The DORA4KIT - Data Literacy project is part of the ExU project "Research Data Management".

DORA4KIT pursues the target of sensitizing students of KIT to the topic of research data management and imparting specialist skills in this Division. As a project partner, the ZML designs and produces tailor-made digital learning opportunities that are used in the early stages of scientific training. They can be used in teaching both integratively and additively. At the same time, an associated learning platform will be set up on ILIAS, which will be successively filled with the educational offers from 2022 and will be available centrally at KIT.

Data literacy is considered a key competence in the digital age. KIT has therefore set itself the target of developing skills for the sustainable and professional handling of research data and promotes measures to build up RDM skills right from the start of university studies. The target is to promote professional skills in research data management (RDM) among students and lecturers at KIT. As a project partner, the ZML designs and produces customized digital learning modules. Parallel to the learning modules, a corresponding RDM learning platform will be developed and made available on KIT's central ILIAS platform. These learning opportunities are to be used integratively and additively in the early phase of scientific training.

The DORA4KIT-DL project team is a cooperation between the Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), the Institute for Biological and Chemical Systems - Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS), the Center for Technology-Enhanced Learning (ZML), the Institute for School Pedagogy and Didactics (ISD), the House of Competence (HoC), the Scientific Computing Center ( SCC ) (SCC) and the Serviceteam RDM∂KIT.

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The focus of DORA4KIT is the development of content to systematically raise awareness of RDM and the necessary provision of corresponding teaching materials and courses for students and teaching staff. In this context, the ZML designs and produces customized digital learning modules. These can either be integrated into existing degree programs, study programs or offered as additional key competencies(-ies), transferable skills(s), interdisciplinary qualifications(s).

As a long-term perspective, DORA4KIT is also pursuing the target of developing an RDM learning platform on Ilias in order to centralize the RDM learning opportunities at KIT.

The learning opportunities should meet the following requirements:

Digital & integrable: The online learning modules should be uncomplicated and directly integrable into teaching. This is achieved through close cooperation with the relevant departments. Teaching staff will be provided with didactic support when using the modules in their teaching. This should support the linking of teaching and RDM courses and encourage the implementation of new learning formats (e.g. blended learning).

Theoretical & practical: RDM is to be taught both theoretically and practically. To this end, learning opportunities are linked to concrete application scenarios so that the skills learned can be transferred directly into practice.

Modular & flexible: A modular system should enable the interdisciplinary basics as well as subject-specific/scientific components of the RDM to be used in a target group and needs-oriented manner.

Start of the first learning module

The first milestone is the introduction of the "ELN I" learning module in the winter term, winter semester 2021/2022 for the Department of Chemistry. This online module is currently being developed by the ZML, the IFG, under the head of Prof. Dr. Ute Schepers and the Chemotion team led by Dr. Nicole Jung. Groups of students in the Chemistry department are already trained in the use of the electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) Chemotion in the first semester. At the same time, they are sensitized to the FAIR handling of research data.

Why a course on the ELN Chemotion?

The Chemotion electronic lab notebook was developed at KIT specifically for research data management in the Department of Chemistry and has been in use since 2016. The following introductory video to Chemotion is a joint production of the ZML and Dr. Nicole Jung (IBCS-FSM):

Content of the course:

In addition to the theoretical basics, the focus here is on practical application. In addition to classic text and quiz formats, the course also uses real-life test demonstrations and practical tasks that have to be solved using the ELN.

Thanks to the strong content-related integration of the online learning offer with classroom teaching, students are enabled to independently prepare their experimental documentation in the subsequent chemistry practical course in the ELN Chemotion. In addition, they are made aware of the need for careful data documentation.

What's next?

After the final evaluation of the pilot run, the FDM study program, courses of study will be expanded to include a basic introductory module in the summer term, summer semester 2022. In addition, the first SQ courses are to be implemented in collaboration with the HoC. These and future learning opportunities will be available centrally for KIT on the FDM learning platform.

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