Digital-Starter-Kit-Release-Jan-2021

Main Learning Outcomes

• to not only solve problems, but to actually define them
• to learn with and from others
• share, analyze and discuss information on technology and society
• to practice participation and democratic interaction
• to consider technology and nature as social conditions

Student Driven Course Design

• professor/lecturer is responsible for the seminar and supervises the student tutors
• student tutors
  • organize the entire seminar
  • conduct one third of the seminar
• students
  • are involved and interact all of the time
  • conduct two thirds of the seminar
  • contribute to the future development of the seminar

Hard Facts of the Seminar

• concept is used now for 10 years and is continually developed
• transferable and adaptable concept - established at nine universites
• integrated as compulsory elective module in numerous Bachelor study programs
• 3 to 6 ECTS points
  • analogue seminar - 90 > 180 minutes presence time
  • digital seminar - 90 > 120 minutes presence time plus 60 minute preparation/follow-up
• in total around 400 students per semester
  • 150 participants per semester at TU Berlin with three tutors
  • 30 participants per semester at TU Hamburg with two tutors
• fully established at nine universities in Germany plus two to come in the next summer semester
  • TU Berlin, TU Hamburg, TU Dresden, Uni Stuttgart, TH Köln, HAW Hamburg, HTW Berlin, HS Düsseldorf, HS Ruhr West
  • Uni Rostock, Uni Paderborn

one time per week - 2 hours phase 1: tutors moderate some basic building blocks (weeks 1 - 5), phase 2: participants present (weeks 6 - 8) phase 3: participants present improved version (weeks 10 - 12)

Building blocks - What is that? modular teaching/learning units covering one topic preparation - video conference - follow-up diverse methods and didactics - well documented teaching/learning process is largely transferred towards participants good moderation instead of experts’ knowledge

Example Building Block - 100 points

Examination - 100 points in total

50 points – semester project: develop, perform and document a building block with your team 50 points – personal journal: reflect the weekly sessions Participation in weekly video conference is mandatory max. 2 missed sessions per semester

Semester Project: develop, perform and document an own building block - 50 out of 100 points

The semester project counts for 50 out of 100 points of the entire course Work steps semester project Participants develop a new teaching unit (building block) Documentation of the building block Dress rehearsal of the building block Peer-to-peer feedback Incorporation of feedback Premiere of the building block Submission of documentation - final version No frontal presentation

How to design your building block

30 min - digital teaching/learning unit on a self-chosen topic preparation - video conference - follow-up diverse methods and didactics - well documented teaching/learning process is largely transferred towards participants good moderation instead of experts’ knowledge have a look at examples of good digital building blocks (e.g. 100 points, plastics)

Personal Learning Journal – What is it for? - 50 out of 100 points record your reflection on seminar’s content and your personal conclusions use the tools within your journal go a step further: newspaper articles, documentaries, conversations with friends… include creative elements: inner dialogue, sketches, collages, role plays, songs… some tasks of preparation and follow-up can be done in the journal about 300 words per entry analogue or digital (submission as PDF)