International Virtual Societal Challenge

The Intercultural Virtual Societal Challenge e-course (IVSC) seeks to empower students to address real world societal challenges through challenge-based learning and intercultural and digital upskilling. The IVSC e-course involves students in challenge-based learning in relation to one or all of the three thematic areas: environment, gender or race. For each thematic strand, students identify a specific related challenge that requires investigation and problem-solving, and it is on the basis of how they approach this challenge, and the learning and outcomes achieved, that the course is assessed. 

Veranstaltungsnummer
042090j
Semester
HeSe 2023
Typ
Interdisciplinary online course
Max. Teilnehmeranzahl
30

Termine

Tag Zeit Rhythmus Dauer Raum
Di. 10:00 bis 12:00 Wöchentlich 24.10.2023 bis 28.11.2023 -

Kursleitung

Beschreibung

Language of instruction: English

Target group: Students at Bachelor’s or Master’s level

Lecturer: Andrea Stammermann, English and American Studies

Description: You will work in a group with fellow students from EUF and our partner universities while developing a project that your group defined within the thematic focus “environment”. The scope of environmental issues is broad and encompasses a multitude of interconnected concerns, ranging from climate change and biodiversity loss to pollution, deforestation, and resource depletion.

Throughout the course, you will engage with a dynamic mix of resources while working on your project. The input in five sessions will be structured to support you to engage, investigate, act and evaluate your project.

NB: This course can be combined with the IVSC on Race and/or Gender in order to reach up to 3 ECTS.

Assessment: Preparation and presentation of a video and a paper

Objectives and Outcomes:  

  • The aim of the TRIP Intercultural Virtual Societal Challenge (VSC) E-Course is to create opportunities for students at all levels to critically explore key societal challenges and to empower them to contribute to positive change by involving them in challenged-based learning with peers from different cultural backgrounds and digital upskilling.  
  • Throughout the e-course, students are also encouraged to actively investigate these challenges from cross-cultural perspectives drawing on a wide and diverse range of sources and data, and to engage in independent research that involves dialogue with relevant community-based organisations. 
  • You are encouraged to register for all three thematic areas by focussing on integrating all aspects in your project.

Format and workload:

  • Virtual classes: 5 sessions of 2 hours each
  • Group work: expected are about 2 hours per week of independent individual/group work
  • Duration of challenge: 5 weeks within October/November 2023
  • Language of instruction: English
  • ECTS: 1

 

Anmeldung

Veranstaltungsnummer
042091j
Semester
HeSe 2023
Typ
Interdisciplinary online course
Max. Teilnehmeranzahl
30

Termine

Tag Zeit Rhythmus Dauer Raum
Mo. 12:00 bis 14:00 Wöchentlich 23.10.2023 bis 27.11.2023 -

Kursleitung

Beschreibung

Language of instruction: English

Target group: Students at Bachelor’s or Master’s level

Lecturer: Andrea Stammermann, English and American Studies

Description: You will work in a group with fellow students from EUF and our partner universities while developing a project that your group defined within the thematic focus “race” by challenging racial equality, fostering empathy and understanding. 

Throughout the course, you will engage with a dynamic mix of resources while working on your project. The input in five sessions will be structured to support you to engage, investigate, act and evaluate your project.

NB: This course can be combined with the IVSC on Environment and/or Gender in order to reach up to 3 ECTS.

Assessment: Preparation and presentation of a video and a paper

Objectives and Outcomes:  

  • The aim of the TRIP Intercultural Virtual Societal Challenge (VSC) E-Course is to create opportunities for students at all levels to critically explore key societal challenges and to empower them to contribute to positive change by involving them in challenged-based learning with peers from different cultural backgrounds and digital upskilling.  
  • Throughout the e-course, students are also encouraged to actively investigate these challenges from cross-cultural perspectives drawing on a wide and diverse range of sources and data, and to engage in independent research that involves dialogue with relevant community-based organisations. 
  • You are encouraged to register for all three thematic areas by focussing on integrating all aspects in your project.

