Creating more accessible OER
Accessibility is an important goal, not only—but especially—when creating OER.What good are teaching and learning materials that have, of course, been published in accordance with FAIR principles and are openly […]
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Creating less boring OER. Part 3 – Ancient didactics for structuring contemporary learning materials
Anyone who has ever taught knows that simply providing information is not enough to impart knowledge. As much as one might like to plug a data cable into learners’ necks
Creating less boring OER. Part 2 – Storytelling and scenario-based learning
Another way to present content in an entertaining (less boring) way is what’s known as “storytelling.” This term has become increasingly widespread in the advertising and marketing industries in recent
Creating less boring OERs. Part 1: Elements of gamification.
Strictly speaking, this series of blog posts focuses on just one very specific sub-category of OER – self-paced courses.In other words, learning materials that learners can work through at times
Creating OER with the help of “AI”
The level of acceptance of “AI” – by which, in line with common usage, I mainly mean chat-based Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini or DeepL –
Creating OER with H5P
When creating our self-study courses, we tried out various formats to present our content in a visually appealing and interactive way.In the past (yes, still during the coronavirus lockdown), often
Creating OER with the WiNoDa Personas
After writing the subject-specific scripts based on the chosen learning objectives, I began creating the actual online course, i.e. the narrative presentation of the content in Moodle. Our ‘personas’ help
March 2, 2026 – News from the WiNoDa Knowledge Lab
𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? 🖥️ 🐝 We’ll soon release a 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 from the School, and they will cover a
WiNoDa Project Meeting 2026 – Looking Back to Move Forward
Last week, the WiNoDa team met for its annual project meeting at the MfN in Berlin (thank you for your hospitality!). We are 20 people from 6 institutes – most
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Creating OER with the LOM
How quickly time flies when you’re having fun!There’s a reason for the long silence on our blog – it may have looked like we were hibernating, but we have been