Online workshops

The majority of our workshops take place online in a separate Zoom meeting. https://oth-regensburg.zoom.us/j/83954732263

(We recommend being online about 5 minutes before the workshop starts)

Summer semester 2025

Workshops for teachers at OTH Regensburg

  • with Torsten Pajonk

    Lectures can be livened up with interactive elements. Involve students in decisions in presence (or online), conduct surveys or create an introduction to the course with icebreakers and games to get to know each other. The beginner-friendly ARS (Audience Response System) Wooclap offers many possibilities for this. In the workshop, we will look in particular (but not exclusively) at the tool's new AI functions.

    Our workshops last approx. 90 minutes and, unless otherwise communicated, take place via Zoom.
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  • with Yannick Rodrian

    The workshop offers an insight into the newly established SCALE-UP room at the Prüfeningerstraße site. In addition to a technical introduction to the possibilities of the room, the utilization concepts of other universities will also be examined in more detail in order to illustrate the innovative range of the offer and to awaken as many ideas as possible for use.
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  • with Yannick Rodrian

    The workshop is aimed at teachers who would like to create audio media and use them in teaching. Technical basics and recommendations for recording practice will be taught and various possible uses will be presented. Workshop participants are welcome to bring in their own productions, ideas or questions, and there will be plenty of room for discussion.

    Our workshops last approx. 90 minutes and take place via Zoom, unless otherwise communicated.
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  • with Fang Zhao

    Future skills are competencies that enable people to solve complex problems in unknown situations in the future (Ehlers, 2020). In this presentation, the most important future skills at OTH Regensburg will be presented, including their definitions, which have been developed through literature research, occupational profile analysis and consultations with internal and external university partners. An interactive roadmap will be presented, showing all skills in a story, as well as a 100-second video as a good practice example. Finally, we will discuss approaches to future skills.

    The lecture will last approximately 30 minutes, including 20 minutes of presentation and 10 minutes of discussion.


  • with Dr. Irina Augustin and Anna Simon

    This workshop is aimed at all lecturers who have little or no experience with ELO, the Moodle-based learning management system at OTH Regensburg.

    In addition to basic information on the structure of the user interface, the structure of the content in the faculties and the general use of ELO, you will also receive an introduction to your options as a lecturer.

    In the didactic part, you will learn how you can use ELO effectively to design your teaching. You will get an overview of functions for course creation and design as well as typical activities and participant management.

    The workshop is designed to be interactive. In short exercises, you can try out central functions in a test course and ask your questions. You will also receive a digital starter pack with a selection of tried-and-tested teaching methods for inspiration.

    The aim is to make it easier for you to get started with ELO so that you can design your courses in a structured, student-oriented and efficient way.

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Self-learning opportunities

  • With entertaining videos we would like to give impulses for teaching and provide simple tips & tricks. During the semester, videos on various topics (e.g. ELO, didactics, digital testing, ...) will be published in our tutorial course - perfect as a snack for "in between". We hope that you, as a teacher, can draw knowledge and inspiration from them, or at least pick up an interesting trick or two.

    You can also find all 100-second videos in our VIMP playlist.


  • The course "Competence-oriented (digital) testing" guides you step by step through the planning and implementation of competence-oriented examinations:

    • Comprehensive overview of the examination process: everything you need to know about preparation, implementation and final assessment.
    • Refresh your knowledge of competencies, constructive alignment and learning objectives in order to further develop your courses in a targeted manner.
    • Interesting teaching-learning methods to enrich your courses.
    • Inspiring good practices for the (further) development of your competence-oriented (digital) examinations.
    • Practical exercises and transfer tasks to put what you have learned into practice immediately.
    • Useful tips and templates to make your day-to-day exam work easier.

    Take advantage of this valuable support for your teaching on the OPEN vhb platform!

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Events

  • with Prof. Dr. Markus Heckner and Prof. Dr. Ulrike Plach

    In a rapidly changing world, it is crucial to prepare students for the challenges of the future. This course is aimed at teachers who want to learn how Future Skills can be integrated into their existing courses.

    This course will first provide an overview of what is meant by the term Future Skills. Innovative teaching methods and techniques that promote the learning of future skills will then be presented. The focus will be on sharing successful examples (e.g. the additional study program "Digital Skills" at OTH Regensburg). Participants will also discuss the benefits and challenges of interdisciplinary courses and co-teaching. They will also look at how digital tools and platforms can be used to enrich the teaching-learning process and actively involve students. Finally, possibilities will be shown for making future skills visible on LinkedIn, e.g. through badges.

     

    YOU AS A PARTICIPANT

    • name and identify the importance of future skills in modern education.
    • evaluate and reflect on methods for promoting future skills in teaching.
    • develop further innovative teaching methods and techniques for promoting future skills.
    • name the advantages and challenges of interdisciplinary courses.
    • name and use digital tools and platforms to enrich the teaching-learning process.