Format and workload:

  • Virtual classes: 5 sessions of 2 hours each
  • Group work: expected are about 2 hours per week of independent individual/group work
  • Duration of challenge: 5 weeks within October/November 2023
  • Language of instruction: English
  • ECTS: 1

Anmeldung

Veranstaltungsnummer
042092j
Semester
HeSe 2023
Typ
Interdisciplinary online course
Max. Teilnehmeranzahl
30

Termine

Tag Zeit Rhythmus Dauer Raum
Mo. 10:00 bis 12:00 Wöchentlich 23.10.2023 bis 27.11.2023 -

Kursleitung

Beschreibung

Language of instruction: English

Target group: Students at Bachelor’s or Master’s level

Lecturer: Andrea Stammermann, English and American Studies

Description: You will work in a group with fellow students from EUF and our partner universities while developing a project that your group defined within the thematic focus “gender”.

Throughout the course, you will engage with a dynamic mix of resources while working on your project. The input in five sessions will be structured to support you to engage, investigate, act and evaluate around your project.

NB: This course can be combined with the IVSC on Environment and/or Race in order to reach up to 3 ECTS.

Assessment: Preparation and presentation of a video and a paper

Objectives and Outcomes:  

  • The aim of the TRIP Intercultural Virtual Societal Challenge (VSC) E-Course is to create opportunities for students at all levels to critically explore key societal challenges and to empower them to contribute to positive change by involving them in challenged-based learning with peers from different cultural backgrounds and digital upskilling.  
  • Throughout the e-course, students are also encouraged to actively investigate these challenges from cross-cultural perspectives drawing on a wide and diverse range of sources and data, and to engage in independent research that involves dialogue with relevant community-based organisations. 
  • You are encouraged to register for all three thematic areas by focussing on integrating all aspects in your project.

Format and workload:

  • Virtual classes: 5 sessions of 2 hours each
  • Group work: expected are about 2 hours per week of independent individual/group work
  • Duration of challenge: 5 weeks within October/November 2023
  • Language of instruction: English
  • ECTS: 1

Anmeldung

Veranstaltungsnummer
042093j
Semester
HeSe 2023
Typ
Interdisciplinary online course
Max. Teilnehmeranzahl
30

Beschreibung

Language of instruction: German

Target group: Students of German at Bachelor’s or Master’s level

Description

The Intercultural Virtual Societal Challenge e-course (IVSC) seeks to empower students to address real world societal challenges through challenge-based learning and intercultural and digital upskilling. The IVSC e-course involves students in challenge-based learning in relation to one or all of the three thematic areas: environment, gender or race. For each thematic strand, students identify a specific related challenge that requires investigation and problem-solving, and it is on the basis of how they approach this challenge, and the learning and outcomes achieved, that the course is assessed. You will work in a group with fellow students from UL and our partner universities while developing a project that your group defined within the thematic focus “gender”.

Throughout the course, you will engage with a dynamic mix of resources while working on your project. The input in five sessions will be structured to support you to engage, investigate, act and evaluate around your project. The sessions are taught in German and you will be introduced to the gender vocabulary and encouraged to participate in discussions in the target language.

Assessment: Preparation and presentation of a video and a paper

Objectives and Outcomes:

• The aim of the TRIP Intercultural Virtual Societal Challenge (VSC) E-Course is to create opportunities for students at all levels to critically explore key societal challenges and to empower them to contribute to positive change by involving them in challenged-based learning with peers from different cultural backgrounds and digital upskilling.

• Throughout the e-course, students are also encouraged to actively investigate these challenges from cross-cultural perspectives drawing on a wide and diverse range of sources and data, and to engage in independent research that involves dialogue with relevant community-based organisations.

• Students learn the German vocabulary to engage in discussion about gender issues.

• After successful completion, students receive Erasmus+/TRIP Badges.

 

Format and workload:

• Virtual classes: 5 sessions of 2 hours each

• Group work: expected are about 2 hours per week of independent individual/group work

• Duration of challenge: 5 weeks within October/November 2023

Anmeldung

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