Medications and nutrition

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I am passionate about teaching…

“… because good teaching can also shape students’ careers. It can help them choose the focuses that best suit their personal interests when deciding on their future career.”

The teaching project allows students to…

“… identify before the module to what extent their existing knowledge is sufficient to follow the course optimally, and where they may need to catch up. The results also help lecturers to prepare optimally, by reducing repetition of what is already known and ensuring content is tailored precisely to the current course.”

My role in the teaching project:

“Joint development of the diagnostic assessment together with the drugs and nutrition teaching team. Course instructor and lecturer.”

Our goal…

“To share our enthusiasm for medicinal and food ingredients and their interactions, and to design the course in such a way that all course participants benefit and at the same time are encouraged and challenged.”

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Idea generation:

After the formative assessment “self-improvement tool” had been successfully implemented and enabled a better understanding of what had been taught, now a digital tool was to be developed that would take into account the sometimes highly heterogeneous composition of courses from a wide range of disciplines with very different prior knowledge.

Project objective:

Optimal preparation of students for the module, and tailored preparation of the individual topics by lecturers, taking into account the students’ prior knowledge.

Current status / further steps / feedback / further development:

Currently, the diagnostic assessment is voluntary and it is made available a few weeks before the module starts. The feedback is predominantly very positive. However, there is a desire for the assessment to remain available for a longer period of time. Further development will primarily involve expanding, adapting and improving the pool of questions.

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What teaching concept do you find inspiring, what teaching concept would you like to try?

We find the idea of the “flipped classroom”, for example, very interesting if it is used appropriately.

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When you look back on the project support, what was particularly helpful for you?
The very competent, helpful and straightforward support from the Digital Coaches. Also a very good and interdisciplinary team in our Nutritional Biochemistry department, which made it easier to develop the specific questions.

What tip would you give to people who are interested in support?
It is really worth taking advantage of the help that the Digital Coaches offer, and discussing the concept in detail with them. Based on their experience, you can quickly see what is really feasible, and are also made aware of possible “stumbling blocks” at an early stage. This excellent support gives you the confidence you need, even if you want to try out seemingly unusual concepts.

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