Training Offerings on Request
The Digital Learning and Teaching Service team offers (online and in person) training sessions and events at fixed dates and on request from instructors.
Please contact us: support@e-learning.uni-goettingen.de.
Click on a training session for more information (registration, etc.).
E-Didactics
If you are particularly interested in events with a didactic focus, we recommend the following trainings:
Learn about various DSGVO-compliant tools and their application scenarios for teaching: You will learn in the training how to create a brainstorming environment or a collaborative whiteboard with Flinga, integrate surveys into your PowerPoint presentation with eduVote, and work with the digital bulletin boards of TaskCards. The University of Göttingen provides licenses for all three tools, which you can use.
DURATION: 2 hours
LOCATION: virtual in the form of a video conference
DATES:
- On request
Target Group: Instructors
Facilitator: Chahira Nouira, Almut Reiners
Participant Capacity: min. 3, max. 12
Registration: If you wish to register or have questions, please send an email to: edidaktik@uni-goettingen.de.
In the Inverted Classroom, students independently acquire fundamental learning content before a course, allowing for deeper exploration of the topic during the session. Various digital tools can be helpful in structuring this initially unfamiliar concept for both sides.
In a small group discussion, we will discuss how you can begin implementing the Inverted Classroom in your course and specifically examine how you can structure the online phase using self-learning modules and tests in ILIAS and align it with the in-person session.
The exchange sessions will take place multiple times, and you can register for one of the two-hour sessions listed below.
Important: If you wish to attend one of the sessions, please complete the learning module "Inverted Classroom" before then. You can find the learning module in the Stud.IP Course Inverted Classroom (password: flipped, duration: approx. 45 minutes).
We can also clarify any questions about the learning module during the session.
DURATION: 2 hours
LOCATION: Meeting room in BBB, see Stud.IP Course Inverted Classroom
DATES:
- On request
Target Group: Instructors who wish to integrate the Inverted-Classroom model into their course
Facilitator: Chahira Nouira
Participant Capacity: min. 1, max. 5
Registration: If you wish to register or have questions, please send an email to chahira.nouira@uni-goettingen.de.
Feedback from and for students is now hardly imaginable in modern courses. It is important for both students and instructors to receive feedback on teaching and learning processes to enhance their reflective abilities. In this workshop, we will thoroughly examine analog and digital feedback methods and tools, actively try them out, and discuss didactic application possibilities.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will understand
- the fundamentals of giving and receiving feedback as well as various feedback methods.
- digital feedback tools, have tested their applicability in their own subject area, and developed didactic teaching scenarios.
DURATION: 2.5 hours
LOCATION: online
DATES:
- On request
Target Group: Instructors
Facilitators: Digital Learning and Teaching Team
Participant Capacity: max. 12
Registration: If you wish to register or have questions, please send an email to: edidaktik@uni-goettingen.de.
Mahara is a versatile software that allows you to manage, organize, and publish digital content in the form of an e-portfolio. Selected documents, media, and entries can be arbitrarily assembled and presented in multiple views. Mahara combines the functions of blogs, resumes, and social media platforms. It offers a personal learning environment for self-reflection while also promoting networking, exchange, and collaborative work in groups. In this training, you will get to know the platform, receive tips for its use, and try out the main functions!
DURATION: 2 hours
LOCATION: virtual in the form of a video conference
DATES:
- On request
Facilitator: Natalia Leśniewska
Participant Capacity: min. 2, max. 7
Registration: If you wish to register or have questions, please send an email to: natalia.lischer@uni-goettingen.de.
OER - Open Educational Resources
In this online session, you will learn about the characteristics of open educational resources and reflect on their opportunities and challenges. Special emphasis is placed on copyright and open licensing. In interactive exercises, you will learn how to integrate openly licensed educational materials into your teaching and what to consider when creating your own OER. Together, we will examine didactic questions around OER and discuss quality dimensions of open educational resources.
Further information about the training can be found here.
DURATION: 2 hours
LOCATION: online
DATES:
- On request
- And additional ones at: twillo.de
Target Group: Instructors, student assistants, students
Facilitator: Staff from twillo
Participant Capacity: min. 2
Registration: Registration required. If you are interested in the training, please contact support.twillo@tib.eu.
In this legal issues workshop, you will learn how to properly create and use OER in practice. Special attention is paid to the question of how to use third-party materials in your own OER in accordance with copyright law. Typical application scenarios for incorporating third-party content (e.g., videos, images, graphics, texts) into your own works will be discussed.
