Online Training and Further Education

Do you want to rethink your methodological approach and redesign your teaching? Click on the link for a resource that will help you to think in a structured way about new possibilities and forms of teaching. You can print the ReDesign canvas and use it as a template by filling in the spaces.

Would you like to continue your professional development as an online teacher? The online course “Online teaching: an instructor’s guide for dealing with digital, diverse classrooms” produced by Kiron Open Higher Education in cooperation with TH Lübeck focusses on skills for planning, preparing, and running online courses with diverse groups with an emphasis on live instruction (see link). You will receive an introduction to the fundamentals of online teaching and challenges of e-learning. You can follow the course free of charge in self-study mode.

A number of platforms offer free online courses for teachers. Click on these links for three different examples: edX, FutureLearn, and Coursera. You can search these platforms for topics that interest you. edX offers training courses for teaching specific subjects, while on FutureLearn, you can find a range of educational training courses under “How to Teach Online Courses” or “Professional Development for Teachers Courses”. Or simply enter “higher education” into a search engine. Coursera offers a wealth of content intended for students as well as professional development provision for teachers (e.g., under “Webcasts”).

Creating a virtual course doesn't have to be difficult. You can achieve this by simply putting your lectures online. The MOOC-Maker canvas, which you can access by clicking on the link, helps you think in a structured way when preparing your online teaching. You can print the canvas out and use it as a template by filling in the spaces.

OpenLearn Create is an open educational platform where individuals and organisations can publish their open content and open courses and resources. It is Moodle-based and has tools for collaboration, reuse, and remixing. The site also contains guidance on how to develop your own online course.