Module 2

Module 2

Department of Educational Science Teaching and Learning Research Lab

B. Ed. Educational Sciences

Module 2: Didactics, Methodology, Communication, and analog and digital Media

Compulsory Module: 12 credit points


  • Target group
    All teacher training students in the teaching-related Bachelor's degree programme must take Module 2, regardless of which teaching profession

  • Study time

    The module is structured and designed so that students can study and complete it in two semesters. It comprises four submodules.


Courses

The courses 2.1 "Theoretical and Empirical Foundations of Teaching" (lecture) and 2.2 "Designing Learning Environments" (project seminar) are mandatory for students in the 1st semester. Participation in these two courses is a prerequisite for participating in the two courses 2.3 "Communication and Interaction in the Classroom" (practical course) and 2.4 "Heterogeneity" (discourse seminar) in the 2nd semester.


 

Type

Title

MANDATORY/selectable

CONTACT HOURS

SELF-STUDY

GROUP SIZE

CP

2.1

Lecture

Theoretical and Empirical Foundations of Teaching

Mandatory

2 CU / 30 hrs.

60 hrs.

600

3

2.2

Seminar

Designing Learning Environments

Mandatory

2 CU / 30 hrs.

60 hrs.

35

3

2.3

Seminar

Communication and Interaction in Teaching

Mandatory

2 CU / 30 hrs.

60 hrs.

30

3

2.4

Seminar

Heterogeneity

Mandatory

2 CU / 30 hrs.

60 hrs.

35

3



Allocation procedure

The allocation of places for all events in Module 2 is exclusively done through KLIPS. Depending on the course, there are different procedures.

2.1 ‘Theoretical and Empirical Foundations of Teaching’ (lecture)
The lecture is aimed at students in their 1st semester. Places are generally allocated on the Friday before the start of the first week of lectures.

2.2 ‘Designing Learning Environments’ (project seminar)
The seminar 'Designing Learning Environments' is aimed at students in their 1st semester and attendance is mandatory. Places are allocated in a two-stage, automated allocation procedure. As the seminars take place in parallel groups, please indicate in KLIPS as many priorities as possible for which you are free to take part in the seminar. This will increase your chances of getting a place.

Stage 1
The first allocation of places generally takes place on the Friday before the start of the first week of lectures. You will receive an e-mail on this Friday asking you to check whether you can take up yourallocated place. If yes, you don’t need to do anything else. If not, please deregister in KLIPS from the course assigned to you by the following Tuesday and select new groups if necessary. Again, please prioritise as much as possible.

Stage 2
On the Friday in the first week of lectures (in the summer semester 2025, due to Good Friday, already on Thursday, April 17th, 2025), the second allocation of places will take place. You will then receive another e-mail asking you to check whether you can take up the place allocated to you. If yes, you don’t need to do anything further. If not, please cancel your registration in KLIPS for the course you have been allocated immediately. If you forget to unregister and are not present in the seminar, the course will not be considered successfully completed.

If you are unable to take the allocated spot, you have the option to apply for a spot again in the next semester. Please consider that for reasons of equal treatment of all students, all first-semester students will initially be allocated a place, as provided for in the module handbook. Any remaining places will be allocated to students in higher semesters.

The allocation of seminar places is therefore finalised at the start of the second week of the course. Subsequent enrolment or exchange is not possible. Exception: You have not yet received your matriculation number. In this case, please contact the Secretariat for School Education (schulpaedagogik@uni-koblenz.de) at the beginning of the first week of lectures. Please refrain from contacting individual lecturers regarding subsequent enrolment or exchange.

2.3 ‘Communication and Interaction in the Classroom’ (practical course) and 2.4 ‘Heterogeneity’ (discourse seminar)
The seminars ‘Communication and Interaction in the Classroom’ and ‘Heterogeneity’ are aimed at students in their 2nd semester and attendance is mandatory. Places are allocated in a two-stage, automated allocation procedure. As the seminars take place in parallel groups, please indicate in KLIPS as many priorities as possible for which you are free to take part in the seminar. This will increase your chances of getting a place.

Stage 1
The first allocation of places generally takes place on the Friday two weeks before the start of the first week of lectures. You will receive an e-mail on this Friday asking you to check whether you can take up yourallocated place. If yes, you don’t need to do anything else. If not, please deregister from the course assigned to you in KLIPS by the following Tuesday and select new groups if necessary. Again, please prioritise as much as possible.

Stage 2
On the Friday before the start of the first week of lectures, the second allocation of places will take place. You will then receive another e-mail asking you to check whether you can take up the place allocated to you. If yes, you don’t need to do anything further. If not, please cancel your registration for the course you have been allocated in KLIPS immediately. If you forget to unregister and are not present in the seminar, the course will not be considered successfully completed.

If you are unable to take the allocated spot, you have the option to apply for a spot again in the next semester. Please consider that for reasons of equal treatment of all students, all students from the 2nd semester will initially be allocated a place, as provided for in the module handbook. Any remaining places will be allocated to students in higher semesters.

The allocation of seminar places is therefore finalised at the start of the first week of the course. Subsequent enrolment or exchange is not possible. Exception: You have not yet received your matriculation number. In this case, please contact the Secretariat for School Education (schulpaedagogik@uni-koblenz.de) at the beginning of the first week of lectures. Please refrain from contacting individual lecturers regarding subsequent enrolment or exchange.

Coursework

A prerequisite for taking the final module examination is the successful completion of coursework in one of the seminars 2.2 ‘Designing learning environments’, 2.3 ‘Communication and interaction in the classroom’ OR 2.4 ‘Heterogeneity’. You are free to choose which of the seminars you would like to complete your coursework in. This coursework must be registered in KLIPS by the deadline. Late registrations are not possible. You will receive an e-mail during the semester as soon as registration in KLIPS is possible. The coursework is designed to be reflective in all seminars and is completed during the semester. You will receive further information on this in the respective seminars.


Final module exam


Responsible for the module

Please contact studium-uf@uni-koblenz.de with any questions about the module.

Further information on Module 2 can be found here.