. Please take care of yourself and your fellow people!

The Rectorate of the University College of Teacher Education Styria
Ao. Univ.-Prof.ⁱⁿ Dr.ⁱⁿ Beatrix Karl, HS-Prof.ⁱⁿ Dr.ⁱⁿ Regina Weitlaner, Prof.ⁱⁿ Mag.^a Elisabeth Amtmann

Current information

08 February 2021: On-site internships as of 15 February 2021

The rectorate of the University College of Teacher Education Styria is very pleased to announce that on-site internships are possible again in the teacher training studies from 15 February 2021. A negative test result is required for this. The decree of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research states: "Practical school-based instruction for student teachers can take place. Students must wear FFP2 masks. The anterior nasal antigen tests are to be performed at the school." Specific information will be provided by the Institute for Education Practice and Practitioner Research or the Centre for Applied Pedagogical Studies.

We wish our student teachers all the best, much joy in the schools and excellent health!

28 January 2021: Distance Learning in the summer semester until Easter, from 01 March to 05 April 2021

The teaching at the University College of Teacher Education Styria until the end of the winter semester 2020/21 (28 February 2021) is in implementation. Teachers and students work under the RED traffic light in distance learning and, according to the approval, non-substitutable courses and examinations take place on-site.

In the recent discussion with the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research it became clear that the university and higher education sector in Austria should also remain in distance learning in the summer semester until Easter. The rectorate of the University College of Teacher Education Styria has decided to follow this advice for the protection of all students and employees of the institution.

It is determined that with the beginning of the summer semester until Easter, the teaching at the University College of Teacher Education Styria will take place in distance learning from Monday, 1 March to Monday, 5 April 2021. Non-substitutable courses and exams will be postponed.

16 November 2020: RED traffic light with distance learning and home office from 17.11 - 06.12.2020

In order to protect the health of all of us in the current lockdown in Austria, the traffic light status RED will apply to the University College of Teacher Education Styria from 17.11. - 06.12. 2020. In short, this means:

No hours open to the public, access to the use of special rooms with advance notice
Only entrances for training schools and gates to the Campus North are open
Access for employees with key authorisation to carry out professional activities as an individual
Home office for all teachers and administrative staff with electronic and telephone availability during regular working hours (telephones redirected)
Teaching of Initial Teacher Education and Continuing Teacher Education as well as internships online
Teaching of the Continuing Professional Development online, postponed or cancelled
Exams online or postponed
Library contactless borrowing
Lecturers inform students about courses, exams, office hours and supervise theses
Support for staff in online teaching and teleworking by the Institute for Digital Media Education, the IT Services and the Centre for Personnel and Higher Education Development
Continuous information by mail, PH-Online and on the website

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08 April 2020: Extension of COVID measures until the end of the semester

In another personal letter by e-mail, Federal Minister Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heinz Faßmann announced that the protective measures for COVID control for university colleges and universities would be extended until the end of June 2020, but spoke of a slow recovery of the university colleges of teacher education from the beginning of May.

Until the end of June, the general teaching of initial teacher education and continuous professional development is to continue to be carried out digitally or by means of distance learning.
Wherever possible, examinations should continue to be held using technology-supported methods or be established accordingly. For examination formats that cannot be designed digitally or "in distance", examinations can be held if the corresponding requirements are met (this applies above all to hygiene, distance, limitation of the number of people, mouth and nose protection).
For the university and university college libraries, the modified operation should be promptly returned to "normal" lending operations - while observing all safety and conduct rules - but still excluding the opening of a reading room.
Research will be continued - as far as this is reasonable due to the local situation. Where research operations have been largely discontinued, they will be gradually restarted, depending on local conditions and possibilities, and in compliance with all rules of safety and conduct.
As far as general, technical and administrative tasks are concerned, secretarial and support areas can also be reactivated and gradually retrieved from the home office in preparation for the resumption of operations, service work, system checks, etc.
There are still no events or conferences taking place.
In any case, the necessary rules of conduct continue to apply in the university and university college sector (keeping distance, limiting the number of people, mouth and nose protection, etc.).
By the end of April a decision will be made as to what will be possible over the summer.

08 April 2020: Collecting books from the library from 15 April 2020 onwards

The library of the University College of Teacher Education Styria has adapted its borrowing system and provides you with books from Wednesday 15 April 2020 onwards:

E-Books

Getting e-books is possible for all registrated users of the library also from outside the campus

Phone Service

Help for your research in literature will be given at the usual opening hours under the phone number +43(0)316/8067-3710

Period with lectures: Mo – Thu: 7.30–17.00, Fr: 7.30–13.00
Period without lectures: Mo – Fr: 8.00–12.00

Ordering Books

Online-ordering of books wished
Please order books you want to collect at the same day before 8.00
No interlibrary loan
New library cards are not being prepared

Collecting Books

Handing over oft he books in front oft he library building´s entrance after a short mobile call in order to inform about your visit unter the phone number +43(0)316/8067-3712

Monday 09.00 – 12.00
Wednesday 09.00 – 12.00
Friday 09.00 – 12.00

Returning Books

Overdue fines for borrowed books will not be collected
you can return books by dropping them into the returning box

31 March 2020: Extension of time for COVID protection procedure

Due to the Ministry of Education, Science and Resaearch all regulations up to now developed by the University College of Teacher Education Styria in ordert o fight against the COVID-virus will be extended to 30 April 2020.

29 March 2020: 2000 Videomeetings in two weeks

Within the first two weeks from 8 - 28. March 2020 of Distance Learning at the University College of Teacher Education Styria 177 lecturers carried out 1.934 WebEx-Meetings with 12.646 participants.

