Zentrum für Lehrentwicklung (ZLE), Autor bei Lehrpfade

Designing Your COIL Course

Once your course and institutional partner are confirmed, it’s time to co-develop your COIL project. In this phase, you and your partner will shape the course structure, activities, and timeline: What content will you cover? What kind of student collaboration is appropriate? And how can the courses at both institutions be meaningfully aligned? The goal…

11. August 20250Comments

Collaboration International

Setting Up a Collaborative Online International Learning Project

The first step in creating a COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) project is identifying a suitable course and a partner that aligns with your academic goals. A well-matched collaboration enhances student learning by integrating diverse perspectives, interdisciplinary approaches, and real-world problem-solving. When establishing a cooperation with a teaching partner, it is important to agree on…

18. June 20250Comments

Digital Open Science

TIB AV-Portal

The TIB AV-Portal is a platform for scientific videos and open-access audiovisual learning and teaching materials. The portal offers the possibility of making videos easily accessible and quotable. Based on Creative Commons licensing, many materials on TIB AV can be downloaded and reused.

20. March 20240Comments

Digital Open Science

twillo

Twillo is the Lower Saxony platform for Open Education Resources in university teaching, on which a cross-state collaboration with ORCA.nrw is now taking place. Here, you will find infrastructure and support for free educational materials from various topics and subject areas. Teachers can find suitable materials on twillo or publish their own media.

20. March 20240Comments

Artificial intelligence

AI 101 – An introduction to the world of artificial intelligence

Everybody is talking about artificial intelligence and its applications. We are currently in a phase of exploration. Despite a critical attitude towards AI technologies, they can fuel innovation and open up new scope for action to promote sustainable development as well as social transformation together with students and practice partners. Let’s try to clarify the…

4. March 20240Comments

Artificial intelligence Software

THKI Chat

TH Köln offers its university members their own access to various large language models: THKI Chat. Lecturers, academic staff, students and administrative staff can use this didactic interface to submit inquiries to various AI models – free of charge and in compliance with data protection regulations.

4. March 20240Comments

Artificial intelligence Software

KI-Toolbox

Artificial intelligence is already a factor at many universities. With the vast number of applications, teachers can quickly become overwhelmed. In addition, it is often not clear how good individual applications actually are. We present a selection of AI tools for various areas of application at the university.

15. January 20240Comments

Feedback Software Software

PINGO

Have your students submit feedback or answer questions immediately. The real-time feedback system PINGO allows you to actively involve students in your course. We will show you how to use the tool.

17. July 20230Comments

Feedback Software

ONCOO

The digital toolbox ONCOO offers you different methods for collaborative and interactive learning. From brainstorming to evaluation, it allows you to actively involve your students in the course. We will show you how the tool works.

17. July 20230Comments

Learning Management System Software Software

ILU – ILIAS Learning Environment

ILU stands for ILIAS learning environment and is the central learning management system of TH Cologne. ILU offers numerous functions for learning support and interactive learning, communication, and collaboration. Faculty or institution-internal digital teaching expert teams (DLE teams) advise and support the technical and didactic development of digital teaching in ILU and form the interface…

11. August 20220Comments