In the past, the department has been successfully involved in the joint project HeLPS (Hessian e-learning projects in sports science, 2007-2014). For the sub-project "Good-practice methods of educational physical education", two e-learning contents for the integrative teaching of target shooting games and one-contact rebound games were developed in Kassel and tested as part of blended learning seminars in physical education teacher training (Adolph, Albert, Blömeke-Rumpf, Heyer, Scheid; e.g. Heyer, 2015).

Two teaching innovation projects on practical school studiesin PE focused on online-based lesson evaluation to develop reflective skills (2011-2013) and the effectiveness of reflective discussions (2014-2016; e.g. Albert, Scheid & Julius, 2016). These teaching projects formed the basis for the deepening and continuation of the topic as part of the two funding phases of PRONET and ^PRONET2 (professionalization through networking) in the sub-projects "Promotion of reflective competence in the context of practical school studies II" (Scheid, Albert, Thissen; 2015-2018) and "Reflection in the training and further education of teachers in the context of a sports study workshop" (Scheid, Albert, Hillebrand; 2019-2023). As part of this project, a "teaching-learning laboratory for sports education" is being designed and tested for the first time. The topic of digitalization is currently being addressed and further deepened as part of the funded project UKS_digi (University of Kassel digital: redesigning university teaching) in the sub-project "Blended learning concepts in sports pedagogy teacher training for teaching quality in the subject of sport" (Scheid, Albert, Hillebrand; 2021-2024).

In the past, the special fund "Structural Equal Opportunities" was used to implement the university didactics project "Gender and Coeducation in Sports Studies" in subject science and didactics (2013-2014; Mutschall & Scheid, 2015). This teaching project also served as the basis for the continuation and deepening of the topic as part of the first funding phase of PRONET in the sub-project "Gender and coeducation in sports studies and physical education" (Scheid, Mutschall, 2015-2018).

The department also took up the debate on inclusion in education policy and carried out a joint project on "Inclusive physical education" together with the University of Giessen in 2013-2014. The teaching project aimed to design, evaluate and document inclusive teaching units in physical education (Scheid, Sommer, Julius; Scheid & Friedrich, 2015). Based on this, a higher education didactics project from 2015-2018 focused on developing the skills of PE teacher training students for inclusive teaching. A corresponding sports pedagogy seminar concept was developed and its effects evaluated (Pögl, Scheid; e.g. Friedrich, Gräfe, Pögl & Scheid, 2017; Pögl, 2022).

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