Learning Solutions Newsletter
LEARNING AND COMMUNITY CORNER
New team member: Adam AndersenThe Learning Solutions team is pleased to welcome a new team member. Adam Andersen joined us on 15th of December and he will support the team in the area of media productions. In the following video you will learn everything you need to know about Adam :) Dear Adam - welcome to the team!
Save the Date: 14th of February, 2023 –Digital Soft Skills @ Ulysseus Multiplier Event at MCI
Do we use technology in a meaningful way? How does technology use impact our identity, wellbeing and social interaction? How can we use technology to create a sustainable impact?
If you are interested in discussing these questions, check out the Erasmus+ co-funded project Digital Soft Skills (D2S) @ Ulysseus and join us at the Multiplier Event on 14th February, 2023 in the MCI auditorium.
In addition to the presentation of the project results, our event "Digital Soft Skills for The Citizens of the Future", aims to bring together the community in the field of "Digital Skills Development" at university level, including transfer to working life.
Save the date in your calendar - more information will follow soon via email!
We are looking forward to your registration!
INNOVATION AND INITIATIVE
Fobizz Advent Calendar
Advent calendars are available in many variations and with different contents. Today, we present you an advent calendar that contains 24 exciting micro training sessions on tools and tips for the classroom. (Unfortunately, the Advent calendar is only available in German.)
Behind each virtual door one finds a short video with an explanation of the respective tool, as well as a small practical exercise. You don't need any prior knowledge to use the respective tools and they are suitable for practically all subjects. You don't have much time available? Then the calendar is just the right thing for you to get to know new tools quickly and easily. Each microtraining takes some 10-15 minutes to go through and you can do it in your own time (available throughout i.e. not only on the respective calendar day).
The Advent calendar is offered by the fobizz training center, which specializes in topics related to IT, media and digitalization. The offer is free of charge and requires simple registration with an e-mail address and password.
Here is the link to the advent calendar: www.fobizz.com/adventskalender
DIDACTICS AND TEACHING
Language Tool - The online spell checker
You work a lot in Sakai and have often wished for a spelling checker like in Word? Maybe the following tool is just the right thing for you:
The Language Tool is a free extension for your browser and checks texts for grammar and spelling mistakes - almost everywhere on the web! Concrete examples of use would be the edit mode on Sakai or in social networks. You open a text field, type into it and at the same time your text is checked for errors. It detects errors in capitalization, word confusion, various grammar errors or spelling mistakes. It can distinguish between American and British English, and 25 other languages are also supported.
No registration is required to use it. The texts are sent to https://languagetool.org via an encrypted connection and no IP address is stored. You can easily add the smart writing assistant to your browser (e.g. Chrome or Firefox). By the way: It also works with common office programs like Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
Click here for more info and the free download:
https://www.languagetool.org/
Engage your students with the MCI throwable microphone
Engagement and active participation improves every lecture and knowledge sharing. However, this is easier said than done, especially with large-scale groups. With the MCI throwable microphone, you can activate students by simply throwing the dice. Everyone gets to participate in the discussion and simultaneously, develop their argumentation and communication skills. You can keep the discussion up to date and react spontaneously to the questions and comments.
Contact us at learningsolutions@mci.edu or just drop by if you want to borrow the throwable microphone for your lecture!
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
Your Learning Solutions Team
Contact us under: learningsolutions@mci.eduHere is our website: https://www.mci.edu/en/hochschule/das-mci/innovative-lehre
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