Further information about the training can be found here.
DURATION: 1.5 hours
LOCATION: online
DATES:
- Dates available at: twillo.de
Target Group: Instructors, student assistants, students
Facilitator: Staff from twillo
Participant Capacity: min. 2
Registration: Registration required. If you are interested in the training, please contact support.twillo@tib.eu.
Stud.IP
This course is aimed at Stud.IP administrators who wish to refresh their knowledge as well as university staff who will take over Stud.IP administration for a faculty, institute, or department. Experience with Stud.IP is required.
In this course, you will learn how to create and activate users, manage institutions and courses (access permissions and module configuration), and how the synchronization with EXA works.
The training is conducted once a month upon request.
The training takes place online via BBB. You will receive detailed information about this after your registration.
DURATION: 2 hours
LOCATION: Online via BBB
DATES: On request
Target Group: Instructors, secretariats
Facilitator: Christian Fliegner
Participant Capacity: max. 12
Registration: Please register by sending an email to support@e-learning.uni-goettingen.de. Alternatively, you can also contact the instructor Christian Fliegner.
In this workshop, the fundamentals and didactic applications of various tools in Stud.IP will be presented. Topics include the forum and Blubber for activating and supporting students, Stud.IP Wikis for knowledge management in seminars, Stud.IPad for collaborative text writing, and CloCked - a tool for regular tasks and peer reviews.
DURATION: 2 hours
LOCATION: online via a video conference
DATES:
- On request
Target Group: Instructors; SHKs supporting instructors
Facilitator: Almut Reiners
Participant Capacity: min. 3, max. 10
Registration: If you wish to register or have questions, please send an email to: edidaktik@uni-goettingen.de.
Please register at least 3 days before the event date.
ILIAS
In this training, you will learn the basics of the system and create your own learning module (including self-study questions) and a test. With the examples and exercises we provide, you will receive suggestions and tips for using ILIAS in teaching. We offer a separate course for creating e-exams.
The training consists of two sessions, each focusing on one topic - "Learning Modules" or "Tests". Depending on what you want to learn, you are welcome to register for both sessions or just the one relevant to your needs.
DURATION: 2 hours
DATES:
- Thu, 27.11.2025, 09:30 - 11:30 AM (Learning Modules)
- Fri, 28.11.2025, 09:30 - 11:30 AM (Tests)
- And on request
Facilitator: Janina Büscher
Target Group: Instructors; SHKs supporting instructors
Participant Capacity: min. 2, max. 7
Registration: If you wish to register or have questions, please send an email to: janina.buescher@uni-goettingen.de. Please register at least 3 days before the event date.
With extEP-ILIAS, you can offer online exams (from a distance) and obtain detailed feedback on your learners' knowledge levels through the statistics available afterward. Your learners access the online exam created with extEP-ILIAS via Stud.IP and complete it independently of location, for example from home. In this training, you will learn the basics of the system and create a sample exam ("ILIAS Test") on your own. With the examples and exercises we provide, you will receive suggestions and tips for using extEP-ILIAS to conduct exams. We offer a separate course for creating e-exams that take place in person.
DURATION: 2.5 hours
LOCATION: virtual in the form of a video conference
DATES:
- On request
Target Group: Exam coordinators and SHKs supporting them
Facilitator: Natalia Lischer
Participant Capacity: min. 2, max. 7
Registration: If you wish to register or have questions, please send an email to: natalia.lischer@uni-goettingen.de. Please register at least 3 days before the event date.
This is a technical introduction to the e-exam system ILIAS. The target audience are instructors preparing a concrete e-exam project, who have already had an initial discussion with the Digital Learning and Teaching Service to clarify organizational questions, but have no experience with creating tests or test questions in the learning management system ILIAS (the so-called "Teaching-ILIAS," linked to Stud.IP). Participants will receive their login credentials for the e-exam system during the event and become familiar with the available question types as well as creating courses, tests, and question pools to create their exam content independently afterward.
DURATION: 2 hours
LOCATION: MZG (Blue Tower), Room 1.116 (E-Exam Room I)
DATES: On request
Target Group: Exam coordinators
Facilitators: The E-Exams Team
Number of Participants: min. 2, max. 10
Registration: If you are interested or have questions, please contact epruefungen@uni-goettingen.de.
Use of Videos in Teaching
This introduction covers the first steps for lecture recording using Camtasia software. Various recording formats (slides + audio, slides + audio + camera image) are demonstrated in conjunction with the media technology, and the recording with Camtasia software is practiced. Subsequently, the Mediacast 2 plugin in Stud.IP is introduced, and the procedure for uploading media files is explained.
