Tackling ESD related wicked problems in geography teacher training with multimodal vignettes
As part of the Cooperation Partnership in Higher Education funded by the European Union, we, colleagues from TU Dresden, the University of Graz and Fontys Tilburg, are designing an ESD teaching concept for (prospective) teachers to improve geography teacher training in European exchange. We support them in recognising and reflecting on ESD-related challenges, such as climate change and associated socio-ecological issues, as wicked problems. The focus is on promoting the dealing with ambiguity, complexity and associated uncertainties inherent to sustainability. To this purpose, we are developing multimodal vignettes based on authentic teaching situations and teacher reflections, as well as a modular course concept for use in teacher training and further education.
The Kick-Off Meeting of our project took place on 10 October 2023 via Zoom. In this meeting we got to know each other and our institutions – the ´TU Dresden, Uni Graz and Fontys Tilburg. Furthermore, we discussed the first steps of our project and decided on our organisational infrastructures.