Selected Topics in Digital Learning

There are a total of 10 different topics, 5 each for students in the Bachelor and 5 for students in the Master. All topics are assigned twice. The work is done individually. The examples given are only intended as a guide, but the design of your topic is not limited to these examples.

Topics for Bachelor students: 

• Learning Analytics for Digital Gamebooks:
  • In this topic, you will address, for example, how learning analytics can be used for digital gamebooks, what data can be analyzed, for whom learning data analysis is useful in the context of digital gamebooks or what it can be used for, ...
• Authoring tools for digital gamebooks
  • In this topic, you will address, for example, existing authoring tools for creating digital gamebooks, analyze requirements for such authoring tools, limitations of existing solutions, ...
• Target group oriented presentation of digital gamebooks
  • In this topic, you will deal, for example, with the identification of requirements of different target groups for the presentation of the content of digital gamebooks, so that they are understandable, usable, operable, motivating, ... by the respective target group.
• Gamification elements in Digital Gamebooks
  • In this topic, you will address, for example, which game elements can be used in digital gamebooks for teaching purposes and how, what are the advantages or disadvantages of such use, ...
• Task types in Digital Gamebooks
  • In this topic, you will address, for example, what types of tasks already exist in digital gamebooks, what types of tasks could be mapped into digital gamebooks, ...

Topics for Master students

• Technology
  • In this topic, you deal with the aspect of technology. Technology is the tool here. For example, you deal with which technology is used in the context of digital learning, under which conditions, which requirements arise for teachers or learners when using this technology, ...
• Digital content
  • In this topic, you will deal with the aspect of digial content. This involves digital learning materials that are provided with the help of technology. For example, you will look at what types of digital content are already being used, what other content could be used in what context, what the requirements are for technology to provide the digital content, what content is suitable for which target groups, ...
• Instruction
  • In this topic, you will deal with the aspect of instruction. Digital learning changes the role of teachers. For example, you will look at how the role of teachers is changing, what challenges this brings, how digital learning can be integrated into traditional teaching, ...
• Feedback
  • In this topic you will deal with e.g. how feedback can be given, how feedback can be automated, how the quality of feedback can be ensured, ...
• Potentials and challenges for impaired and technology-impaired learners.
  • In this topic you will deal with the potentials and challenges of digital learning for learners with impairments and those who are not familiar with technology. For example, you will look at how assistive technologies can be used, what requirements people in your target group have for digital learning, ...