GRADE Education

Events: Summer 2025

Workshop „Grounded Theory: From interview data to theory“ (in German language)

This workshop by Prof. Dr. Maike Vollstedt (Universität Bremen) took place in person at the DIPF Frankfurt, Campus Westend, on May 7, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The workshop offered a theoretical introduction to the data evaluation method “Grounded Theory” and a practical part in which the first coding steps were tried out using empirical data material.

Second Writing Night of the GRADE Center Education

The writing night took place in person on the university campus Westend on May 9, 2025 from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. The event was primarily for doctoral students of the GRADE Center Education who are interested in concentrated writing and interdisciplinary networking. It was organized by the three doctoral students Leonie Stoll, Melinda Aldemir and Ina Braune and financially supported by the GRADE Center Education. In addition to focused writing sessions based on individual goals, there were short breaks to eat, exercise, and get to know each other.

Online-Workshop “Effective prompt engineering for ChatGPT and other AI chatbots” (in German language)

This workshop by Tina Helbig (Team of the Teaching and Learning Center, University of Mannheim) was online on June 16, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. In this interactive workshop the participants gained a practical insight into the mechanisms and possibilities of prompt engineering. They learned how to significantly increase the quality and efficiency of AI interactions through the targeted formulation of linguistic inputs (prompts). They received an overview of the most important principles of prompt engineering and applied this knowledge directly to self-selected scenarios from the areas of research and teaching.

Workshop "Eye tracking in reading research – A practical introduction” (in German language)

This workshop by Dr. Sebastian Korinth (DIPF, IDeA-Zentrum)  took place in person at the DIPF Frankfurt, Campus Westend, on June 26 and 27, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The workshop addressed primarily reading researchers (e.g., linguists, psychologists, educational scientists) who want to explore whether and how they can apply the method eye-tracking to their own research. The first part of the workshop consisted of a theoretical introduction (or refresher), the second part was reserved for practical exercises.