DURATION: 60 minutes
LOCATION: By appointment
DATES: On request
Target Group: Instructors, student assistants, students
Responsible Person: Tatyana Tasche
Participant Capacity: min. 2, max. 5
Registration: Registration required. If you wish to participate in the training, please contact e-learning@uni-goettingen.de.
We have redesigned the Camtasia workshops and now offer you a flexible concept that can be completed independently of time and location. With this new implementation, you can learn to use the Camtasia software independently using our prepared learning materials. If needed, we are happy to offer you an online office hour (approximately 1 hour) on request, where we can answer your open questions.
Below, we have listed the new procedure step by step for you. Please ensure that you have completed steps 2 & 3 before your online office hour (if you have scheduled one).
Step 1. Work through the learning module "Use of Videos in Teaching" if you want to learn about the theoretical foundations of creating teaching/learning videos. If you are already familiar with this or have no interest, you can skip this step. The learning module is located in the Stud.IP Course "Use of Videos in Teaching".
Step 2. Watch the video tutorials on recording with Camtasia.
- Recording of slide/screencasts with Camtasia in .avi format
- Recording of slide/screencasts with Camtasia in .trec format
Step 3. Watch the training video "Video Post-Production with Camtasia".
All video tutorials mentioned in steps 2 & 3 can be found in the Stud.IP course "Use of Videos in Teaching" under the "Media" tab.
Make sure you have installed a trial version of the Camtasia software (2019 & 2020) on your computer so you can practice the presented steps simultaneously while watching the videos.
Please contact us if you would like to schedule an online office hour with us.
We wish you lots of fun!
DURATION: approx. 5 hours
Self-study phase (4 hrs.) +/- Online Office Hour (approx. 1 hr.)
LOCATION: Online
DATES:
- Online Office Hour on request!
Target Group: Instructors, student assistants, students
Responsible Person: Tatyana Tasche
Participant Capacity for online office hour: min. 2, max. 10
Registration: Registration required for the online office hour. If you are interested in the online office hour, please contact e-learning@uni-goettingen.de .
Note
To successfully participate in the online office hour, you need a PC with a stable internet connection, headset, and possibly a webcam. For preparation, you will receive an email with a link to the virtual training room.
In this workshop, you will first work through the learning module: Use of Videos in Teaching to learn the theoretical foundations of interactive videos. This learning module contains general information about creating teaching/learning videos, including information about interactive videos. Please take a look at the learning module, especially the section on interactive videos, to learn more about the purpose, available tools, and example use scenarios.
Afterward, we warmly invite you to watch the training video on creating interactive videos with the "ILIAS Interactive Video Plugin". The training video "Introduction to ILIAS Interactive Video Plugin" is available in the same Stud.IP course "Use of Videos in Teaching" under the "Media" tab (please scroll all the way down!).
Please first carefully review these materials. These will be sufficient for you to create an interactive video. Please only register for the online workshop if you wish to work with "H5P Interactive Plugin" (the difference is documented in the learning module) instead of "ILIAS Interactive Video-Plugin". In the workshop, the importance of interactive videos and the creation of interactive videos with the H5P Interactive Plugin will be presented and practiced together with the workshop participants.
DURATION: 2 hours (Blended-Learning offering)
LOCATION: online
DATES:
- On request
Target Group: Instructors, student assistants, students
Facilitator: Chahira Nouira
Participant Capacity: min. 2, max. 5
Registration: Registration required. If you are interested in the training, please contact chahira.nouira@uni-goettingen.de or e-learning@uni-goettingen.de .
In this weekly office hour, we offer you the opportunity to ask your questions about using the software (Camtasia, OBS-Studio and PowerPoint 2016/2019) for creating screencasts live. Based on your questions, we will demonstrate the solution methods live and practice these solution methods together with you.
DURATION: 1 hour (Online Office Hour)
LOCATION: You will find the link to the meeting room in our Stud.IP course Use of Videos in Teaching. In this course, we have also provided you with the latest instructions and a learning module on the use of videos.
DATES:
- Every Friday from 10:00 - 11:00 AM (weekly)
Target Group: Instructors, student assistants, students
Facilitators: Tatyana Tasche
Participant Capacity: min. 2, max. 15
Registration: Registration required. If you are interested in the training, please contact e-learning@uni-goettingen.de.
