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Your Roadmap to Good Teaching

The Lehrpfade are a practical resource for self-directed learning provided by the ZLE at TH Köln.
Here you will find guidance on how to navigate the wide range of teaching methods available in higher education, practical tools and resources to help you design your learning activities.
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Theoretical Overview

Gain an insight into the latest topics in higher academic development and practical guidance on how to apply them in your own teaching. From the theoretical foundations to the latest research in higher education – you’ll find reliable information here.

Step by step: developing a good teaching strategy

The Lehrpfade take you through the entire process of designing and planning your courses, from learning outcomes and the method selection right through to evaluation.

Good Practices

Get inspired by good practices. Our testimonials show how other educators have managed specific challenges in their teaching.

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THKI Chat

TH Köln offers its university members their own access to various large…
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Collaboration Feedback International

Reflection & Evaluation in COIL Projects

In the final phase of a COIL project, students come together, present,…
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Collaboration International

Carrying Out Your COIL Project

Once your course and institutional partner are confirmed, it’s time to co-develop…
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PLANNING
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Digital teaching terms

Online, hybrid, blended, flipped … digital teaching knows many variations. For example, it can be completely online or a combination of classroom and online formats. We will illustrate the differences and provide orientation.
IMPLEMENTATION
Screenshot of the various templates for a Padlet: “Wall,” “Canvas,” “List,” “Storyboard,” “Shelf,” “Conversation,” “Map,” “Timeline.”

Padlet

Padlet is a collaborative web platform that allows you collect information from various sources. With Padlet, students participate actively by sharing notes, links, images, and videos—collaborative work becomes child’s play. Learn how you can use the tool to involve students more, but also how you can use Padlet for your own work organization.
REFLECTION

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…
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…
THEORIES AND METHODS

COIL: Internationalize Your Teaching Through Virtual Collaboration 

Looking to bring global perspectives into your lectures—without organizing a study abroad program? COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) is a flexible and low-barrier way to internationalize your teaching. By teaming up with an international partner, you guide students through shared, virtual projects that build intercultural skills, digital fluency, and subject knowledge. This page introduces a…
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Your Roadmap to Good Teaching

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The Lehrpfade are a practical resource for self-directed learning provided by the ZLE at TH Köln.
Here you will find guidance on how to navigate the wide range of teaching methods available in higher education, practical tools and resources to help you design your learning activities.

Theoretical Overview

Gain an insight into the latest topics in higher academic development and practical guidance on how to apply them in your own teaching. From the theoretical foundations to the latest research in higher education – you’ll find reliable information here.

Step by step: developing a good teaching strategy

The Lehrpfade take you through the entire process of designing and planning your courses, from learning outcomes and the method selection right through to evaluation.

Good Practices

Get inspired by good practices. Our testimonials show how other educators have managed specific challenges in their teaching.
For guidance
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Digital Hybrid Teaching Video
Broadcast Course as a Live Stream
Participating in courses online, regardless of location, has long been possible and often makes sense—for example, for students who are temporarily or permanently unable to participate physically due to personal restrictions. In addition, if there is limited space at the university, it is easier if courses that are suitable are broadcast (in full or as…
The Media Office's green-screen studio at the Deutz location, equipped with a camera and microphones
Digital Lesson Planning Video
Create Educational Videos (or have them created for you)
Moving images, if put together well, can often be timeless. Die Sendung mit der Maus (The Show with the Mouse) or Löwenzahn (Dandelion) have shown that videos also work very well when teaching skills. In this guide you will find out which possibilities you have for your own educational/instructional videos and why you—in part—already have…
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Lesson Planning Media production Open Science
Using Open Educational Resources in Teaching
Open Educational Resources (OER) are freely available teaching materials that you may use for your events. Here you can find out where to find OER and under what conditions you can modify and use them for your purposes.

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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…
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…
IMPLEMENTATION
Carrying Out Your COIL Project
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…
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.
Writing portfolios with THspaces
Portfolios allow students to reflect on content, deepen their knowledge, and further develop their writing processes. THspaces helps teachers to structure portfolio work, make results visible, and encourage student exchange.
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.
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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