If we try to teach ourselves to do something – like baking a tart – we often use step-by-step instructions. Either from a recipe from a book or from video tutorials. That way we learn how each of the ingredients has to be processed and when. Worked examples like this not only help us in our day-to-day lives but can benefit students at university as well.
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Guest Articles Teaching Practice
Lecture notes 2.0 – An efficient combination of in-person teaching and digital teaching
A multitude of high-quality digital materials emerged during the COVID pandemic, such as teaching videos, podcasts and interactive quizzes. Lecture notes 2.0 are a successful example of how these materials can continue to be…
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Guest Articles Teaching Practice
Between the trap of completeness and the emphasis on competency – Scaffolding for designing degree courses
The opening of a new department for Special Needs Education at the University of Regensburg has provided an opportunity to completely redesign the special needs part of the degree course, which encompasses 120 credits.…
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The COVID pandemic meant that tutorials could no longer be offered in class. However, as tutors at the Institute of Education, we made the best of it. We not only used the digital options…
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Journal writing is usually kept strictly confidential. Is it then really something to use in teaching? Or is the idea of a journal even obsolete? This is what I wanted to find out in…