Courses

Description

The seminar offers students the opportunity to design and implement their own media pedagogical or media didactic project. The focus is on the application of theoretical media didactic and media pedagogical knowledge in practical work with students in school or extracurricular educational contexts.

Contents:

• Theoretical basics
  • Action-oriented media work (see slides: "181019_Projektseminar_MP-MD")
  • Media didactic teaching concepts: classification features and concepts
• Project planning and management
• Concept development: practical examples and criteria
• Brainstorming
• Evaluation methods for media-based teaching

Learning objectives:

• Students apply knowledge and skills in the planning, implementation and evaluation of a media education/didactic project.
• Students analyze the needs of the target group and adapt the projects accordingly to the target group.

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from 16.09.2024 via OPAL

Description

The research seminar offers an in-depth examination of current findings and methodological approaches in the field of media education in the school context. Participants will actively engage with scientific studies on this subject area.

Contents:

• Empirical research methods and studies in media education research
• Best practices: Practical examples from media education
• Evaluation methods for media-based teaching
• Conception and implementation of own evaluations or studies

Learning objectives:

• Participants analyze and evaluate scientific studies in the field of media education.
• Participants conceive and apply different research designs to evaluate media education in the classroom or at school/to evaluate the effectiveness of media-based teaching and learning approaches in the classroom.

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from 16.09.2024 via OPAL

Course description

The seminar offers a comprehensive insight into the central topics and practical applications of media education. Through a combination of theoretical principles and practical exercises, participants will be able to understand, develop and apply media education concepts.

Contents

• History of media education
• Concepts of media education
• Media socialization
• Media literacy
• Media education
• Media didactics
• Areas of activity in media education
• Perspectives and utopias of media education

Learning objectives

• Participants will be familiar with basic terms, theories and key concepts of media education.
• Participants analyze case studies and apply media education concepts to practical situations.
• Participants will reflect on current developments and trends in media education.

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from 16.09.2024 via OPAL

Description

This seminar is dedicated to the comprehensive analysis of the media socialization and development of children and adolescents. A special focus is placed on the role of teachers in this process and the competencies required by teachers to promote media literacy among their students. Through analyses, discussions and practical exercises, participants will be enabled to understand the media socialization and development of children and adolescents and to classify and evaluate the skills required for teachers to teach media education.

Contents:

• Definitions and concepts of media socialization, development, competence and education.
• Theoretical approaches to media education
• Core competencies of media education based on national and international competence frameworks
• The role of teachers in media education

Objectives:

• Participants know the phases of media socialization and development of children and adolescents.
• Participants know and understand the core competencies of media education.
• Participants are able to interpret current research results in the field of media education.
• Participants develop an individual media education curriculum that meets the needs and developmental stages of the students.

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from 16.09.2024 via OPAL

Description

The "Introduction to Media Education" provides an overview of the field of media education and its fields of activity, goals and intentions and, in particular, clarifies the relevance of media education for (media) educational work in schools and lessons.

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from 16.09.2024 via OPAL

Description

In this seminar, we will look at the latest developments and future prospects in media education. We will examine current trends, technological innovations and their impact on education. The aim is to develop a sound understanding of the future challenges and opportunities in media education and to develop practical strategies for implementing new approaches in educational work.

Learning objectives:
1. participants will learn about the application of innovative technologies such as AI, AR and VR in education.
2. participants will be able to critically evaluate these technologies and consider how they can be usefully applied in media education
3. participants will be able to integrate new media formats and platforms into their educational strategies in a targeted manner and develop appropriate teaching and learning methods.

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from 16.09.2024 via OPAL

Course description

In this seminar, we explore the diverse possibilities of creative media use in a school context in order to promote students' media skills and creativity. We will cover various topics, such as what is creativity? What is digital storytelling? What creativity techniques are there? How can I use digital tools inclusively in my lessons?
This seminar requires a high degree of active participation, as we want to create practice-oriented media projects.

