Unit 1 - Escaping the screen
| Site: | Virtueller Campus Thüringen |
| Course: | Digital Learning Kit - self learning course for studying with digital tools |
| Book: | Unit 1 - Escaping the screen |
| Printed by: | Guest user |
| Date: | Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 4:27 AM |
List of contents
Ideas for balancing work at the screen
How do I recover from working at the screen?
Create an analog Kanban board
How do I use Kanban away from my computer?
You're probably familiar with this situation: you have a major assignment or project to work on in your studies, but the organization is getting on your last nerve. No worries! We'll introduce you to a practical method that will help you keep track of things, tackle the individual steps one by one and be easy to use with pen and paper.
We're talking about Kanban - an agile project management tool that we introduce to you in the "Study organization" module.
Bildquelle: Flickr/Kanban_Tool
Keeping a journal
How do I reflect on my everyday study life in an analog way?
You may be familiar with this too - your everyday life as a student is packed full and demands a lot from you? Attending classes here, studying for exams there, possibly working and then finding time for friends and private life. It's not easy to keep track of everything and stay well organized. And then there should also be some time for relaxation? Phew. There is a useful self-help tool that you can use to reflect on your everyday study life and create new habits and routines - journaling.
Walking meetings
How can I work and learn productively away from the screen?
It is well known that variety plays an important role and can support our brain's creativity and learning processes. It can therefore be useful to diversify learning and work processes.
Walking meetings are a good example of this. Steve Jobs, for example, was an advocate of walking meetings. In the following video you will find a Ted Talk about why walking meetings should become part of our everyday life and what advantages and disadvantages they have.
To watch the video with subtitles, click here: watch video on Youtube
If you are looking for inspiration where your walking meetings can take place, you can check out the website of the city of Jena.
Application
Since it’s one thing to receive tips and quite another to put them into practice, we’ve developed a reflection exercise for the Digital Learning Kit that you can use regularly—perhaps in conversation with a fellow student.
Take a look at the questions below as a conversation starter to help you discuss the module’s topics!
Further resources
Insight Timer - Free meditation app
You can find all workshops and advisory services at the University of Jena on the topic of health at https://www.uni-jena.de/en/university/profile/health