Learners create specific files for their subject

Many specialist cultures use special digital tools in scientific and professional contexts.

In principle, all file formats can be submitted as part of an exercise. As long as all participants have the necessary licenses for the relevant software, the corresponding files can be opened and assessed with the help of the exercise.

In addition to assessment by teachers, the exercise can be used to carry out peer feedback procedures, giving learners an impression of peer review, which is particularly common in scientific practice, and allowing them to gain initial experience with it.

Documenting knowledge collaboratively in wikis

Wikis have become important documentation and project management tools in many scientific and professional contexts. Thanks to its versatility, the wiki is suitable for use for a wide variety of purposes. What they all have in common is their collaborative working method, in which knowledge is jointly documented through the creation and linking of pages and can be traced in a history.

Design, conduct, and evaluate your own empirical surveys

Surveys are an important tool for collecting survey data, especially in empirical contexts. Within ILIAS, surveys can also be created and conducted by learners in order to apply their knowledge in this area.

In ILIAS, the Survey object offers the option of working collaboratively on a pool of questions in order to select the questions for the survey. After the survey has been conducted, the data can be evaluated either using the export file in Excel format or in the form of aggregated results on the ILIAS interface.

Prospective teachers create learning materials

Prospective teachers in particular can apply a wide range of content by creating learning materials on the learning platform. By designing learning content, students engage with the content in a particularly intensive way. They prepare the content themselves in a didactic manner, which allows them to thoroughly understand the subject matter and explore and use suitable tools for teaching it.
In principle, all digital tools can be used in such a scenario. The creation of virtual learning environments is particularly obvious, for example with learning modules, which usually also include the design of test questions that can be used to measure the acquisition of skills.
Of course, the implementation of such a scenario is not limited to learning groups of prospective teachers.