The course "Learning Space Nature" is assigned to the University of Applied Sciences for Agricultural and Environmental Pedagogy. The seminars take place in Burgenland and occasionally also in Vienna. The course is aimed at teachers and all those who want to use cultural landscapes and natural areas as learning spaces which are suitable for children and have educational value.
The course qualification is recognised by the Association of Austrian Nature Parks as high-quality pedagogical training for the work in the field of the educational mandate of VNÖ (4-pillar model).
The course lasts six semesters and comprises six modules. Each module is dedicated to a main topic. The six topics are:
- Natural learning - learning theory and constructivist didactics
- Educational mission - orientation in the field
- Working in groups - group theory and group dynamics
- Perception and understanding - sensory and cognition
- Man and nature - Cultural history of the man-nature relationship
- Education for Sustainable Development - Projects and cooperations
Half of each module consists of seminars that are assigned to the basics, and the other half of seminars belong to the field of didactics and methodology.
Course director: Mag. Dr. Robert Nehfort
Further information on the course is available from our cooperation partners at the University of Applied Sciences for Agricultural and Environmental Education and the Association of Nature Parks in Austria.
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Anmeldeformular (pdf)
Termine 2020/21 (pdf)
Modulbeschreibung (pdf)
From the 3rd semester onwards, students in the Teacher Education Network South-East can choose the study focus "Learning Space Nature" at the PPH Burgenland as part of the Bachelor's programme in Primary Level Teaching.
The curriculum of the course "Learning Space Nature" (30 ECTS-AP) is extended and deepened through extensive documented self-study, field trips and practice as well as supervision during training.
The training is partly conducted together with the course "Lernraum Natur" (Learning Space Nature) (30 ECTS-AP) in mixed, heterogeneous groups. Courses take place at the PPH Burgenland, at the University of Applied Sciences for Agricultural and Environmental Education and in nature parks in Burgenland.
Teachers can also complete the curriculum Learning Space Nature as part of an extension course (60 ECTS-AP).
The curriculum of the course "Learning Space Nature" (30 ECTS-AP) is thereby extended and deepened through extensive documented self-study, field trips and practice as well as supervision during training.
The training is partly conducted in mixed, heterogeneous groups together with the course "Learning Space Nature" (30 ECTS-AP) and the students in the Bachelor's programme in Primary School Teaching. Courses take place at the PPH Burgenland, at the University of Applied Sciences for Agricultural and Environmental Education and in nature parks in Burgenland.
In addition to the curriculum "Learning Room Nature", the PPH Burgenland offers a master's degree course in primary level teaching with a focus on Learning Room Nature. It is designed to appeal to all those interested in project based teaching involving external experts and external learning locations. However, it is also intended as a specialisation for graduates with the study focus "Learning Space Nature" in the Bachelor's programme in Primary Level Teaching.
The Master's programme in Primary Level Teaching with a focus on "Learning Space Nature" offers the opportunity to gain practical experience at selected partner schools in neighbouring countries and to integrate the Master's thesis into larger research projects.
Detailed information is available from Mag. Dr. Robert Nehfort.