17 March 2020: PHSt teaches ONLINE – Moodle course for exchange

The Rectorate would like to thank all lecturers of the University College of Teacher Education Styria for their great commitment and overwhelming creativity in planning and implementing the online teaching! It is remarkable how quickly you have learnt this and how you are learning more every day. And just as impressive are the online meetings that are currently taking place.

Special thanks are due to our colleagues at the Institute for Digital Media Education and the Centre for Personnel and Higher Education Development, who not only trained us all wonderfully but also coached us every day. To further support our joint learning, a Moodle course is now also being offered, where you, dear colleagues, can exchange ideas, ask questions, reflect on experiences and pass on practical examples.

PHSt teaches ONLINE offers the forums Rund um Moodle ("Around Moodle"), Rund um WebEX ("Around WebEX") and Online-Tools. We cordially invite you to join us and look forward to your visit.

16 March 2020: Rules for the Administration

Due to the official newsletter from the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research of 15 March 2020, which confirmed the decisions of the Rectorate of Friday 13 March 2020, we inform in detail about these regulations for the administrative operation of the University College of Teacher Education Styria. The Rectorate would like to thank you personally for the successful start of the measures to combat the coronavirus. Despite the dynamic developments over the weekend, you have made them possible by acting in a flexible, prudent and circumspect manner. This shows us that all of us at the University College of Teacher Education Styria can fully rely on "our" administrative staff.

Hours open to the public and accessibility

On-site operation at the University College of Teacher Education Styria is discontinued as of today, 16.03.2020.
There will be no hours open to the public.
However, all administrative staff is on duty and work from home, where they can be reached electronically and by telephone.

Facilities

All entrances and rooms in the facilities of the University College of Teacher Education Styria are closed and can only be entered by employees according to their key authorisation.
The gates at Hasnerplatz and in Theodor-Körner-Strasse will remain open from 7.00 - 17.00.
We request that you enter the houses and rooms only for essential activities and as individuals.
Parking at Campus North is permitted for staff members. The parking regulations have been lifted. Please park primarily in Theodor-Körner-Straße.
Before the return of all employees, the lecture rooms, offices, toilets and classrooms will be fully cleaned and disinfected.

Duty hours and places of employment

In principle, all administrative staff is required to work from home until further notice. Only those administrative staff members who belong to the indispensable key personnel have to be present at the office (Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, 15.03.2020).

Home office for all administrative staff

Home office is done by teleworking during regular working hours.
Telephone availability must be guaranteed.
E-mails must be retrieved regularly.
Meetings are optionally held by mail, telephone, Whats App, CiscoWebEX, Microsoft Teams, etc.

Only those staff members who belong to the indispensable key personnel have to be present at the office (Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, 15.03.2020).

Journal service of a caretaker for building maintenance and postal administration

7.00 - 14.00: 1 caretaker is present
Opening service at Hasnerplatz and Theodor-Körner-Straße at 7.00
(Locking service at 17.00 and house inspection at 21.00 by security company)
1 house inspection per day
Receipt and sorting of mail in the mailroom

Ensuring teleworking

All administrative staff must check their e-mails regularly (Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, 15.03.2020).

All administrative staff are equipped with business or private laptops and, where required, including VPN and SAP access.
Applications for service laptops or VPN access should be submitted to the ZID via support@phst.at by the responsible manager (department, institute, centre management, rectorate).
The Institute for Digital Media Education supports the optional holding of online meetings with CiscoWebEX and Microsoft teams through training and coaching. Please send inquiries to the Centre for Personnel and Higher Education Development via zpersonalentwicklung@phst.at.

Ensuring telephone availability

All administrative staff must ensure that they can be reached by telephone (Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, 15.03.2020).

Telephone service for the switchboard

7.30 - 15.30: 1 employee of the Infrastructure & Facilities Services in the home office
Direct connection from switchboard to official phone
Division of services for central telephone service by Administration Directorate
Telephone service for fixed-line telephones of the institutes, centres and competence centres
7.30 - 15.30: Direct connection from fixed-line telephones of the institute and centre extensions to the office or private phones of the office staff

Telephone service of the administrative departments

7.30 - 15.30: Direct connection from fixed-line telephones in the department offices to the official phones of the heads of department

Telephone availability of all administrative staff

7.30 - 15.30: Telephone availability is ensured by official or private phones (only for internal use by superiors)

13 March 2020: Rules for Teaching, Exams Communication

Today's press conference of the Federal Government and the announcements of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research led to the following decisions of the Rectorate of the University College of Teacher Education Styria:

No hours open to the public from 16.03.2020 on the University College of Teacher Education Styria.
Home office and teleworking for all employees during their regular working hours.
Electronic and telephonic accessibility of all executives, professors, institutes, centres, competence centres, committees and administrative departments.
The library, the Division of Academic Affairs and the canteen are closed.
Journal service for the telephone switchboard and the facility administration.
Teaching of the Initial Teacher Education is digital. Internships do not take place.
Teaching of the Continuous Professional Development is cancelled, postponed or takes place digitally.
All exams are postponed or carried out digitally.
Digital teaching is interaction by mail, with Moodle or online (WebEx).
Teachers provide information about their teaching and exams, supervise final theses and hold consultation hours electronically.
The University College of Teacher Education Styria offers support for digital teaching and teleworking through the Institute for Digital Media Education and the Centre for Personnel and Higher Education Development.

The Rectorate would like to thank you for your excellent work over the past few days and wishes you and all of us the best of health!

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