Welcome to the new semester!

Dear Lecturers,

We would like to welcome you to the start of the new semester and introduce you to the wide range of services offered by the Leuphana Teaching Service. Our aim is to provide you with the best possible support in all areas of your teaching:

• Advice: Our team will be happy to advise you individually on all questions relating to your teaching and its further development - simply write to: lehrservice@leuphana.de.
• Designing teaching: We support you in making your courses interactive and appealing and in effectively integrating digital tools into your teaching. On our Teaching portal, you will find helpful information and handouts on teaching design, data protection-compliant tools and their fields of application at Leuphana.
• AI in the teaching context: We would be happy to advise you if you would like to use AI-based tools in your teaching. Please also visit our websites with recommendations for the use of AI in examinations and AI in university teaching.
• Testing: We offer you support in the design of examination formats and assist you in the implementation of digital examination formats.
• Information: We provide you with comprehensive information on current developments and best practices in university teaching. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date and not miss any relevant calls for teaching projects, current developments in teaching, good practices and internal and external events. 

We have also listed some of the teaching services that await you in the coming semester: 

Workshop series on AI in teaching
In November 2024, we will start a series on AI in teaching (in German) with the topics: 

• Examinations in the age of AI
• This is ChatGPT - Informing students to encourage reflective use
• Instruct AI-supported student writing
• How AI tools can help you save time
• Literature research with AI
• Create media for tutorials and teaching - with AI!

Find out more on our website and register for the workshop of your choice.

Network meetings for lecturers
The Teaching Service initiates various networks to bring teachers into dialogue with each other, to facilitate the exchange of experiences and to share examples of good practice: The Moodle network, the myPortfolio network and the network of teachers for special tasks (LfbA).
Become part of the networks and find out more on the Networks for Teachers website, where you will also find the current dates.

Use feedback and evaluation!
Feedback and dialogue help you to involve students in teaching and further develop your teaching: Obtain feedback and enter into dialogue with your students about the results. You have the choice between the customisable evaluation tools of course evaluation (LVE) (digital questionnaire) or the qualitative feedback method Shift! (moderated dialogue). You can register for the procedures from 16 October to 01 November: 

• LVE: via mystudy, instructions here or by e-mail at leva@leuphana.de. Further information on the website for course evaluation
• Shift!: by e-mail to shift@leuphana.de. Further information on the website of Shift! 

Teaching Day on 15 January 2025
Every year, Leuphana's Teaching Day promotes dialogue between teachers and other stakeholders at Leuphana on current teaching and learning topics. This year, the focus is on the topic of "Examination and Examination Cultures", with lectures and impulses dealing with questions on current examination concepts, AI influences and legal aspects. Let us inspire you!

Further information can be found on our Teaching Day website.

We look forward to an exciting and successful semester with you!

Best regards, 
Your Leuphana Teaching Service