HyVi-ETH

For the Hydrology course an online, computer-aided learning environment will be developed which aims to help students practise imparted course material in a better and more independent manner via examples, tasks and additional material in various presentation formats.

in the course of the transition to Bachelor’s/Master’s degree programmes the degree programme was weighted with 3 credits/2 SWS. At 25-30 workload hours per credit students are allowed great personal responsibility here. 28 hours of lecture time are enough to teach system interconnections and fundamental methods, but allow no practical application (e.g. time for exercises). In addition time in lectures, 47-62 hours are available which students use for independent preparation/postprocessing of lectures and to address specific related topics. Developing a computer-aided learning environment aims to establish a content framework for this independent study component and to continually supply students with learning material during the semester.

So far relevant processes/methods have been practised in 4 take-home exercises. Large student numbers (120-180) made continual, narrow teaching efforts difficult and time-consuming. Because of time demands on Assistants it was therefore impossible to either offer continual exercises to accompany the course, or provide direct feedback regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of the independent exercises. Making computer-aided teaching material available may mitigate this deficit. To give students immediate feedback, a far-reaching automated scoring system is being developed.