From in-person to digital: Lessons learned from tutor training
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The diverse study landscape requires flexible and scalable qualification modules for tutors, whose work is central to the quality of teaching and the methodological and didactic development of student teachers. The TUTORING hybrid project builds on existing experience and innovative developments in digital higher education. It identifies, analyses and develops hybrid teaching and learning scenarios in an interdisciplinary manner to make them usable across universities. Key milestones include developing a certificate course on OPAL in a flipped classroom format for the initial training of subject tutors; the 'seminar room of horror'; the 360-degree learning environment; and the digital escape room, all of which enable practical, interactive learning. Additionally, the Open Minds course was developed to teach the fundamentals of open educational resources. The developed content was disseminated via platforms such as Twillo, Videocampus Sachsen and YouTube, as well as at national and international conferences. This article also reflects on the challenges and lessons learned during the project period, particularly with regard to the implementation of the formats and adaptation to changing needs.
The diverse study landscape requires flexible and scalable qualification modules for tutors, whose work is central to the quality of teaching and the methodological and didactic development of student teachers. The TUTORING hybrid project builds on existing experience and innovative developments in digital higher education. It identifies, analyses and develops hybrid teaching and learning scenarios in an interdisciplinary manner to make them usable across universities. Key milestones include developing a certificate course on OPAL in a flipped classroom format for the initial training of subject tutors; the 'seminar room of horror'; the 360-degree learning environment; and the digital escape room, all of which enable practical, interactive learning. Additionally, the Open Minds course was developed to teach the fundamentals of open educational resources. The developed content was disseminated via platforms such as Twillo, Videocampus Sachsen and YouTube, as well as at national and international conferences. This article also reflects on the challenges and lessons learned during the project period, particularly with regard to the implementation of the formats and adaptation to changing needs.
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