Leuphana: Digital Transformation Lab for Teaching and Learning

Blog 

The DigiTaL blog allows interested parties to delve deeper into the project work of our sub-projects and clusters. In the articles, the sub-projects report on practical application examples and workshops organised to demonstrate innovative approaches in research and teaching.

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StudCast

This podcast was initiated by the DigiTaL project and initially focuses on the digitalisation of university teaching. In the first episode, our student hosts contribute their personal experiences from everyday student life to critically reflect on new digital teaching and learning methods. They will discuss topics such as the use of virtual reality in university teaching, a methods wiki as a central source of knowledge for teaching methods, and the opportunities and challenges of digital examination formats.

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Project results

One of the goals of DigiTaL is to make the knowledge gained over the last three years on the digitalisation of university teaching accessible to a wider audience and to consolidate it in the university environment. To this end, the project has attended and continues to attend conferences and make project results available through publications. 

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Events

With events such as the Leuphana Salons and the annual Teaching Day, as well as smaller workshops, discussion groups or 10-minute lectures, we invite you to participate in the discourse on digital teaching:

Upcoming events: 

• Day of Teaching  2025: Exams - Cultures in Flux | January 15, 2025 | Forum & foyer in the central building
• Bringing the world to your class: Virtual exchange| February 11, 2025 | Room C11.320 or online
• Spring School 2025 “Feature your future” | Kick-off | February, 19 2025 | online

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Co-operations

The project has given rise to internal and external collaborations within the university with a view to perpetuating and further utilising the project results. 

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The DigiTaL project promotes the development and reflection of teaching innovations by creating new spaces for interaction. These serve professional development, strategic progress and the exchange and consolidation of knowledge gained in the Lab. Particular emphasis is placed on the critical reflection of digital teaching outcomes from the semesters during the Covid19 pandemic. The resulting innovations will be continuously developed in line with Leuphana's educational aspirations and self-image.

The challenge for the Digital Transformation Lab for Teaching and Learning is to raise the specific goals of the individual sub-projects to a common, strategic level in order to advance digital teaching at Leuphana as a whole. A multi-level model, in which the clusters work on their thematic focuses and network, avoids fragmentation of the overall project. At the centre is the lab concept of the Digital Transformation Lab for Teaching and Learning, which provides a collaborative forum and new interaction spaces for the development of digital teaching projects within Leuphana. 

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The sub-projects classified within the Digital Teaching and Learning Innovation cluster focus on developing innovative teaching content through digital tools.

• SP 1: Virtual realities for competence development and reflection
  Prof. Dr. P. Kuhl (Faculty Education), Prof. Dr. D. Loschelder (Faculty Economics)
• SP 2: Digital reflection on teaching and counselling
  Prof. Dr. M. Kleinknecht (Fac. Education)
• SP 3: Strengthening dialogue and cooperative practices in the e-portfolio
  Prof. Dr. A. Karber (Faculty Education)
• SP 4: Method Wiki
  Prof. Dr. H. von Wehrden (Faculty of Sustainability)
• SP 5: E-examinations - didactic, technical and examination law anchoring
  Prof. Dr. M. Wenzel (Faculty Economics), Dr. J. Webersik (Teaching Service)

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The aim of the cluster Data & Digital Literacy Education s to introduce digital literacy education and thus also to implement data skills that enable students to assess statements and contexts in a self-determined, reflective and responsible manner in the age of digitality.

• SP 6: Skills for a Digital Future
  Prof. Dr S. Abels (Faculty of Sustainability), Dr Nadine Dablé (Graduate School)
• SP 7: DATAxtended - Implementation of a concept for the development of data literacy skills in the Bachelor's complementary study programme
  Prof. Dr. B. Funk (Faculty of Management and Technology), Prof. Dr. Ch. Wegener (Methods Centre)
• SP 8: DI-SZENARIO - Responsible introduction of digital innovations in organisations: A scenario-based approach
  Prof. Dr P. Drews, Prof. Dr H. Trittin-Ulbrich (Faculty of Management and Technology)

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The pandemic-related combination of internationalisation and digitality in studying and teaching offers the Digital Internationalisation Cluster great potential for expansion, flexibilisation and utilisation for new target groups. 

•  SP 9: Digital teaching/learning formats for the internationalisation of master's and doctoral studies
   Prof. Dr S. Abels (Faculty of Sustainability), Dr A. Soltau (Graduate School)
• SP 10: DigiCLIL-Exchange: Fremdsprachliche, interkulturelle und fachspezifische Kompetenzen integriert vermitteln 
   Prof. Dr A. Barron, Dr N. Bennit, Prof. Dr T. Schmidt (Faculty of Education)
• SP 11: Hybrid teaching in an international context  (HyLiK)
    Prof. Dr J.-Ph. Terhechte (Faculty of Business), M. Schloßstein (Professional School)

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For the presentation and transfer of project results as part of the DigiTaL project, we decided to implement several target group-specific transfer formats instead of a single large multiplyer event. This approach allows each sub-project to present its research results directly and effectively to the relevant specialist groups and practice partners.

The various formats for the transfer services can be found under Events and under Project restults.

The DigiTaL project period runs from 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2024 with a subsequent extension until 31 December 2025. The funding amount for the project is 4,567,319 euros.

The DigiTaL project is funded by the Foundation for Innovation in Higher Education (StIL). The aim of the foundation is to permanently promote quality and innovation in studies and teaching in order to optimise learning. Universities throughout Germany are given the opportunity to adapt more quickly and effectively to new social challenges. By supporting suitable projects at the various universities, the exchange of knowledge about successes, challenges and results is promoted.