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Unit 1 - Escaping the screen

Site: Moodle-Kursserver der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Course: Digital Learning Kit - self learning course for studying with digital tools
Book: Unit 1 - Escaping the screen
Printed by: Gast
Date: Friday, 22 November 2024, 6:44 AM

Table of contents

List of contents



Ideas for balancing work at the screen

How do I recover from working at the screen?



Create an analog Kanban board

How do I use Kanban away from my computer?

You're probably familiar with this situation: you have a major assignment or project to work on in your studies, but the organization is getting on your last nerve. No worries! We'll introduce you to a practical method that will help you keep track of things, tackle the individual steps one by one and be easy to use with pen and paper.

We're talking about Kanban - an agile project management tool that we introduce to you in the "Study organization" module [Link].

How do you organize yourself with Kanban? Let's assume you have a large project to work on in a seminar.




Ein analoges Kanban mit den drei Spalten "ToDo", "Doing" und "Done"

Bildquelle: Flickr/Kanban_Tool

Keeping a journal

How do I reflect on my everyday study life in an analog way?

You may be familiar with this too - your everyday life as a student is packed full and demands a lot from you? Attending classes here, studying for exams there, possibly working and then finding time for friends and private life. It's not easy to keep track of everything and stay well organized. And then there should also be some time for relaxation? Phew. There is a useful self-help tool that you can use to reflect on your everyday study life and create new habits and routines - journaling.

A person with a journal



Walking meetings

How can I work and learn productively away from the screen?

It is well known that variety plays an important role and can support our brain's creativity and learning processes. It can therefore be useful to diversify learning and work processes.

Walking meetings are a good example of this. Steve Jobs, for example, was an advocate of walking meetings. In the following video you will find a Ted Talk about why walking meetings should become part of our everyday life and what advantages and disadvantages they have.

 
 

To watch the video with subtitles, click here: watch video on Youtube

If you are looking for inspiration where your walking meetings can take place, you can check out the website of the city of Jena.

Application

As it is one thing to get the tips and another to apply them, we have developed a reflection tool for the Digital Learning Kit that you can use regularly, preferably in exchange with fellow students.

On the Mahara platform as a tool for group work, you can find other students who are interested in similar topics and join together in groups.

On this personal learning environment you can find other students who are interested in similar topics and form groups. On Mahara there is an exchange group for the Digital Learning Kit, where you can get together and exchange information about the different modules.

You can find out what you need to consider when logging in to Mahara for the first time, how to join the group and what else you can do on Mahara in the "First steps on Mahara" guide. Log in with your URZ abbreviation and login, which is the same data you use for Friedolin.

The exchange group also provides reflection templates for documenting your work and slowly improve it through reflection. You can copy and edit these templates in your personal portfolio on Mahara. If you wish, you can share them with the other group members to exchange ideas.

Alternatively, you can answer the questions here - alone or with fellow students. Use the dialog cards below to do so!




Further resources

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