The Virtual Maths Classroom is a 3D virtual environment featuring interactive teaching and learning scenarios
Research on Digitalisation
The App Database Maths offers a comprehensive overview of digital learning apps for mathematics teaching
Research on Digitalisation
The Interactive Learning Elements for Mathematics (H5P elements) enable students to engage in digitally based, interactive learning
Digitalisation plays an increasingly important role in both primary school and university education. In mathematics didactics with a focus on primary education, we are actively engaged in teaching and research in this area. Here you can find our current projects related to digitalisation and mathematical learning.
Contact: Prof. Dr Marei Fetzer & Prof. Dr Elke Söbbeke
The Virtual Maths Classroom (VKZM) is a 3D virtual environment designed to simulate teaching-and-learning scenarios typical of primary school maths lessons. Students can enter the VKZM as avatars. They assume the role of the teacher in the provided virtual lessons and interact with AI-controlled pupil avatars.
Particularly in their early semesters, students can test their maths didactics and pedagogical skills in near-real teaching settings, practise working with children, and build confidence in offering support.
The various teaching-learning settings in the 3D room are designed and developed in collaboration with mathematics didactics lecturers and students from the fourth semester onwards. Thus, the VKZM offers students in advanced semesters an authentic opportunity to deepen both their didactic and media competence. As a student-led initiative, it enables individualised and interactive learning in pedagogy and media skills.
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Contact: Prof. Dr Marei Fetzer
The App Database Maths is a timely project in the field of digitalisation, closely aligned with practical needs. It aims to enhance both regional and broader visibility in teacher training (phases one through three) and will be accompanied by an upcoming usability study.
The goal is to build a database of apps for mathematics learning and teaching at the primary level. This resource will help teachers navigate the many digital tools available and allow targeted searches for apps aligned with specific teaching content. Notably, the database will include both technical and pedagogical evaluations of each app’s potential for supporting mathematical learning.
Ultimately, the project seeks to enable teachers to integrate maths apps meaningfully into everyday lessons and to continuously improve instruction in an increasingly digital world.
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Contact: Prof. Dr Marei Fetzer
The Interactive Learning Elements in Mathematics (H5P elements) allow students to participate in digitally based, interactive learning. This enables them to individually develop their subject-specific and mathematics didactic skills. The H5P elements are developed in collaboration with lecturers and students in mathematics didactics, with a focus on primary school.
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