Courseware

What is Courseware?

Courseware is a way to create interactive and multimedia learning units with different content elements within Stud.IP courses, for example with texts, interactive videos, podcasts, tasks, discussions, etc. Completed Courseware units can be exported and reused.

How does Courseware work?

Courseware learning units are suitable for independent content acquisition. Learning content - consisting of texts, images, videos, audio files, questions, group discussions, etc. - can be offered to students alongside the course. It is also possible to have a time-based or content-based predetermined sequence of learning content.

What are the advantages of Courseware?

Courseware offers you an easy way to create engaging and multimedia learning units for self-study for your students. Students can work on the learning content you provide at their own pace and in a time-flexible manner. Additionally, Courseware units allow the outsourcing of pure knowledge transmission from in-person teaching, so that the time saved can be filled with communicative teaching methods or more practical applications. Additional, in-depth learning content can also be effectively implemented as self-study units.

What should I keep in mind?

Encouraging students to acquire learning content alongside the course rather than waiting until the end of the semester can be a challenge. Motivating factors include a time-structured approach with staggered release of content and tasks, incorporating online learning content into the in-person seminar, or awarding points for successfully completing the learning modules. In ILIAS, the learning progress of individual students can be tracked.

How can I use Courseware?

• Follow-up after the session:
  By providing additional information and illustrating the content, the learning material can be reviewed and deepened.
• Active preparation for the session (Inverted Classroom):
  Students independently acquire theoretical knowledge (at home); this can then be discussed, applied, or practiced during the in-person session.
• Exam preparation:
  By providing an online summary of the content and/or additional exercises and tests, the taught knowledge is deepened and practiced.
• Autonomous learning through complete virtualization of the course:
  Students independently explore and practice the learning content using texts, multimedia elements, animations, visualizations, etc.