    To the registration: How to teach Future Skills


  • Under the motto "New approaches for teaching, rooms and exams", lecturers at OTH Regensburg will share their experiences - from the idea to implementation. In the area of teaching, particular attention will be paid to the innovative SCALE-UP approach, which opens up collaborative forms of learning and new perspectives for media-supported classroom teaching. In the area of exams, the focus is on digital examination formats. Students benefit from flexible examination concepts and lecturers have the opportunity to test skills in a practical way.


  • Competence-oriented assessment, digital thinking – new concepts at Bavarian universities

    After four years of intensive collaboration in the joint project ii.oo – Implementing Digital Competence-Oriented Assessment, we cordially invite you to attend the public conference on October 30, 2025, at Munich University of Applied Sciences.

    You can look forward to practical insights, key project results, interactive formats, and exchanges with teachers from all over Bavaria. Together, we will look back – and, above all, forward: How do we shape the future of digital competence-oriented testing?

    We look forward to welcoming you in Munich!

    Register now!

    The agenda for the event is now available


Archive

  • with Prof. Dr. Claudia Schäfle, TH Rosenheim

    In the workshop, participants will learn about the SCALE-UP concept (Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Upside-down Pedagogies) and possible effects on student learning, experience various collaborative learning activities for themselves and develop possible learning activities for their students based on their learning objectives for direct use in the summer semester. During the workshop, participants will also get an idea of how they can provisionally implement the concept in their course in a "normal" lecture hall.


  • Making room for learning.

    24.09.2024 - 25.09.2024 | University of Regensburg

    The "Day of Digital Teaching" (TddL) took place again over two days at the end of September 2024.

    Under the motto "Making space for learning", numerous participants discussed the design of a wide variety of virtual and physical teaching and learning spaces. Andrea de Santiago, Head of the Teaching and Didactics Service Center, found Prof. Dr. Richard E. Mayer's contribution on the effectiveness of virtual reality concepts particularly exciting: "It's the same as with all other learning technologies. The learning outcomes are decisive for the use, not the technology itself." The joint event of OTH Regensburg and the University of Regensburg was very well attended, both in virtual and real space.

    The first day of the two-day event traditionally took place virtually. Keynote speakers Prof. Dr. Bernadette Dilger from the University of St. Gallen and Prof. Dr. Richard E. Mayer from the University of California, Santa Barbara framed the program with their reports on the development of university room design and the integration of diverse virtual reality concepts in teaching.

    After the first keynote speech, the award for innovation and quality in teaching was presented - also in online format, via Zoom. After short video clips in which the projects were explained in more detail by the award winners, Vice President Birgit Rösel presented the certificates in person. Two projects were supported this year:

    Conversion of the basic lecture "Physics" for EI 1 to JiTT and PI by Prof. Dr. Christoph Höller, and More teaching incentives through two-part exams and opportunity for improvement, submitted by Prof. Dr. Florian Heinz and Prof. Dr. Johannes Schildgen.

    The aim of the prize, which has been awarded annually at OTH Regensburg since 2020, is the continuous evaluation and improvement of teaching. Established structures can (and should) also be rethought or questioned; in particular, projects that focus on students and their learning success and experience are supported with the award at OTH. Birgit Rösel particularly emphasized: "This award is intended to encourage all teaching staff to think about their teaching and simply try out new approaches."

    At the same time, the University of Regensburg's Teaching Innovation Award was presented to three projects in the categories of examinations, courses and degree programs.

    Numerous good practice examples of concepts and experiences with digital teaching were then presented to visitors in Gathertown and provided space for discussion. Gathertown is a virtual meeting platform that provides a visually appealing, walk-in space for participants. A lively exchange took place in specially designated areas, and text and video contributions were presented directly by the authors.

    The second day offered two exciting workshops on the premises of the University of Regensburg. "That's what's special about the concept. On the first day you listen to keynotes from all over the world and on the second day you get together with like-minded people and exchange ideas face-to-face," says Andrea de Santiago.

    The workshop on augmented and virtual reality in an educational context gave participants the opportunity to test a wide range of VR and AR applications and reflect on them in the context of their own teaching. The participants noticed that applications that simulate a reality that cannot be produced in analog form are particularly interesting. A visit to the ISS or working with devices and materials that are virtually inaccessible in reality can thus become a real possibility. Talking to contemporary witnesses of historical events or canoeing in the Arctic made it possible to share experiences that would not be possible in real space. There were also critical discussions about the areas of application and challenges of this up-and-coming technology.

    In the second workshop, Designing appealing Moodle courses - ideas for an inviting course , Christine Kramel, M.A. was able to provide participants with numerous methods for structuring and designing courses in ELO (moodle) or GRIPS. From the fundamental question of the target group and one's own identity in the design of teaching to practical considerations on course formats, icons and the meaningful linking of individual topics, the participants of the workshop were given a lot of information on how to implement teaching in Moodle in an attractive and targeted manner.

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