‘ViviPro’ prepares trainee teachers for linguistic diversity in the classroom
Through the ViviPro project (“Video-vignette-based online courses to professionalise teaching staff in teacher training for language-focused teaching”), innovative, free resources are now on offer for teaching staff and learners, making language education in schools and higher education institutions practical and digitally accessible. The open educational resources were developed by experts from the Paderborn University, Duisburg-Essen and the University of Wuppertal, and enable the up-to-date, flexible and practice-oriented transfer of knowledge on the topics of German as a second language, language education and multilingualism. The courses are designed for use in the ‘German for Pupils with a Migration Background’ (DSSZ) module, which has been a compulsory component of all teacher education degree programmes in North Rhine-Westphalia since 2011. However, they can also be used in other contexts of teacher training and continuing education.
At the heart of ViviPro are authentic classroom recordings that showcase language-focused teaching in the subjects of art, history and biology in everyday school life. The materials offer a wide range of tasks for observing, analysing and reflecting on lessons. “Our aim is to prepare teacher training students as effectively as possible for the linguistic diversity found in classrooms and to support them with tried-and-tested digital tools,” says project leader Prof. Dr Constanze Niederhaus from Paderborn University. Thanks to the open licensing, the content can be used, adapted and further developed by teaching staff on an individual basis. The materials are designed as self-study resources and can be flexibly integrated into one’s own teaching or professional development. “In ViviPro, we combine academic findings with practical experience, and in doing so aim to boost teaching staff’s motivation and confidence in their practice,” explains Prof. Niederhaus.
NRW initiative promotes open educational resources
The project was funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKW NRW) as part of the OERContent.nrw initiative – the largest nationwide funding programme for open educational resources. With a total funding volume of 27 million euros, the Digital University of Applied Sciences NRW and the MKW NRW have funded a total of 47 projects across three rounds of calls for proposals since 2019. The digital teaching and learning opportunities developed as part of these projects are made available on the state portal ORCA.nrw (Open Resources Campus.nrw). “We are proud to be able to present such high-quality materials thanks to the state’s generous funding,” said Dr Markus Deimann, Managing Director of ORCA.nrw. This funding programme makes the benefits of open educational resources tangible and accessible: universities and schools benefit from up-to-date, quality-assured materials; teachers save time on preparation and receive practical support; and students and teachers are given targeted support in developing language teaching skills.
Further information and access to the materials: https://www.orca.nrw/oer/oer-finden/gefoerderte-kurse/oercontent-nrw/vivipro/
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