Cooperation project between the HSZG and the Technical University of Dresden for the transfer of teaching innovations
The LernSMART approach developed at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences was nominated by Hochschuldidaktik Sachsen (HDS) and the e-learning working group of the LandesRektorenKonferenz Sachsen (AK E-Learning der LRK Sachsen) for transfer to Saxony's state universities and the further development of digitally supported higher education.
The "LernSMART" learning offer successfully established at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering as part of a so-called digital fellowship project(project for the digitalization of higher education) focuses on e-assessments (here: electronic test tasks) to promote self-directed learning processes in engineering with regard to the structured analysis and processing of more complex tasks. LernSMART comprises supplementary e-learning courses to support students in analyzing complex tasks and developing solutions derived from them. The central pillars are problem analyses, which are not to be solved numerically. Instead, preliminary considerations are to be made, on the basis of which tasks can be classified and approaches derived. The format helps to support self-directed learning, promote digital skills and ensure academic success.
The new cross-university tandem project "LernSMART 2.0" between Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences(Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Technical Thermodynamics, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Meinert) and Dresden University of Technology (Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures, Dr.-Ing. Frank Schladitz) aims to systematically develop the teaching of both tandem partners, test and implement innovative methods using digital tools and promote the transfer of knowledge. The focus is on the digitally supported implementation of new forms of teaching and learning in the undergraduate education of engineering students in order to systematically use the didactic potential of digitalization to increase the quality and success of studies and to create a model effect for other teachers.
The project idea for this transfer fellowship project convinced the jury, consisting of representatives of HDS, the E-Learning Working Group and experts from outside Saxony, during an exchange of ideas on February 6, 2024 and will be funded as part of the 5th round of calls for proposals for the so-called "Digital Fellowships" (project duration: 01.04. to 30.11.2024). "We are grateful for this recognition of our work to date and also for the transfer support provided by the Digital Higher Education project, " says Professor Meinert. The Transfer Fellowship project transfers tried-and-tested formats to other universities and departments and systematically documents the transfer of experience for other interested parties. In this project, the transfer takes place across faculties and universities from a module in technical thermodynamics (1st semester) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences to a module in reinforced concrete construction (5th and 6th semesters) at the Faculty of Civil Engineering at Dresden University of Technology.
