digiMINT: Digital Learning Lab
Next year, the Digital Learning Lab (DLL) will be available to student teachers at KIT. The Digital Learning Lab consists of a real and a virtual learning environment, in which students can get to know the application areas of different technologies and test them independently. They can then apply the knowledge gained directly to their own teaching in the schools. On 17.04. the DLL starts for the students.
In the real learning space of the DLL, the student teachers can create their own projects, seminar papers and teaching materials alone or in groups at a total of five mobile stations. Through this station-based focus on specific topics at different levels, student teachers can delve into content areas based entirely on their own needs, knowledge, and interests.
The room is currently located in the Pfinzgau Seminar Room, in Building 08.03 of the ZML/Language Center. In perspective, the physical space will be transferred to the newly constructed InformatiKOM building around 2024.
In addition to the real room, students also have access to a virtual ILIAS learning room. Those who do not yet have their own project will find concrete assignments and required equipment lists here. In addition, students receive general information, further links and recommended documents for further education. Self-learning offerings on various topics provide students with certain basic knowledge and skills. For example: What is all important when I want to write a screenplay? In addition, the course is intended to serve as a booking platform for the room, the equipment and as an intermediary for collaboration.
The goal of the DLL is not to train students as media experts or to train them to design their future lessons as digitally as possible. Rather, they should be given suggestions and opportunities to try out, design and reflect on target group-oriented, practical and future-oriented media education in low-threshold offerings that show them perspectives on how to authentically and profitably supplement their own teaching style with digital elements.
The Digital Learning Lab is part of the digiMINT project.