The state's first "ORCAthon" at Paderborn University enables teachers in North Rhine-Westphalia to spend a whole day working on digital, openly licensed teaching materials. The special thing about it: The participants themselves determine exactly what these materials look like. The content management and IT team as well as the legal information centre of "ORCA.nrw", the North Rhine-Westphalian state portal for studying and teaching, are on hand to provide support. The "ORCAthon 2025" will take place on Wednesday, 1 October, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Paderborn University. It is aimed at all those involved in teacher training, regardless of subject area. Further information and registration options are available on the ORCA.nrw website.

About "ORCA.nrw"

The "Open Resources Campus NRW " (ORCA.nrw) offers extensive information and services relating to digitally supported teaching and learning. The cornerstone of the central online portal for studying and teaching in NRW are freely licensed educational materials - so-called "Open Educational Resources" (OER). Teachers can also take advantage of various higher education didactic qualification programmes, take advantage of networking opportunities and gain access to a pool of experts in the field of digital teaching. Self-assessment tests are available for prospective students to prepare for their studies. The portal is funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKW NRW); the portal's office is located at Ruhr-Universit?t Bochum as a joint operating unit of the universities in NRW.

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