DikoLint: Design, communication, and interculturality in virtual learning settings – lessons learned from a subproject of virTUos
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The DikoLint subproject, embedded in the STiL-funded joint project virTUos at the Technical University of Dresden, aimed at the systematic further development of Virtual Collaborative Learning (VCL) in international teaching contexts. The focus was on the didactic modeling of complex case scenarios, the intercultural qualification of student e-tutors in tandem structures, and the development of feedback and intervention indicators for proactive learning support. The project was supplemented by the integration of digital tools such as conversational agents and gamification elements. The results show a high transfer potential to other virtual, interdisciplinary, and international teaching formats, especially COIL settings. DikoLint thus makes a substantial contribution to the strategic further development of the VCL framework and supports universities in the professional, sustainable, and internationally compatible design of digital learning offerings.
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