Cooperation with Jesuit Worldwide Learning (JWL)

Talented young people from poor areas, social hotspots and crisis regions who would otherwise be excluded from education, participation and personal growth are enrolled as students at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and take part in the further education courses "Learning Facilitator" and "Educational Innovation and Leadership".

This academic network is the result of the successful collaboration between the KU, Jesuit Worldwide Learning (JWL) and the company Seitwerk GmbH. The faculty and university are thus further expanding their internationalization and are moving towards a globally connected faculty that sees itself as a transformative educational institution.

Responsibilities of the Project Partners

Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt

Course development: Courses are developed with a deep understanding of the needs of learners in challenging contexts and the demands of the field. KU emphasizes curricula that are both theoretically sound and practically relevant to provide students with an education that best prepares them for their future careers.
Accreditation process: Accreditation is achieved through a careful review of course content, teaching methods and course materials to ensure that they meet the high standards of KU and external accrediting bodies. This process also includes assessing the qualifications of the teaching staff and the infrastructure required to deliver the courses.
Certification of the courses: After successful accreditation, courses are certified, which means that they are officially recognized and provide graduates with a qualification that is recognized in both national and international contexts. Certification confirms that the courses meet the learning objectives and adequately prepare students for their career goals.
Assigning online faculty: The KU provides the lecturers for the certificate courses who accompany and support the international students.
Enabling international learning experiences: Through the collaboration with JWL, students can study at a German university while gaining international learning experience without having to leave their country.

Jesuit Worldwide Learning

Creating global access to education: JWL aims to make university education accessible in areas where young people would otherwise not have access to it, especially in crisis and refugee countries.
Hosting learning centers: These centers are places where students can come together regularly to study, meet their onsite learning facilitators, access the internet, use computers and share ideas.
Offer blended learning and certificate programs: JWL offers a hybrid form of digital learning ranging from English courses to certificate courses to comprehensive certificate programs.

Seitwerk GmbH

Participation in the conception and design of blended learning courses: Active participation in the planning and design of blended learning courses that provide a balanced combination of face-to-face and online learning phases. This activity includes the creative and strategic development of teaching and learning concepts that meet both the pedagogical requirements and the specific needs of the participants.
Development of a specialized learning platform: Creation of a customized learning platform that is precisely tailored to the specific needs and challenges of Jesuit Worldwide Learning (JWL). This platform is at the heart of the blended learning courses and promotes an interactive and flexible learning environment. It is essential for the effective training of the target group and supports the provision of a differentiated and accessible educational offer.
Practical implementation of the courses: Commitment to the practical implementation of the educational offerings, which includes the integration of multimedia elements such as videos and photographs. These elements are designed to enrich the learning experience and convey the course content in an engaging and accessible way. The integration of these visual and auditory materials plays a key role in creating an interactive and inviting learning space that motivates participants and encourages active engagement with the learning content.

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The Certificate Courses "Learning Facilitator" and "Educational Innovation and Leadership"

Learning Facilitator

The 24-week blended learning program aims to empower students to design effective and inclusive learning environments. An integral part of the course is a six-week Service-Learning project that intensifies the application of theoretical knowledge through practical project work in the education sector. Upon successful completion, students receive the "Learning Facilitator" certificate and are thus qualified to take on supportive teaching activities in various educational institutions and organizations.

More about the certificate course "Learning Facilitator"

Educational Innovation and Leadership

[Translate to Englisch:] JWL Studierende — © Bild: JWL

The certificate enables teachers to broaden their expertise and expand their impact in education while gaining a deeper insight into the role of education for a more equitable and inclusive society. Graduates can use their knowledge and skills to significantly improve the lives of their students and communities by inspiring future generations and driving change as leaders in education.

More about the certificate course "Educational Innovation and Leadership"

News

02-21-2024

From AI to Education: Excellent Contributions to the JWL Essay Competition

As part of the JWL essay competition, which took place from January 15 to February 16, 2024, the evaluation committee - consisting of Prof. Dr. Rowena Roppelt (Vice Chair for Study and Teaching at the School of Transformation and Sustainability), Mélodie Honen-Delmar (Global Director of Professional Programs and Research Manager at Jesuit Worldwide Learning) and Dr. Marina Tsoi (JWL Project and Program Coordinator at STS) - succeeded in selecting outstanding winners in each category despite a limited but high-quality number of entries.

The competition offered participants the opportunity to engage intensively and critically with the dynamic role of artificial intelligence in education. Essays were asked to explore how AI can transform educational practice, address existing learning inequalities or customize educational experiences. This challenge offered students the opportunity to reflect on and present the multi-layered potential and challenges of AI in an educational context.

In the first category, "AI Insight vs. Student Vision", we honor participants from Afghanistan with first and second place. In view of the current situation in Afghanistan and to ensure the safety of our award winners, we have decided not to publish their names.

The second category, "The Impact of AI Dependency", honors Sylvain Xavier Nkembe Kemwa from Malawi and Sai Win Naung Kyaw from Myanmar as joint first place winners.

In the third category, "AI as Navigator: Managing Personal and Intellectual Growth", Wilson Akich from Kenya was awarded second place, as no first place was awarded here.

One winning entry particularly impressively underlined the need to preserve human thinking and creativity alongside technological development:

„Trying to substitute human thinking with Artificial Intelligence could drastically minimize and underestimate the incredible multi-faceted human potentials. The ethical aspects of Artificial Intelligence must be taken into consideration so that people learn how to work with it and how to avoid becoming overly reliant, with the necessity to also learn how to think critically and creatively while using the insights provided by Artificial Intelligence.

Between the creator and the creation, even a layperson will know that the creator is greater than the creation, and it is the same with human beings and artificial intelligence. In no way could artificial intelligence replace human thinking.“

We would like to congratulate all the winners on their outstanding achievements and thank all the participants for their committed and thoughtful contributions.

Further Information

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The JWL-Team at the KU

Prof. Dr. Rowena Roppelt

Dr. Marina Tsoi

Maria Müller-Pulsfuß