Accreditation e-learning for teaching obligations

§ 2 Teaching Obligation Ordinance of the State of Hesse states in paragraph (3):

(3) Lectures, seminars, exercises which are not predominantly of a practical nature, colloquia, revision courses and, at universities of applied sciences, also seminar classes and internships, shall be fully credited to the teaching obligation. [...] The preparation and supervision of e-learning courses may be credited to the teaching obligation up to a maximum of 25 percent of the fixed teaching obligation.

This regulation allows teachers to bring a much more flexible workflow into their everyday lives. The creation of e-learning materials, e.g. web-based training, is certainly more labour-intensive and time-consuming at first than planning or arranging a classroom event. However, e-learning offers the possibility that you can always adapt the created materials anew and use them again and again. This opens up new temporal freedom in which you can, for example, concentrate on your research without necessarily having to be physically on-site. This flexibility is one of the many advantages of e-learning formats and applications over conventional classroom teaching.

If you are considering an application for accreditation, it is advisable to consult your dean's office at an early stage.