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Media-supported collaborative teaching and learning exemplified by diabetes prevention in an occupational setting. An early bird project within the context of the Hamburg Open Online University (HOOU) [Bericht über Entwicklungsprozess]
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B. Zyriax
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Preventive Medicine and Nutrition, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), Hamburg, Germany
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E. Hampel
- WiDi-Kontor, Hamburg, Germany
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M. Riemer
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Institute of Computational Neuroscience, Hamburg, Germany
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A. Kraft
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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A. Preisser
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
| Published: | September 19, 2018 |
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Objectives: The Hamburg Open Online University (HOOU) [https://www.hoou.de/projects/typ-2-diabetes-anonymer-risikotest] is a joint project of six publicly funded Hamburg universities to introduce teachers and students to the challenges of the digital era, to develop and purposefully use digital technologies to make knowledge more accessible to the general public.
Project Description: The implementation of an early bird project on the topic of “Detection and Prevention of Prediabetes” is presented here.
Results: The students were required to research literature on the risk factors of type 2 diabetes, prepare evidence-based information for a lay audience, and present it to executives and representatives of workplace health promotion in a municipal waste management department. Furthermore, their work was the basis for an online application to self-assess one’s own risk of developing type 2 diabetes, including individual recommendations on how the user could reduce his/her risk.
Discussion/Conclusion: In contrast to the usual format of simply reiterating knowledge of studied topics on written exams, the development, testing, and presentation of an actual application to be used in everyday life represented a unique and very motivating challenge for students and teachers. The students were required to exercise their self-organization, teamwork, and presentation skills, while the teachers faced the challenge of guiding a very heterogeneous group to success for a period of over one year.
