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Healthy Teaching

Information on the topic of health-promoting teaching - for teachers and students
Bewegte Pause im Vortrag
Image: Bruno Walz

Healthy learning thrives on variety and active breaks. Even short bursts of movement promote concentration and performance – whether in the lecture hall, seminar, or home office. On this page, you will find instructions and video clips for active breaks, presentation slides for mini-exercises, and information about our courses in health literacy. We also show how students themselves contribute to shaping a healthy University of Jena through projects and collaborations.

Dynamic teaching

Successful teaching depends on many factors – one small component, for example, can be the integration of active breaks, which have been proven to increase students' concentration and performance. Here de you will find video clips for short movement breaks of approximately 3-8 minutes, and hereExternal link are video clips for active breaks while working from home, which can also be used for active classes. Here de you will find presentation slides for individual movement and concentration exercises that only take about 1 minute.

Health Management Course

ASQ Module Health Literacy de – Do you want to study in a healthy way and expand your skills? The newly integrated elective module in health management will help you do just that! Learn with us what influence you have on your health and how a healthy lifestyle supports you. Become a mental health first responder or an ambassador for active breaks. The knowledge and skills you acquire on the topic of health not only create added value for you, but also for your environment and potential employers!

You can find the ASQ module de for Health Management in FriedolinExternal link under course number 247409.

Collaborations with Courses

We have already collaborated with numerous courses, enabling the following projects to be scientifically and participatively supported:

  • Creation of cookbooks by students of Nutritional Sciences
  • Planning and execution of the Health Management summer festival by students of Sports Management
  • Planning and analysis of health surveys by students of Work and Organizational Psychology

If you are interested in collaborations within the framework of your courses, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Media for integration into teaching

Information on health and illness during studies

  • Studieren mit Long Covid und ME/CFS ; verschwundene Person
    Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)
    Studieren mit Long Covid und ME/CFS de

    Verschwunden, aus den Vorlesungen und den Seminaren, das gilt für viele Studierende, die an Long Covid und ME/CFS erkrankt sind. – Informationen und Unterstützung für Studierende und Lehrende