Resumen de An online learning diary as a means to develop writingand teaching competencies
A. Matthias Kampmann, Björn Jürgens
This paper exposes the attempt to embed writing issues in the curriculum of the University of AppliedSciences (OTH), Regensburg, Germany, to increase academic literacy at the faculty of ElectricalEngineering and Information Technology. It should show also how empirical self-reflection leads to betterteaching. Target-group of the described format called “Online Lerntagebuch” (OLTB) were studentsfrom the 6th semester who visited the lecture “Secure System’s Software Engineering”. The first part ofthe paper explores the necessities of writing competencies in software engineering. The second part describesthe theoretical ground, the third the specific format, the history and setting, and partly its evaluation.The OLTB answered in a slightly positive way the question of whether continuously providedwriting assignments could increase writing, learning, and reflection competence or not. The results arepositive. Moreover, the experiments and the evaluation provided help to adapt, change learning formats.Data reveal a need for changing methods. Concluding, two actual measures as direct results ofthe analysis will be mentioned.
