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Empowering digital literacies in study programme orientation

Volker Eisenlauerhttp://www.eisenlauer.com/

http://module.org/

[email protected]

Study programme orientationafter the Bologna reform

Studying after Bologna

• Bachelor Master degree system

• Credit Points (ECTS)

• Modular system

• Course catalogues

Dropout in European higher education

need for access to better information before student enter higher education (Österreichischer Wissenschaftsrat, 2014, p. 21ff)

Study orientation through Course Catalogues

Heterogeneous catalogue formatsacross disciplines, institutions and countries

The exact format of the Catalogue is to be decided by the institution. It may be considered more appropriate to separate the general information for students from the academic information.

European Commission 2009, "ECTS Users' Guide“,

Office for Official Publications of the European Communities:

Luxembourg: p. 27.

Catalogues lack standardisation across institutions

Standardisation of course catalogues in the EHEA

The situation• high student numbers• student mobility• changing majors

Course Catalogues• difficult to understand• make it hard to get an

overview

Standardisation supports• overview of

key contents requirements schedule of studies

• study programme selection/orientation across disciplines institutions countries

Digital Literacies

Literacy & Digital Literacy

• reading & writing• participating• reflecting

Digital Literacy

Literacy

Hypertextuality

Interactivity

Textautomation

Survey: resources for study programme orientation

UniversityWebsites

Talkwith

friends

Infoportals

SocialMedia

InfoBrochures

Books,journals

Opendays

Aptitudetest

Studentcounselling

Highereducation

fairs

Unireviewportals

very helpful helpful Limited helpful little helpful not helpful not used

Survey: resources for study programme orientation

UniversityWebsites

Talkwith

friends

Infoportals

SocialMedia

InfoBrochures

Books,journals

Opendays

Aptitudetest

Studentcounselling

Highereducation

fairs

Unireviewportals

App for study selection/orientation

• brings information together

• presents it in a uniform way

• implements social-media logics

• can be shown to friends/family

module.org -an App forprogramme selection,orientation and organisation

module.org – overviewing & organizing study modules

module.org

Comprehensive and standardized overview • supports school graduates in their choices of study• promotes study choices across European universities

(Bologna)

Universities:• acquire extensive insights into contents and

requirements of study programmes• attain greater visibility among suitable candidates

Information, Study Selection and Orientation

module.org

Students• organize their study plans and manage dates• keep track of study performances and monitor their

study progress• Collaborative study organisation practices

Tracked data on can be used by universities for strategy development

Study Organisation

module.org

Students• share performances with friends and family • export of transcript of records• suitable Master programs & job offers as incentives

for completed study units

Universities & Companies• targeted marketing of Master programmes• Visibility to organizations/companies in the entire

EHEA

Motivation, advanced degrees and career opportunities

module.org - stakeholders

hochschulleitung

Pupils & First yearstudents

Advanced Students

Student InternsBA Graduates

Advisers(academic/career)

Student councils

Universities

University Boards

Companies(in planning)

In a nutshell

• need for a more uniform presentation of course catalogues in the EHEA

• module.org offers an innovative solution to this problem

• try out the App on http://module.org

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http://module.org/

[email protected]

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