Learning objectives:
1.Develop media literacy: students will develop the ability to use various digital media and tools safely and critically to promote media literacy in students.
2.promoting creative expression: Students will be able to plan and implement creative media projects such as digital storytelling, video productions and podcasts to make lessons more varied and motivating.
3 Inclusive educational approaches: Students will learn methods and strategies for using digital media and creative projects to promote inclusion and support students with diverse needs.
4.application of interactive learning materials: Students will be able to create interactive learning materials and gamified content to increase student engagement and motivation to learn.

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from 16.09.2024 via OPAL

Description

The seminar first offers students the opportunity to deal with relevant theories on the concept of the public sphere. Building on this, the changes in the public sphere in recent years and decades will be examined and central concepts such as 'filter bubbles', 'media democracy', 'rabbit holes' etc. will be discussed along the previously discussed theoretical approaches to the public sphere. Finally, the seminar will focus on a joint consideration of the consequences for media education and the changed competence requirements in the course of the transformation of the public sphere. What answers does media education have to these challenges?

Learning objectives:

• Students will gain an insight into the academic discourse on the concept of the public sphere and the transformation of the public sphere.
• Students will be familiar with various competence frameworks and competence models relating to media literacy.
• Students transfer their knowledge of various competence models to the social challenges associated with the transformation of the public sphere.
• Students apply their knowledge of the central challenges of the digital structural change of the public sphere when discussing various media education approaches

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from 16.09.2024 via OPAL

Description

The seminar first offers students the opportunity to deal with relevant theories on democracy and participation. Building on this, the changes in political participation processes in the context of digitization will be examined and central concepts such as 'digital divide', 'e-democracy', 'net politics' etc. will be discussed along previously discussed theoretical approaches to democracy and political participation. Finally, the seminar will focus on the joint consideration of the consequences of media education and the changing competence requirements in view of the constantly growing importance of social media for political participation. What skills will citizens need to have in the future so that they can actively participate in social processes? What does digital civil courage look like in practice, for example? And what media education challenges does this entail (keyword: digital divide)?

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from 16.09.2024 via OPAL

Description

In this seminar, we will focus on media consumption by young people from the perspective of media usage research. We will deal with motives for use and media use theories and will gain an insight into the motivation of young people to use selected social media tools through our own research. Each participant will design, conduct and evaluate their own interview with the target group (from their own circle of acquaintances). The research activity will be documented as part of a seminar paper.

Contents:

• Media consumption of young people
• Media use theories: uses-and-gratifications approach, mood management approach, identity construction, parasocial interaction, informational utility approach
• Research methods for the identification of usage motives

Learning objectives:

• Students will be able to describe the media usage behavior of young people based on relevant studies.
• Students will be able to compare different approaches to media use and usage motivation.
• Students will be able to implement their own research project based on media usage theories.
• Students can use the example of their own research project to provide an insight into the media usage behavior of young people.

• Schweiger, W. (2007). Theories of media use. An introduction. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-90408-5

Literature reference:

The approaches to media use and user motivation will be developed mainly on the basis of the following textbook:

Schweiger, W. (2007). Theories of media use. An introduction. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-90408-5

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from 16.09.2024 via OPAL

Description of the

can be edited, reused and shared. The aim is to make educational materials more accessible and enable an exchange between teachers. The seminar is dedicated to the legal foundations of OER and prepares participants for dealing with freely licensed teaching materials. Participants will research suitable OER materials for their own subject, (further) edit them and publish their results for use by other teachers.

Contents:

• OER basics: definition, potential, licensing
• Copyright requirements for the use of third-party teaching materials
• OER repositories and portals
• Tools for processing OER
• Development of your own OER concept

Learning objectives:

• Participants will be able to explain copyright challenges in (digital) teaching.
• Participants can justify the benefits of OER.
• Participants can explain and interpret Creative Commons licenses.
• Participants can find existing OER on relevant portals.
• Participants can create their own OER using various tools.
• Participants can modify, remix and relicense third-party OER.

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from 16.09.2024 via OPAL