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  TEACHING & LEARNING HSTalks am MCI Dear colleagues, A new semester is beginning soon! Therefore, we would like to remind you of the HSTalks video collection, which gives you access to more than 1,000 multimedia lectures and case studies by recognized experts in the field of business and management, as well as 30,000 slides in PDF format and video transcripts, quotes from lectures (APA format) and questions for further reflection. You can use the videos of HSTalks intensively for teaching, for research as well as for your own further education. More information about HSTalks, the possible application scenarios of videos in teaching as well as the video formats can be found on our Sakai Showroom page. Virtual laboratory at MCI This year, too, the Bachelor students from the Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering will get an opportunity to practice with Labster virtual lab before they enter the real laboratory. Additionally to pre-lab experience and as preparation to exam, Labster simulations give our students an opportunity to simulate experiments that would go beyond the scope of a traditional laboratory class. You can read more about Labster integration in a traditional classroom setting at MCI in testimonial of Dr. Carmen Nussbaumer, who was using Labster intensively at her class. Link to testimonial: here Using Case studies in teaching Fancy a new teaching strategy for the new academic year? Why not try using case studies for a change? Working with case studies makes it easier for students to put what they have learned into practice. When dealing with complex, ambiguous cases, students can develop critical thinking, problem-solving skills, analytical skills, but also organisational and communicative skills. For those of you who have little or no experience in using case studies in teaching, the Learning Solutions Team has developed a short and concise didactic guide that describes this method and provides useful tips on the use of case studies. The guide and additional materials are available from the Learning Solutions Sharepoint site (currently only in German, English translation to follow).   LEARNING & COMMUNITY CORNER CoffeeCupLearning for digital skills A great opportunity for professional learning: the Online Campus Virtual PH offers online learning units that last no longer than a coffee break, where you can expand your digital skills without spending a lot of time. Check out the Overview of the Microlearning modules and get a cuppa ready ... participation is possible at any time (after creating an account).   Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions!Your Learning Solutions Team.

  TEACHING & LEARNING Games for Learning and Instruction We learn through games since our childhood.We learn language arts with “Scrabble”, math with “Uno”, strategic thinking with Chess, and social studies with “Monopoly".We enjoy learning through games and there is one main reason for it: GAMES ARE FUN! Also in higher education, game is considered to be a powerful tool to gain various learning goals! They help you to engage and motivate your audience, and reach your learning goals in a completely unusual and entertaining way. You can use game for example as a/an: ice-breaker Introduction to the topic / problem statement Activation of the previous knowledge on the topic Checkpoint for understanding of the topic / task etc. Humber Centre for Teaching & Learning listed some learning Games, which can be easily integrated in your lessons plan and help you to achieve the defined learning goals. Here are just several game scenarios: Game 1: Broken Prototype (Goal: to demonstrate the importance of two way communication)Game 2: Dr. Tangle (Goal: to develop problem-solving skills, understand the importance of working as a team, trust and critical thinking)Game 3: Finger Shoot (Goal: feedback, reflection on the topic, checking of understanding of the topic / task)Game 4: I’ve got fire! (Goal: great way for students to present skills and abilities that they are good at)Game 5: Pro and Con Grid (Goal: helps students to develop analytical and evaluative skills) These games take from 5 to 15 min of your lesson’s time and are incomparable to any other learning tool. This kind of learning remains in the memory and improve learning outcomes of the students. Under the following link, you may find useful resources and further game scenarios, which can be used in traditional but also in online learning environment: here   INNOVATION & INITIATION Digital Age Teaching & Learning at TEDxMCInnsbruck Under the motto “Rethink - what Change and Stays”, a range of fascinating speakers enthralled the audience with their ideas during the TEDxMCInnsbruck event, which took place on 15 June at the MCI. Claudia Mössenlechner was one of these speakers. She brought the topic of digital age teaching and learning centre stage, sharing her personal story of becoming an early adopter of technology for teaching. She talked about the impact technology can have on the teacher’s role and what the implications for learning – one of the oldest activities of humankind - can be. You can watch the talk of Claudia Mössenlechner at TEDXMCInnsbruck here.   LEARNING & COMMUNITY CORNER E-Learning training opportunities for winter term 2019/20 are now online! The current trainings for WS2019/20 in the E-Learning module are now online! New in the program are the trainings '(E-)Assessment' and 'Teaching Planning and Execution with OneNote'. The '(E-)Assessment' is a training series which is divided into three separate training courses: ‚(E-)Assessment Basics‘ ‚(E-)Assessment Tools 1: Sakai Tests & Quizzes‘ ‚(E-)Assessment Tools 2: Prüfen mit Rubrics und TCExam: Vorlagen‘ The latter will be offered in the summer semester 2020. Here you can find the complete program on the 4faculty page. The Personnel Development and Learning Solutions departments are looking forward to your registration!   Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions!Your Learning Solutions Team.

