HigHRoQ: Hybrid, individual and tangible university teaching in Rosenheim quality

Project background

With the HigHRoQ project, Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences aims to consciously shape the digital transformation. Based on the university management, embedded in the university's digitalization strategy, the following core idea guides the project: Digitalization is not an end in itself, but is always implemented and further developed hand in hand with appropriate student-centered university teaching.

Project objective

The aim of the project is to enable students to experience new and different learning processes, learning experiences and individualized learning organizations beyond traditional classroom teaching through the didactically meaningful use of digital technologies in teaching. In this way, students - more than before - are to be considered in their individuality and prepared for a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambivalent (=VUCA) world.

The HigHRoQ project will use innovative, activating and problem-based hybrid teaching formats to accompany and support students, represented as mountain hikers (groups), on their mountain tour up to the summit of their individual skills profile.

Project procedure

The project will run from 01.08.2021 to 31.12.2025. In the sub-projects, we are facing new challenges.

Three HigHRoQ specialist teams from the faculties of "Applied Natural Sciences and Humanities", "Wood Technology and Construction" and "Industrial Engineering and Management" are implementing and evaluating hybrid teaching formats with professors, students and staff

• HigHRoQ mountain guide (didactics and media didactics team), which promotes technical and didactic qualification and scientific support
• HigHRoQ base camp, i.e. the e-learning center, which is being developed into a supporting pillar for a future-proof technical and spatial infrastructure
• HigHRoQ mountain rescue service, i.e. project management, concept development, quality and project management and implementation of the transfer to other faculties and degree programs

Innovation

The project makes a significant contribution to Innovation in university teaching. The special quality of the project is characterized by its holistic approach. Far-reaching teaching innovations from the faculties, combined with a structural anchoring through transfer and a qualification concept, have an impact on the teaching culture.

The project also contributes to an evidence-based design of teaching and the best possible acquisition of professional and personal skills by students. It provides interested parties with the necessary impetus and knowledge to expand their teaching with digital content; we support students with media technology and expertise in the implementation of their projects.