We regularly offer training courses, workshops and lectures that are open to all interested parties. This page lists the current scheduled dates, including information on the registration process.

Workshops 2024

H5P and OER

How can I use h5p specifically for my OER production, how does the "remix" of h5p elements work and how do I integrate the learning content into my LMS?
Alexander Klein, Nadja Schanz

Date: Fri., September 20: 10:00 – 12:00 a.m.
Registration via e-mail at ZOERR


ZOERR en detail

How to use the Central Repository for Open Educational Resources? We look at the practice, both from the perspective of users and those who want to share OER via the ZOERR.
Michael Menzel

Date: Wed., September 25: 10:00 – 12:00 a.m.
Registration via e-mail at ZOERR


Let’s go open – the ZOERR and open teaching/learning materials

This introductory workshop will present the Central Open Educational Resources Repository for Baden-Württemberg (ZOERR). It will cover both the utilization from the user's perspective and the author's side. In addition, the features will be explained and questions about licensing, persistent identifiers, etc. will be answered.
Verena Russlies

Date: Fri., October 11: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Registration via e-mail at ZOERR


Media design - didactic, simple and intuitive

In this workshop, we will focus on the design of OER materials in a very practical way. Teaching concept and media design with common tools: How do I create material, what should I pay attention to didactically, how do I publish my OER safely and visibly.
Alexander Klein, Nadja Schanz

Date: Fri., November 8: 10:00 – 12:00 a.m.
Registration via e-mail at ZOERR


Let’s play – Playful and interactive design of teaching materials with H5P

Gamification is now a recognized factor in university didactics, for example when it comes to intrinsic motivation of students, and is also indispensable in university teaching. In the workshop, we will learn how to use game mechanisms and methods in a simple way – "badgets" and "rankings" in moodle and ILIAS and h5p elements in teaching.
Alexander Klein, Nadja Schanz

Date: Fri., November 29: 10:00 – 12:00 a.m.
Registration via e-mail at ZOERR


Students go OER

Providing coursework and producing OER teaching/learning material - a "win-win" situation. In the workshop, we show teachers and students the potential of OER for teaching and learning.
Alexander Klein, Leon Widmaier

Date: tba.


Workshops 2025

bwWeiterbildung (Teaching Library): Let’s go open – the ZOERR and open teaching/learning materials

This introductory workshop will present the Central Open Educational Resources Repository for Baden-Württemberg (ZOERR). It will cover both the utilization from the user's perspective and the author's side. In addition, the features will be explained and questions about licensing, persistent identifiers, etc. will be answered.
Verena Russlies and other team members (ZOERR)

Date: Mon., February 3: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Registration via bwWeiterbildung.[1]


Find and use free images and co. for legal re-use

We give an introduction to Creative Commons (CC) licenses and briefly discuss the general conditions for the use of free images, videos etc.. We will also introduce you to sources of free multimedia content and give you tips on searching for and using legally reusable images and the like.
Anja Schreiber, Nadja Schanz

Date: Wed., February 12: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Registration via e-mail at ZOERR


Designing training and learning materials as open materials: Tips and tools

Would you like to design open training or learning materials, but are not sure how to proceed or which tools are best suited for this? In this webinar, you will receive tips on how to design OER and how to select the appropriate tools. At the end of the event…
… you will know what to look out for when designing OER,
… you will know a planning tool for OER,
… you will know the criteria for selecting tools.
Anja Schreiber

Date: Wed., February 19: 11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Registration via e-mail at ZOERR



Our workshops can be offered again at a later date. Please let us know if you are interested without obligation. Do you have suggestions for new workshops? Or do you offer workshops yourself that you would like to advertise through us?

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These information about our workshops are also available in a flyer (in German) for purposes of announcement and distribution!

[1] Free of charge for employees of the following institutions that provide basic funding for the bwWeiterbildung training program: BLB Karlsruhe, WLB Stuttgart, KIM Konstanz, kiz Ulm, KIT-Bibliothek Karlsruhe, UB Freiburg, UB Heidelberg, UB Hohenheim, UB Mannheim, UB Stuttgart, UB Tübingen. For employees of other institutions: 50 €