From Project Concept to the fobi4me Web Portal: How ELMeKS.digital Was Further Developed at CODIP

Those who apply for a project do not always see it through to completion. This was also the case with ELMeKS.digital („Entry-level approaches to professional development for teachers to develop media literacy in Saxony, with a focus on social pedagogy, health and nursing, and physiotherapy”), where some project team members were primarily active during the application phase. During implementation, additional colleagues joined the project and contributed their professional perspectives. In this way, the project idea evolved into a concrete digital offering.

Funded by the European Social Fund Plus, this collaborative project is developing a web portal to support teachers at independently operated vocational schools in Saxony as they pursue further training in digitally supported instruction. To this end, the project created the fobi4me web portal, which is designed to recommend suitable professional development opportunities to teachers based on their individual skills. It offers various ways to search for professional development opportunities: a showroom, a chatbot, and a game. Over the course of the project, these features were designed and further developed in collaboration with vocational school teachers.

How a Project Idea Becomes a Shared Outcome

The further development of ELMeKS.digital demonstrates how different professional perspectives and experiences can influence the concrete design of an original project idea. One example of this is the Game-based entry point. In a virtual school environment, teachers complete mini-games on digital lesson design. Their results are categorized into various competency areas and form the basis for personalized professional development recommendations. Exactly how this approach should be designed was still open in the project proposal. The implementation team further developed the concept and contributed their own ideas. Feedback from teachers helped tailor the design to their experiences and needs.

ELMeKS.digital Invites You to the Closing Event

On November 23, we will present the project results at the COSMO Science Forum and demonstrate fobi4me live. We will look back on the collaborative process: from the project idea and its development through the testing phases to the launch of the web portal.

Information about the closing event:

Location: COSMO Science Forum

Time: November 23, 2026, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Registration link: https://elmeks.codip.tu-dresden.de/abschlussveranstaltung/