Funding is provided for the following projects:

1. Major update of existing digital teaching materials in LEARN

2. Creation of an entirely new course repository environment or course environment in LEARN

3. Another innovative project related to digital teaching and learning

 

Projects not funded:

• Ongoing supportive tasks (e.g. creating News items on LEARN, managing Forums and Chat, supporting exams and correcting examination papers)

• Tasks without an evident e-component (e.g. first time creation or adaptation of texts, slides or other learning materials that are made available by Download on LEARN)

The following WU faculty members are eligible to apply:

• All faculty members who are teaching courses in the year covered by the current call for applications or the 2020 summer semester and/or the 2020/21 winter semester

• Module coordinators or academic directors who would like to implement a project at their respective institute or wish to provide support to several different courses

• The project should generate benefits beyond the funding period. The goal is to integrate the project into WU’s regular teaching activities.

• Content developed within the activities of the Digital Learning Project Funding is made available to fellow WU-colleagues on request. All produced content (e.g. texts, images, videos) is licensed unter a Creative Commons license that enables the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted work.




• A Digital Learning Project Funding is only eligible for one repeat funding, provided that this improves the project’s long-term viability.

• Funded eAssistants and eDevelopers participate in events that are offered to them by the Teaching & Learning Services.

As part of the project selection process, the individual projects will be assessed to determine whether they are eligible for funding in the form of the following types of extra personnel: eAssistants or eDevelopers. These staff categories differ with regard to the required qualifications and the extent of the employment. The actual extent of employment may vary depending on the project in question.

Profile eAssistants

eAssistants are hired to provide support in the process of designing and implementing measures for digital teaching in the respective subject.

Qualifications: WU students with a bachelor’s degree and academic skills in the respective subject area.

Further information:

• This staff category is classified analogously to teaching and research assistants, with a maximum extent of employment of 20 hours/week

• eAssistants are employed under a fixed-term employment contract after completion of the position announcement process

• Participation in coffee@LEARN events is mandatory for eAssistants

Profile eDevelopers

The primary responsibility of eDevelopers is to independently develop and implement concepts for technology-supported teaching in the respective subject. For this reason, an education in the respective subject area is required.

Qualifications: A completed master’s or diploma degree, academic skills, and experience in the field of digital teaching.

Further information:

• This staff category is classified analogously to teaching and research associates (academic staff, tier 1), with a maximum extent of employment of 30 hours/week

• eDevelopers are employed under a fixed-term employment contract after completion of the position announcement process

• Participation in coffee@LEARN events is mandatory for eDevelopers

STEP 1:
Instructors, academic directors, and module coordinators can submit applications by using the PDF application form. There are three funding priorities (see: section Funding Priorities). A seperate PDF application form is available for each funding priority. The application period ends on August 26, 2019. Completed applications must reach the Teaching & Learning Services before the end of this period.

STEP 2:
Projects planned will be discussed with the contact person for information on the project (as named in the application form) in September 2019. 

STEP 3:
Once the content of all applications has been evaluated, notifications will be sent out by the middle of October 2019 to inform applicants about whether or not special funding will be awarded to their respective projects. The selection decisions will be made by the Steering Committee.

STEP 4:
A project agreement has to be concluded for projects that have been selected for funding. The funding period starts on January 1, 2020, at the earliest.

1) Choose a PDF project application form suitable for your purposes. 2) Save the PDF project application form (important), in order to activate all form functions. 3) Open the PDF project application form with Adobe Reader.

PROJECT APPLICATION 1

Updating existing teaching materials within a course repository environment or course environment in LEARN. The objective of this project is to update existing teaching materials within a course repository or course in LEARN, i.e. to reorganize content or add additional materials.

PROJECT APPLICATION 2
Creating an entirely new course repository environment or course environment in LEARN. The objective of this project is to create an entirely new course repository environment or course environment in LEARN, consisting of learning activities and teaching materials.
PROJECT APPLICATION 3

Another innovative project. This project has a different objective than the contents described in Project Application 1 or Project Application 2.

The application deadline has expired on October 26th, 2019 at 23:59 o'clock.