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Feedback Writing
Peer Tutoring – Students Support Students
With peer-to-peer tutoring from students for students, the services of the Writing Center have been expanded to include a particularly low-threshold format. But what exactly is behind it – and how does peer tutoring complement the teaching and learning culture at TH Köln?
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Self-study Writing
Practicing Writing Skills with the One-Minute-Paper
Gaining the ability to write scientific texts, students need to acquire academic expertise: What are the requirements for academic writing? How do I quote correctly? Et cetera. The students’ writing success also depends largely on their practical knowledge, that is, the gathered experiences and the resulting routines. From the perspective of writing didactics, it is,…
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Activate Writing
How to Prompt Writing with the Quick Exposé
Some prepare their texts meticulously before they even write the first word. Others simply start writing and develop their thoughts as they write. In this article, we will explain how your students can find a balance between these approaches by introducing them to the benefits of an exposé.

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You might be interested in this content. Articles and instructions on digital tools and good practice examples with a high didactic effect.

PLANNING
Motivation in teaching
Motivation is crucial for successful teaching and learning. But how can students be inspired to participate actively and independently in challenging learning processes? An effective didactic framework is necessary to encourage lively discussions and avoid passive behaviour. Key aspects include, for example, using a variety of methods, promoting personal responsibility and creating a motivating learning…
Accessible teaching
Accessibility improves your teaching! This fact is often forgotten because the focus is on the presumed additional expense. Besides, there do not seem to be any students affected in your course anyway – so the topic cannot be that important. In fact, you can create accessible conditions more easily than you might think. This will…
Gender diversity in university teaching
As a teacher, how can I create a teaching and learning space where everyone feels comfortable? There is certainly no universal solution to this problem. However, engaging with diverse identities and one’s own stereotypes can dismantle discriminatory structures and unconscious preconceptions. In the following article, you will learn how to ensure gender-sensitive teaching.
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…
IMPLEMENTATION
Trello
Trello is a project management tool. It visualizes tasks, to-dos and projects in lists and cards. Cards can be annotated with a description, a checklist, a due date, labels, attachments and comments.
Zoom Whiteboard: Collaboration made easy
At TH Köln, lecturers, students and staff can use Zoom Whiteboard free of charge. It is particularly well suited to interactive formats and group work: whether in online courses, workshops, brainstorming sessions or project planning – the whiteboard helps to organise ideas clearly and creatively.
Adobe Express
Create creative content with Adobe Express – from presentations and flyers to videos and social media posts. Adobe Express also includes generative AI tools. We’ll show you how to make the most of Adobe Express’s wide range of features.
Digitalization for studying and teaching – a strategy for the university
Digitalization is not only affecting our everyday lives but is also having an impact on our working lives. Digital and hybrid working methods are playing an increasingly important role in working life, so students should acquire digital skills at an early stage. The article provides a brief insight into the digitalization strategy of TH Cologne.
REFLECTION
Reflection & Evaluation in COIL Projects
In the final phase of a COIL project, students come together, present, and reflect on their results. They look back on their academic insights as well as the experience of international collaboration, making their joint achievements visible. At the same time, instructors evaluate the project academically, organizationally, and interculturally. This phase is essential for ensuring…
Peer Tutoring – Students Support Students
With peer-to-peer tutoring from students for students, the services of the Writing Center have been expanded to include a particularly low-threshold format. But what exactly is behind it – and how does peer tutoring complement the teaching and learning culture at TH Köln?
How to transfer Good Practices
Didactic design patterns (also known as patterns) document good practices in teaching. They are based on experience gained from teaching practice. The structured form of patterns allows tried and tested solutions to recurring problems to be described and published in an easily understandable way. As a result, they make good practices visible and offer a…
Feedback in teaching
Since John Hattie’s meta-study “Visible Learning” was translated into German in 2013, one topic has become an integral part of the debate about our education system: feedback. But what is feedback and what is not?
EVERYDAY TEACHING
Open thinking, networking, and developing joint solutions at HIP
The University’s Interdisciplinary Project Week is an established digital format for interdisciplinary collaboration beyond faculty and subject boundaries. Students learn to operate in heterogeneous teams and develop an understanding of methods from other disciplines. Their task is to develop a project idea thematically linked to the respective Science Year. The central element is the methodically…
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