  TEACHING & LEARNING Didactic guide to the use of videos in teaching Video formats are the most popular formats on the web and are also becoming increasingly important in higher education. Videos for teaching and learning are not only attractive, but also sustainable in terms of learning transfer. Why? Simply because: Video holds viewer’s attention It gives a quick overview and addresses a student directly on an emotional level It helps students to control his/her own learning speed and learn in a personalized way It enables an active and interactive learning experience It enables learning in multiple formats thus stimulating different areas of the brain Here you will find a detailed guide on how to integrate videos into your class.   PRME Sakai Site - Teaching and Learning Materials After having introduced you to an external PRME platform for the SDGs some time ago, there is now also an internal platform with teaching and learning materials which all MCI staff members have access to. The Sakai site Responsible Management Education includes teaching and learning materials that you can use to integrate issues such as ethics, responsible behaviour and leadership, and sustainability into your teaching. There are a number of different formats (articles, videos, websites, e-books, slides, etc.) and subject areas, with particular emphasis on the SDGs, sustainable business models and ethics. You can easily subscribe to the site via the link above. If you have resources on these topics that you want to share with others, we would appreciate it if you contribute to the collection: please send your citations or files to prme@mci.edu and we will be happy to include them.   LEARNING & COMMUNITY CORNER Congratulations! The fact that digital transformation of teaching at the MCI is not only pursued with energy but also implemented with excellent results was demonstrated once again by the great achievement of Alexander Dumfort (UVET), Harald Schöbel (Biotechnology and food technology) and Werner Stadlmayr (UVET), whose project "Ohne MINT geht es nicht! - mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagen für alle" was shortlisted for this year's Ars Docendi - Austrian State Prize for Excellence in Teaching at Austrian Universities in the Field of Digital Transformation in Teaching. This excellent preparatory course for students in mathematical-scientific courses is based on a central Sakai site with numerous online elements such as tests, videos, online content, etc. The Ars Docendi is Austria's most prestigious prize for teaching at universities and is awarded by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. This year, out of 131 submissions, five received an Ars Docendi award and ten a shortlist award. Congratulations on this great achievement! © BMBWF/Martin Lusser   Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions!Your Learning Solutions Team.

  TEACHING & LEARNING AoL Door Knocking Day On Friday, the 24.05.2019 the AOL Door Knocking Day took place. The aim of the event was to inform a wider group of teachers and students about the quality management system for teaching and learning at MCI! AOL stands for Assurance of Learning and is faculty driven! It is important to us that all stakeholders are informed about the topic and are actively involved in the quality assurance of teaching and learning at MCI! The students were also invited to participate in AOL Contest where they could learn more about AOL and win attractive prizes. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the AOL working group for their active support! More information about the AOL, the event and AOL Contest can be found at https://www.mci.edu/learningsolutions    HSTalks Webinar Recording Dear colleagues! On the 30.05 we had an HSTalks webinar with focus on the use of HSTalks video collection in teaching and learning. At the webinar, Noelle Rollings from HSTalks introduced us to the video categories, the topics and the structure of the video collection. In addition, the functions and the use of the collection in teaching as well as the embedding of the videos in Sakai, search function, filtering of contents, etc. were discussed. The recording of the webinar can be found here. You will find various information materials on HSTalks and the use of videos in teaching under the following link: Sakai Showroom: HSTalks   INNOVATION & INITIATION HealthpU!   The Center for Social & Health Innovation and the Learning Solutions Team have submitted a proposal to the Innovationsstiftung für Bildung (Innovation Foundation for Education) for the project HealthUp, an online tool designed to promote young people's health literacy! The Center for Social & Health Innovation and the Learning Solutions Team have submitted a proposal to the Innovationsstiftung für Bildung (Innovation Foundation for Education) for the project HealthUp, an online tool designed to promote young people's health literacy! Of the 73 applications submitted, 20 projects, including HealthUp, entered the second round. Of these 20 projects, 10 only will be funded. Which projects win will now be decided by the public in an online voting exercise, which will take place from 27 May to 16 June 2019.We would like to ask for your support at this point. We need YOUR vote!!! It will not even take a minute and you can do it three steps! Step 1:Go to the website: https://innovationsstiftung-bildung.at/de/voting/registrierung/Step 2:Enter your email address. You will now receive an email with a link to the vote.Steps 3:Choose P09 HealthUp for Place 1. You will also have to select place 2 and 3. A full list of all 20 projects is available at https://innovationsstiftung-bildung.at/de/voting/ Thank you in advance for your support!    Labster Webinars Dear colleagues, as you may know, some MCI programs use virtual Labster simulations to enhance the learning experience of the students. The simulations are used in various didactic formats in the classroom: in-class activity flipped classroom pre-lab exercise safety-training simulating inaccessible equipment If you are interested in how and in which settings you may use computer simulations or similar learning materials in your class, visit Labster webinars, where the use of these formats for teaching and learning is discussed in more details. Here are just some recordings from the previous webinars: Can VR simulations replace traditional science labs?The Future of EdTechFlipped Science Teaching You can find more recordings as well as register for the upcoming webinars under the following link: https://www.labster.com/webinars/ If you have any questions regarding this topic, do not hesitate to contact the Learning Solutions team.   LEARNING & COMMUNITY CORNER  Digital Summer Camp Do you want to use summer time to further develop your digital skills? Then our Digital Summer Camp is just the thing for you. Flexible in its time organisation (i.e. you can even go on holiday while doing the course), this 8-week online workshop presents a range of tools and topics relevant to the development of digital competences, with an emphasis on their application in a professional context. Topics include the use of social media and tools for content creation, self-management and self-development. Aspects such as digital well-being and online security will also be addressed. Further information can be found on the Sharepoint Site. There are still a few places available: register now at pe@mci.edu and join in. Webinar: Is digital media revolutionising higher education? Digital media have been used in university teaching for more than 20 years. The resulting possibilities have led to a multitude of new teaching and learning formats and made new offers in study and teaching possible. But can we therefore speak of a revolution, i.e. a fundamental change, in higher education? The speakers will invite you to a "debate" in which you can participate directly in the pro/contra discussion via the chat function. Further information and registration to this free Webinar in German language:https://www.e-teaching.org/community/communityevents/ringvorlesung/revolutionieren-digitale-medien-die-hochschulbildung.   Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions!Your Learning Solutions Team.