“How can I tell whether the app I want to use is helpful and reliable?” And “Where can I find what I’m really looking for online?” – these and similar questions were asked by the volunteers at the Erda Sprachtreff during a workshop on the topic “research training”. The participants eagerly followed the explanations by Oliver Weidermann from the Protestant Adult Education Center Rhineland-South (Evangelischen Erwachsenenbildungswerk Rheinland-Süd e.V.). He presented various apps on the topics of arrival and learning German and presented helpful websites.
The volunteers found most interesting the explanations of how search engines work and which filters can be used to narrow down the search. In particular to reduce the flood of displayed hits and to find what they are looking for more easily. After the theoretical part, the participants were encouraged to search the net themselves in small groups and to implement the tips and tricks they had just learned. Surprised and pleased that the tips could be applied so quickly, the language and reading partners made their way home with a lot of new information.
Photo: Helene Schäuble
Text: Judith Schumacher
