Holding online practice groups/ tutorials

The material dealt with in practice groups and tutorials is usually closely linked with the lectures. Assignments, worksheets and other tasks are set by the teachers. Furthermore:

• you can make further material or useful links available via the learning platforms. Remember to make use of material which is already online (e.g. open education resources OER)
• you can also upload your own videos or podcasts - as well as Screencasts recorded on your tablet computer (writing with the stylus makes it easier to present, e.g. mathematical formulae).

Options for practice groups (e.g. Mathematics):

• Worksheets may be made available online and sent in electronically by the students (as a scan, photo or electronic file).
• Feedback channels:
  • Example solutions – written or in the form of a video or Screencast
  • written feedback by the practice group tutor, including motivation to reflect on the steps to an answer, individually via email or to the group via the forum. Important: in ILIAS forums LaTeX code may be produced (see icon in the “enter text” field)
  • Chat or video conferencing
     

Options for tutorials (e.g. Humanities and Social Sciences)

You can use similar ideas to those in Seminars and Exercises, such as:

• Collaborative writing, e.g. in Wiki or with Eatherpad
• Reading and writing exercises (see reading techniques)

Especially at the start of semester it is important to provide information to your students: about the new format, technical specifications, joint work, and communication within the course. We are all in this new situation together and have to get used to it together.

The important thing in practice groups and tutorials is not just your communication with the students in your own course; communication with other tutors and teachers is also key.

Communication channels practice groups and tutorials:

• Chat: You can designate a regular time window in which you will be available to chat - your virtual office hours.
• Weekly message to everyone regarding current issues (ILIAS: “Mail an alle”, moodle: Message forum/ announcements) from the practice group/ tutorial
• Forum for the practice group, also in addition to a forum for the lecture; moderation and “keeping people informed” are essential in the forum
• Because the students are not likely to know each other, a round of introductions and exchange - going beyond the actual course contents - could be useful for the students.   For this, a separate forum or thread within the course forum could be set up.
• It is very helpful for everyone to upload a photo of themselves (into their profile)
• Synchronous video conferencing as a standard method of communication is not recommended due to the heavy load on the networks. It could be used for very small groups or one-to-one, e.g. using the VC system jit.si (possible on the Uni network)

Higher communication channels - with other tutors and teachers

• Forum on lectures – cf. notes there, important: Moderation
• Common forum for tutors and teachers, for subject-specific questions and to share tips: e.g. What were the questions frequently asked? What has been the experience with online formats?

(Many thanks for the suggestions from the Department of Mathematics.)

Die Universitätsbibliothek hat über fast alle Fachbereiche hinweg in den letzten Jahren umfangreiche Bestände an eBooks, elektronischen Zeitschriften und an Datenbanken aufgebaut. In den Kurs(-Containern) der Lernplattformen können diese Bestände im Rahmen des deutschen Urheberrechtes als Materialgrundlage für Tutorien benutzt werden. Bei Fragen steht Ihnen die Stabsstelle Urheberrecht der Universitätsbibliothek gerne zur Verfügung. Die Lernplattformen bieten dabei die Weblink-Funktion (Link setzen). In vielen Fällen müssen sie die elektronischen Inhalte aus ihren Angebotsumgebungen nicht einmal exportieren. Tragen Sie lediglich Herkunfstwebadresse in einen Weblink in Ihrem Kurs ein.

Neben Online-Publikationssystemen, die von jeder größeren Hochschulbibliothek angeboten werden, finden Sie zahlreiche deutsche und internationale Repositorien für Open Educational Resources (OER) und andere freie Medien- und Bildserver.

Damit Sie mit Diensten und Werkzeugen umgehen können, bieten wir Ihnen vielfältige HowTos und Schulungen an. (Links setzen) Die HowTos werden auf den Lernplattformen gesammelt, die Sie in Ihrem jeweiligen Fachbereich sammeln:
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- Link zu den moodle-HowTos (sichtbar nach Anmeldung in der Plattform)