PUB - Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld

STEM education has, due to its technology-related topics, many potentials for a multifaced use of digital media. Integrating these tools into the classroom requires (pre-service) teachers to develop additional knowledge about the technologies themselves and their purposeful implementation in practice. In contrast to approaches that treat ICT separately, digital media were integrated systematically into the existing study program at the Leuphana University Lüneburg (Germany) by linking fundamental science education topics explicitly with the purposeful application of digital media in practice. The designed course has a (significantly) positive influence on pre-service teachers’ behavioural intentions (TPB; Ajzen, 1991) and professional knowledge (TPACK; Koehler et al., 2014). Additionally, content analysis of lesson plans showed that after attending the course, pre-service teachers are able to design multimedia enriched learning situations, which go beyond the mere substitution of ‘classical’ media (SAMR; Puentedura, 2006).