With the free training courses offered by the eTeach Network Thuringia, students are trained as eTutors and can then provide support in the preparation and design of (digital) higher education teaching.

What is an eTutor? These are students from Thuringian universities who specifically support lecturers in using digital forms of teaching and learning and integrating digital tools into their teaching. The students who are to complete the training are selected by lecturers and trained and supported by the eTutor-Training team in a variety of topics.

What are the goals of the eTutor training course? After successfully completing the training, eTutors can support the development and creation of teaching materials and courses or even implement their own teaching projects. You will have learned about the following topics and will be able to apply what you have learned:

• • Formats of media-enriched higher education teaching and appropriate methods
  • Use and design of multimedia learning resources
  • Use of digital tools (especially videos, LMS such as Moodle and video conferencing systems)
  • Digital examination formats, both summative and formative
  • Dealing with copyright and data privacy in higher education teaching

How can you take part in the eTutor-Training? You can complete the entire program or only take part in individual topics. You are free to choose how you approach the topics. Each topic can be completed as a self-learner and/or by participating in the workshops (+ any self-learning tasks, the scope of which depends on the topic area).

Note for foreign language students: We are currently working on opening up our training to foreign-language students. The content and tasks of all Moodle rooms are already available in English. This means that foreign-language students who do not speak/understand German can complete the eTutor training in self-study mode. 

However, we are also endeavoring to make the online/hybride-workshops more accessible. If there are a sufficient number of registrations from foreign-language students, we would therefore endeavor to also offer the online/hybrid-workshops in English. You can indicate this in the registration form.

Participants of the training can receive a certificate if they attend at least 4 topics:

"As a tutor of many years' standing, I find it very pleasing that your program is a nationwide and cross-university offer for knowledge transfer and exchange. It has enabled me to learn a few new things and also gain insights into areas that are otherwise given less consideration. I think this is very welcome. Many thanks for that! I'm already looking forward to a possible continuation." --- Student at Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences after completing the course

This positive feedback was one of the reasons why the first round of eTutor training ended in June 2021, with a total of 71 students and ten other participants from almost all Thuringian universities taking part. The eTutors received their certificates at the final presentation on June 26, 2021. In addition to the acquired knowledge of media didactics and the basics of copyright law, data protection and accessibility in the creation of multimedia learning resources, the newly qualified eTutors are now able to integrate digital tools into teaching-learning formats in a didactically meaningful way and thus support teachers at Thuringian universities. The video results below provide an insight into the process and results of the training: