Didactics and digital teaching

The University of applied sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf not only has modern IT and lecture hall technology, but also offers a contemporary teaching and learning infrastructure. Students benefit from modern e-learning courses or online modules. The Centre for Studies and Didactics supports teachers in finding the optimal format for their own courses, moderates the dialogue and exchange of experience among teachers and also incorporates student feedback and ideas into new developments.

Advice for teachers

Our team offers advice on the following didactic and technical aspects of teaching:

• development of teaching & learning concepts in blended learning
• conceptual, didactic & practical support in teaching
• Media production & equipment hire for film & sound recordings
• Implementation of online and face-to-face eventsDigital examinations

Digital offers and tools for teaching

The following three main digital tools are available at the HSWT to complement teaching:

• the Moodle learning platform
• the web conference tool Zoom
• the video platform Panopto

At both the Weihenstephan and Triesdorf campuses, teachers and students can use our good equipped video studios to produce teaching videos or implement video projects - from professional planning to image and sound recording to editing and completion.

Our video workshop is a place where:

• video enthusiasts can exchange ideas,
• technical equipment is made available,
• training courses on the subject of "video production" take place and
• support is provided for the realisation of video projects.

Thefollowing three main types of equipment are available in the video workshop:

• Video backpack for student projects: Video equipment for quick projects. It can be borrowed against proof of insurance and a one-time introduction.

• Semi-professional equipment: Semi-professional equipment for film projects by teachers. Training on the use of the equipment is required.

• Video streaming/livestreams: for streaming and live editing.

HAnS - BayZiel:

The Centre for Studies and Didactics of the HSWT participates in the joint project "HAnS" (University of applied sciences assistance system) with eight other universities under the coordination of the TH Nuremberg. The objective of the "HAnS" project is an intelligent University of applied sciences assistant system that collects teaching and learning materials from different subjects in audio and video format on a learning experience platform. The materials are to be prepared for further applications in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) with the help of speech recognition. The teaching material will thus be made searchable and automatically compiled according to criteria such as subject area, language or required prior knowledge.

A total of 40 individual projects and 14 collaborative projects are being funded with a funding amount of five million euros within the framework of the Federal-Länder funding initiative "Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education".

Mariane Hunger from the Centre for Studies and Didactics and sub-project leader Prof. Dr. Niall Palfreyman are participating cooperatively with the Bavarian Centre for Innovative Teaching (BayZiel) in the sub-project "Didactics".

With the Virtual University of Bavaria (vhb), a cooperative institution of the Free State of Bavaria, Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences has been participating in countless vhb courses since 2012, thus sharing and passing on the idea of sharing and networking digital teaching. Our vhb courses are also available to everyone beyond the university boundaries.