Interactive Whiteboards in Teaching
In this workshop, SMART Lab activities (SMART Response, Get the Word Out!) and SMART Learning Suite Online (SLSO) for collaborative work are introduced and practiced with participants.
DURATION: 60 minutes
LOCATION: Digital Creative Space
DATES:
- On request
Target Group: Instructors, student assistants, students
Facilitator: Digital Learning and Teaching Team
Participant Capacity: min. 2, max. 7
Registration: Registration required. If you are interested in the training, please contact e-learning@uni-goettingen.de .
In this workshop, SMART iQ functionalities and SMART-Kapp are introduced and practiced with participants.
DURATION: 60 minutes
DATES: On request
Target Group: Instructors, student assistants, students
Facilitator: Digital Learning and Teaching Team
Participant Capacity: min. 1, max. 5
Registration: Registration required. If you are interested in the training, please contact e-learning@uni-goettingen.de .
Web/Video Conferences
Big Blue Button is a GWDG service that enables virtual project meetings, office hours, as well as seminars, exercises, tutorials, etc., up to 100 participants. No video conferencing equipment is required for its use; a laptop with a stable internet connection, headset, and possibly a webcam is sufficient.
ZOOM is a commercial cloud solution for web conferences hosted on servers distributed worldwide. The GWDG has acquired a limited number of licenses to offer this service temporarily for the summer semester.
In this training, you will receive an introduction to the respective functions of BBB and ZOOM, so that you can subsequently:
- create a meeting room,
- understand the full range of features (video streaming, video chat, screen sharing, collaborative whiteboard, breakout rooms for group work, surveys)
- conduct a virtual session independently.
Please note: To successfully participate in this training, you need a PC with a stable internet connection, headset, and possibly a webcam. For preparation, you will receive an email with a link to the virtual training room.
- on request
In this approximately 2-hour online course, we will show you what to pay attention to when teaching with BBB and ZOOM and which methods are suitable to activate your students and work together cooperatively.
DURATION: 2 hours
LOCATION: online
DATES of Online Office Hours:
- On request
Target Group: Instructors; SHKs supporting instructors
Facilitators: Almut Reiners, Natalia Lischer
Participant Capacity: min. 4, max. 10
Registration: If you wish to register or have questions, please send an email to: edidaktik@uni-goettingen.de.
In this hybrid training, we want to provide you with tips, tricks, and methods that will make teaching students both in person and online easier.
During the session, various scenarios of hybrid teaching will be presented, and organizational as well as technical tips will be discussed. We will also focus on typical teaching phases and present suitable synchronous and asynchronous methods for each. Some of these will also be tried out directly during the training.
DURATION: 2 hours
LOCATION: hybrid (MZG 5.120 and online via BBB)
DATES of Online Office Hours:
- On request
Target Group: Instructors; SHKs supporting instructors
Facilitators: DLL Team
Participant Capacity: max. 10
Registration: If you wish to register or have questions, please send an email to: edidaktik@uni-goettingen.de.
Media Technology
In this introduction, you will be introduced to the media technology of the lecture hall (MT-Type-D). This includes explanations of application scenarios for in-person teaching (including audience response systems) as well as hybrid scenarios. These will be practiced together with all participants.
DURATION: 60 minutes
LOCATION: Notification after registration
Target Group: Instructors, student assistants, students
Facilitator: Marius Matusche
Participant Capacity: min. 2, max. 7
Registration: Registration required. If you are interested in the training, please contact elearning@uni-goettingen.de .
DATES:
- On request
Diverse & Workshops
The main goal of the E-Assistant program is to train students and student assistants interested in digital learning and teaching. Thus, students can support teaching and instructors in using e-learning offerings while simultaneously acquiring new competencies in digital learning and teaching, which are required in the future workplace. The trained E-Assistants can be further employed by institutes and faculties as student assistants to develop innovative ideas and carry out further e-learning projects.
Target Group: Students, student assistants
Registration: If you wish to register or have questions, please send an email to: elearning@uni-goettingen.de.
Are you new to technology-supported teaching or new to the University of Göttingen? Then we warmly invite you to a short, intensive meeting where we will introduce ourselves and our offerings with examples and faces. Get to know the Digital Learning and Teaching Team and our range of services. We look forward to seeing you.
DURATION: 1 hour
LOCATION: online and in person (depending on the date)
DATES:
- On request
Facilitators: Digital Learning and Teaching Team
Registration: If you wish to register or have questions, please send an email to: edidaktik@gwdg.de