An active start to a course for students and the teacher's expressed interest in the students' ideas are ideal prerequisites for a pleasant and cooperative working atmosphere. In addition, students' and lecturers' expectations can be harmonised, expectations that are too high can be reduced and fears can be dispelled.
The concept is characterised by the fact that it is not content-related wishes but rather general expectations and, in particular, fears that are discussed. After a short period of reflection, the students are asked about this with the help of moderation cards. No limit is set for the number of cards for each student. The cards are published on a voluntary basis. Each student can decide which cards he/she would like to present.
The cards are first collected on a pinboard, then sorted and categorised. The teacher addresses both the expectations and the fears.
The results are used to create a reflection paper that documents the expectations and fears on around 3 to 5 pages like a logbook and describes how they were dealt with.
