Digital Literacy Tutorials

The "C@MPUS Overview" video from the "Study Management" module shows the first steps, which are particularly relevant for first-semester students. Starting with the activation of the student account via SIAM, which students can use to log into C@MPUS, through to an overview of the C@MPUS user interface and registration for courses.

In the "Inside C@MPUS" video of the "Study Management" module, typical challenges in C@MPUS are worked through using a checklist. This includes exam registration, finding important documents and certificates as well as everything to do with tuition fees and where to find them. At the end of the video, it is explained how and where students can track and find their achievements, grades and exam details.

The video "ILIAS Overview" of the module "Study Management" shows the basic functionality of ILIAS and answers questions about the purpose of ILIAS, how students can log in, how they can find the courses they have registered for in C@MPUS and which other relevant features and functions ILIAS offers.

The video "Inside ILIAS" shows the inner workings of a sample course with typical learning objects and activities. These include discussion forums, folders, exercise groups and options for submitting homework. Using this video, students learn how to access their courses and, in particular, the course content.

With the help of the video "How To Search The Internet" from the "Data and Information Literacy" module, students learn about different search engines and how to use them responsibly. They also learn about the targeted use of search queries, the sensible use of keywords and suitable search strategies.

The video "How To Identify Reliable Sources" of the module "Data and Information Literacy" deals with the central topic of evaluating and classifying information sources. On the one hand, it appeals to the importance and necessity of evaluations and the approach of not believing everything you read on the Internet. On the other hand, a classification method is presented that enables students to differentiate between credible and less credible sources of information.

The video "How To Evaluate Information" of the module "Data and Information Literacy" deals with the examination and evaluation of information. To this end, the video introduces the 7 W questions, which students can use to evaluate any information and better assess its credibility. Nevertheless, the premise of not believing everything you read also applies here.

With the help of the video "Writing Text" from the "Content Creation" module, students learn about the various possibilities of digital writing, with a focus on the tools Word and LaTeX. They are shown how the two tools differ from each other, when which tool should be used and what advantages and disadvantages the two tools have.