The Decoding working group at BayZiel is a learning community of teaching enthusiats meeting thrice a year at the Bavarian Center for Innovative Teaching (Bayerisches Zentrum für Innovative Lehre - BayZiel; formerly known as DiZ). Current participants work at higher education institutions in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, mostly as faculty or faculty developers.
History
The Decoding working group originated in 2017 after David Pace gave a day long workshop on Decoding at BayZiel (then DiZ). Participants realized that in order to practice Decodings it would be helpful for them to practice it regularly and in community. Franz Waldherr, then director at DiZ, supported these desires by offering support in establishing a working group hosted at his institution. The first formal meeting of the working group took place in February 2018.
Participation
Participation is open to interested partys. No formal membership is required. Online participation is possible. Meeting dates can be found on the Events page. Participants are asked to sign-up for the meeting at www.didiaktikzentrum.de.
Publications
The group has collectively published about their work in
- Didaktiknachrichten 11-2019 (German)
- Didaktiknachrichten 07-2020 (English).
