E-Learning Roundtable

Sharing Experiences and Networking

Find out which concepts, methodological approaches, and tools in the field of digital teaching and learning are successfully used in other departments. Let yourself be inspired and take the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues.

Open Format

The “E-Learning Roundtable” is an open format in which those active and interested in E-Learning from the TU Darmstadt and other Hessian universities can participate (within the network HessenHub).

Some dates are also open to European colleagues from the UNITE context.

Our “E-Learning Roundtable” offers regular opportunities to share experiences and get inspirations for digital teaching.

Each meeting focuses on a specific topic related to digital teaching. One or more inputs are given by instructors, students, or staff who report on their experiences or planned projects in this field. There is also sufficient time for questions and to share further experiences.

Mostly, the E-Learning roundtable takes place online.

E-Learning Roundtable: Dates in 2026

3–4 pm, online via Zoom, Dr Thomas Arnold (Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing (UKP) Lab, Computer Science)

How can feedback in large courses be designed consistently and fairly – without overburdening teaching staff? This question is being addressed by the “LLMentor” project at TU Darmstadt.

The AI developed at TU Darmstadt suggests preliminary scores, justifications and feedback formulations based on transparent assessment criteria. Whether to accept, adapt or reject them always remains the decision of the teaching team.

At the E-Learning Roundtable, Dr Thomas Arnold from the Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing (UKP) Lab (Department of Computer Science) will present the AI assistance system and report on its practical use in the course “Introduction to Academic Work”.

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3:00–4 p.m., online via Zoom, Nadja Thiessen (emergenCITY)

The „Krisopolis“ (opens in new tab) app – a serious game developed by the LOEWE emergenCITY (opens in new tab) Centre at TU Darmstadt – will be presented at the E-Learning Roundtable on 22 April 2026. In a fictional city repeatedly hit by crises such as power cuts, storms or lockdowns, players take responsibility for their avatars and the community. In doing so, they learn in a playful way how important forward-looking crisis preparedness, wise decisions and social cooperation are. “Krisopolis” combines interactive gaming fun with solid knowledge on how to manage exceptional situations, thereby strengthening decision-making skills in an emergency.

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3:00–4:30 p.m. at campus Lichtwiese building L4|02 room 335, Thomas Lüdecke (E-Learning Group TU Darmstadt)

The new ‘Exam on Demand’ service at TU Darmstadt allows students to flexibly book an individual exam date in a specially equipped room where they can take their exam on a computer. The room is fully automated, so no supervising staff are required. The exam runs on TU Darmstadt’s exam Moodle and is compiled randomly from a pool of questions.

Thomas Lüdecke from the E-Learning Group at TU Darmstadt will present the examination room at the E-Learning Roundtable and explain the steps required to take an exam there. He will also discuss the opportunities and challenges of this exam format and share best practice examples already existing at TU Darmstadt.

Please note: As the room is small, we kindly ask you to register in advance!

More roundtable's dates will follow ….