With this digitisation project, DiOLL, the Carl von Ossietzky University (project duration: 2020 to 2023), the Carl von Ossietzky University aimed to strengthen both the digital skills of teacher training students and the context-appropriate use of digital media and technologies in the classroom across all stages of their training.

Project team:

• Robert Ueffing (from October to December 2023)
• Nicolas Arndt, M.Ed (until April 2022)
• Sandra Berner, M.Ed (until June 2021)

The General Studies research group developed subject-specific teaching scenarios for digital lessons, which were trialled (due to the pandemic) in university learning spaces.

In General Studies, digital media are used and regarded both as a tool and as a subject of learning. However, the majority of existing concepts focus on the use of digital media as a tool. In recent years, an increasing number of digital interactive resources (e.g. Cubetto, Lego Education, We-Do 2.0, etc.) have become available for primary education. As teachers in multi-perspective General Studies often demonstrate gaps in subject-specific knowledge (Kahlert, 2015; Kleickmann et al., 2013) and reservations about using digital media in the classroom, this project aims to develop, test and evaluate exemplary approaches for the primary sector focused on the digitally supported development of professional competencies relating to the use of digital-interactive materials. Specifically, this project aims to develop OER self-study modules that will be made available online to both trainee primary school teachers and practising teachers for self-regulated learning.

Two seminar concepts have been developed and tested, which cover working with digital interactive materials and focus on Computing Science at primary school level.

Furthermore, OER self-study modules have been developed on the topics of‘OER in General Studies’ and‘computational thinking in primary schools’.

Prof. Dr Maja Brückmann will be happy to answer any questions about the DiOLL General Studies project.

Further general information on the project: https://uol.de/dioll