Digital teaching and learning formats are essential for internationalization at universities. They enable cross-border collaboration with minimal additional effort and open up new ways for students and teachers to build international networks and prepare for a globalized working world.
Advantages of digital teaching and learning formats
- Independence of time and place: lecturers can provide their courses flexibly in order to reach students from different locations, languages and cultures.
- Wide range of design options: From hybrid events and lecture recordings to live streaming and blended learning.
At ZML, we support you in planning your international teaching projects. We offer a non-binding initial consultation in which we inform you about didactic planning, digital tools and techniques as well as multimedia design and answer your questions about e-learning.
Opportunities for international teaching projects
Contact persons at the ZML
Judith Borel (Eucor)
Phone: +49 721-608-48205
E-mail: judith.borel∂kit.edu
Dr. Carolin Henken (E-Learning Services)
Phone: +49 721-608-48204
E-mail: carolin.henken∂kit.edu
| Opening up your event |
- Hybrid events and blended learning: Students from other locations and universities can take part in your event with little effort.
- Digital tools: The provision of access data to live lectures, teaching materials and event recordings enables flexible and location-independent participation.
| Networking initiatives |
KIT is actively involved in European initiatives to network universities and establish cross-border structures in research and teaching.
- EPICUR is an alliance of eight universities that are developing an innovative European university. The project promotes virtual mobility through a virtual campus and innovative teaching formats. Interdisciplinary digital learning opportunities based on the Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) are being designed and tested. We would be happy to advise you on the implementation of your project within the framework of EPICUR.
- Eucor - The European Campus is a network of the universities of Basel, Freiburg, Haute-Alsace, Strasbourg and KIT, which promotes cross-border teaching and research. At KIT, human and financial resources for e-learning and blended learning are being expanded in order to link virtual and physical mobility and enable international teaching. There are numerous support services for lecturers to offer courses across locations.
| Cross-location teaching cooperation |
- Joint learning opportunities: Realize joint projects with international colleagues via live streaming, blended learning or online courses.
- Diverse formats: From digital guest lectures to virtual lecture series and cross-location project work.
| Practical tools |
- At KIT, several options are available for use automated simultaneous translation in teaching, which facilitates access to multilingual settings. These include live translation of spoken content with the Lecture Translator, conducting multilingual Zoom meetings and the option of translating texts with DeepL. In addition, PowerPoint slides can be presented multilingually in MS Teams, which promotes effective communication in international learning environments.
- Microsoft Copilot is a valuable tool for international teaching. It can help with the creation of teaching materials, provide individual learning support for students, assist with the assessment of assignments and serve as an interactive discussion forum.