universityhamburg

OK, I had planned to do this during the next digital independence day, but here we go: This is a new server that is open to all members of #UniversityHamburg. Be kind, nice and tolerant and don’t abuse it. It is my server and I am making the rules 😉.

Took the liberty to move my original account @spaetz@mas.to over to this instance. Let’s go!

My name is Sebastian “spaetz” Spaeth and I am #professor at the University of Hamburg.

Today was kickoff session of my seminar on #AlternativeSocialMedia at #UniversityHamburg. Course has 145 applications for 30 places 🤯.

Unscientific poll finds most students spent 2-3h daily with social media, basically none spent less than 1h. 3 platforms absolutely dominate (guess which).

We are going to work out problems, possible solutions (or at least alleviating these) in a better design, exploring alternatives and getting your feet wet in the Fediverse. And we are even going to have a guest lecture (thanks @Kudusch@social.tchncs.de)!

Looking forward to the rest of the course!