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STARK

Studierende als Akteur*innen des Wandels

Students as Actors of Change: The development of an innovative, research-based and student-centered flipped classroom module in the BA program in Business and Economics at TU Dortmund University

Project Description

Within the STARK project, innovative hybrid teaching/learning formats are used to promote the scientific, social and digital competencies of students in the seminars "The Role of the University in Economy and Society" and "Diversity Management in Organizations" in Module 11 of the Bachelor's degree program in Business and Economics at TU Dortmund University. Furthermore, the module will be developed with regard to the competencies of the "21st century".

In both seminars, the teaching/learning format of cooperative research-based learning in a hybrid flipped classroom is used. This bridges the gap between the students' prior knowledge and the intended learning outcomes of the module, while at the same time it takes into account the heterogeneity as well as the motivation of the students. Individual learning paths will allow students to shape their learning process according to their prior knowledge and discipline-related interests. The self-determined and self-organized work on cooperative research projects and the involvement of the students in the exploration of liminal spaces in research-based learning also address the competencies of the "21st century".

Project Period

9/2022 – 8/2023

Project Team

Principal investigator
Prof. Dr. Liudvika Leišytė

Project staff
Panourgias Papaioannou (research assistant)
Sude Pekşen (research assistant)
Anna-Lena Rose (research assistant)

Cooperation Partners

Dr. Katrin Stolz (Head of the Division of Academic Teaching & Faculty Development)


Funding

Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre | Freiraum 2022

Publications and Presentations

Leišytė, L. (2023, September 7). Students as actors of change: Insights from a teaching innovation towards research-based, student-centred, blended learning at a German university. Presentation at the 'Doskonałość Dydaktyczna Uczelni' conference (University Teaching Excellence) at the Medical University of Lodz, Poland.

Leišytė, L., Pekşen, S., Rose, A.-L., Papaioannou, P., & Stolz, K. (2023, July 4). STARK – Studierende als Akteur*innen des Wandels. Presentation at the Digital Lunch at TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany.

Leišytė, L., Rose, A.-L., Pekşen, S., Stolz, K., & Papaioannou, P. (2023, June 15). Students as actors of change: Student perceptions and student agency in the post-COVID digital transformation of academic teaching. Paper presentation at the EURAM Conference 2023 'Transforming Business for Good', Trinity Business School, Dublin, Ireland.

Leišytė, L., Stolz, K., Papaioannou, P., Pekşen, S., & Rose, A.-L. (2023, November 14). STARK – Studierende als Akteur*innen des Wandels. Poster presentation at the Digital Teaching Day at TU Dortmund University (Tag der digitalen Lehre der TU Dortmund) 2023, Dortmund, Germany. Poster download (pdf | in German)

Rose, A.-L., Leišytė, L., Pekşen, S., & Papaioannou, P. (2023, September 19). STARK – Studierende als Akteur*innen des Wandels. Presentation at the training days on university teaching 'Start in die Lehre 2023', TU Dortmund University, Germany.

Leišytė, L., Papaioannou, P., Pekşen, S., Rose, A.-L., & Stolz, K. (2022, October 17). STARK – Students as Actors of Change. Presentation at the Rethink Science and Education in Iraq (RESI) International Workshop, TU Dortmund University, Germany.