Digital meets the real world.

From practice to practice - that was the motto of the digiMINT2023 teachers' conference.

You can simply glue a cube together with scissors and paper. It was then brought to life on the computer. In another workshop, a bottle "powered" by liquid nitrogen whizzed along a string. How to quickly record this acceleration with sensors was discussed in another workshop.

Over two days, experts demonstrated in 17 workshops at phaeno how real and digital worlds can be linked in an exciting way. All workshops were tried and tested in practice. Everywhere there were also tips on how to achieve the maximum for teaching with small budgets.

Man with a smoking bottle during an experiment

Projected user interface with colourful shapes

Tablet with picture of a cube and paper cube

There was even more to experience in other workshops: For example, digital teaching materials were created, autonomous driving with AI cameras was tested with small cars, real mathematical shapes such as a globe were captured with a camera and implemented in a programme, sensors were built and much more.

The most important thing was the contact with experienced experts and colleagues. After all, the aim is to put what has been learnt into practice in the classroom. Numerous experts showed with great commitment that this is often easier than you might think.

Man holds an electronic sensor to an apple

Two people observe a small travelling robot

Another highlight was the Market of Opportunities on Saturday. There were many projects to see live and you could exchange ideas with your colleagues. Very impressive were, for example, an AI that was programmed for apples, robotic vehicles, solar systems and augmented reality.

In the end, everyone agreed that the concept of putting practice into practice has proven its worth and should definitely be repeated next year. Together with the NLQ, we are already looking forward to the next DigiMINT.