BOOM! A Student-Centered Book Sprint with EdTechBooks

“Breaking Patterns” was the guiding perspective of a seminar co-facilitated by Thilo Harth and Stefanie Panke in the Master’s program for Vocational Education and Training (VET) at FH Münster (Germany). The seminar used the agile method of Booksprint. Eight participants experimented with digital tools such as E-Books, Podcasts, H5P, interactive visualizations, and generative AI. The writing process was interspersed with creative activities such as serious play, design thinking, and making.

The seminar comprised two workshop days and four 90-minute hybrid preparation sessions. The pre-workshop sessions were used to introduce digital tools, collectively decide on a central theme for the book, generate a cover using AI, and select the best design among the student proposals. In addition, students developed chapter proposals to work on during the two in-person workshop days and collected material and ideas for their topics.

The Book Sprint result “BOOM! Erwartungsmuster durchbrechen“is available with an AI-generated English translation of the first three chapters and a German text-to-speech version of the first chapter. The student authors see their book as a treasure trove of suggestions and unusual tips for lesson planning. Vocational school teachers can break patterns and find the courage to question the procedure as usual.