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In an increasingly e-literate society, new and media
technologies are proliferating and traditional teaching
approaches are challenged to meet new requirements. Other
aspects such as teamwork and knowledge exchange are also
becoming more important. Collaborative working methods are
more dominant in the networked business environment. The
vocational training at universities is therefore continuously
facing with new challenges.
The objective of this paper is to show how the implementation
of a holistic teaching approach including the idea of blended
learning can be an effective way to train students in
collaborative and academic working skills, methodological
expertise, information literacy, as well as making students
aware of new developments in media literacy.
This approach follows our proposed concept DIAMOND
(Didactical Approach for Media Competence Development)
with a main focus on the implementation of the “knowledgeenhancing
helix.” This pedagogical concept was developed
corresponding the requirements for “good online learning.” The
paper accordingly discusses the theoretical framework and
presents a case study where the concept was implemented in
practice.
