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September 20, 2023

The OSM of the TU Dresden: The way to a secure choice of study

What should I study? Which course of study really suits me? Do I even want to study? The Orientation Course (OSM) at TU Dresden is intended to provide answers to these questions that prospective students ask themselves. With the OSM, interested parties have the chance to get a taste of various courses of study at TU Dresden for up to two semesters. They can attend lectures, take part in workshops and excursions, take exams,...
Categories Digital education/Digital research tools
July 12, 2022

6 years of gOPAL – over 2000 users – summary and a look into the future.

The digital study assistance system gOPAL serves as an interface for new students in STEM and economics as well as teacher training courses to the wide range of support services at the Technical University of Dresden. It provides gamified knowledge modules on subject content, campus, study processes and strategies to support the precarious initial phase of study in a timely and needs-based manner. Since the start of the gOPAL era (2016), over 2000 students have been enrolled in the gOPAL courses. In comparison to the...
Categories Digital education/Digital research tools
July 7, 2020

Onboarding by Gamification – the study assistance system gOPAL breaks new ground in supporting the initial study phase

Willi is new to the TU Dresden. He is a freshman at the Faculty of Economics and, upon entering the university, he has immersed himself in a new world that is completely different to school. Examination regulations, internships, OPAL, Schumann Building, student council and SLUB are just a few things that he still has to understand and learn - and that's in addition to...
Categories Higher Education
April 1, 2020

Digitalization of education – the Media Center’s research topic for over 15 years. What can we use from this now?

The Media Center of the TU Dresden has been conducting research and development projects on topics related to digitally supported teaching, learning and research in almost all educational sectors for over 15 years in third-party funded research and development projects. The current situation shows how important and in demand digital educational infrastructures and quickly implementable didactic concepts are. Both topics are central to our research projects. Therefore, with this article we would like to present a series of...
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