Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have a lot to offer in practice: vivid experiments, exciting working methods and impressive findings, all of which can be experienced in the laboratory. School-student laboratories have proved to be conducive for motivation and interest in STEM subjects and working methods. The potential that arises from using these laboratories for advanced teacher training has not yet been fully exploited.
The focus of this new project is on teachers acquiring digital competencies. Led by Bielefeld University, the following universities are also involved: Leuphana University of Lüneburg, WWU Münster, University of Paderborn, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, TU Dresden, and RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau. Starting in April, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will provide the universities with approximately 3.2 million euros in funding.
The focus is on STEM laboratories in various disciplines such as biology, chemistry, physics, and robotics. The laboratories are planned to be opened up as venues for advanced teacher training with digital support, in order to encourage school students to take STEM subjects. However, to ensure that digital applications are used meaningfully in the classroom, teachers need to combine pedagogical, technical, and technological fields of knowledge.
The project identifies good-practice examples, which serve as the basis for a catalog of criteria for formats that are a scientific accompaniment.
The sub-project at ifib in Bremen is responsible for the analysis, conceptualization, and further development of the digital infrastructure that promotes learning and exists in the school-student laboratories. Project leader Professor Andreas Breiter from the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Bremen: “Sustainable digital infrastructures are a necessary requirement in order to support learning processes digitally. This applies to the availability of digital tools and learning platforms as well as the ongoing technical support.”
With the help of the digital infrastructure, local teachers are intended to be shown ways to enrich their teaching with a wide range of digital tools and thus share their enthusiasm for the subjects with their students.
Further Information:
https://aktuell.uni-bielefeld.de/2023/03/30/schuelerinnenlabore-als-bildungsorte-fuer-lehrkraefte/
Contact:
Professor Andreas Breiter
University of Bremen
Institute for Information Management Bremen
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Tel.: +49 421218-56571
Doreen Büntemeyer, M.Ed.
Institute for Information Management Bremen
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