Dec 03, 2025
New publication from the working group on learning in the Bildungs-Acker
Title: Self-directed learning on the "BildungsAcker"
Authors: Antje Goller, Jana Markert, Nicole Raschke, Simone Reutemann
Link to the article: https: //jfhead.publia.org/jfhead/article/view/65/100
Abstract:
Education for sustainable development (ESD) takes place at TU Dresden as part of the "BildungsAcker" project seminar. Here, students experience a symbiosis
of scientific teaching in the seminar room and practical work on a field. Self-directed work is of particular importance in the project seminar.
Teaching/learning projects are developed independently in groups and field maintenance also requires students to work beyond the weekly seminar time.
beyond the weekly seminar time. The experiences with this high degree of student self-organization are discussed and analyzed from the perspective of teachers (collaborative autoethnography) and students (focus group).
(focus group) are discussed and analyzed. The results of the accompanying research provide information on the lessons learned by teachers with regard to self-directed learning in higher education ESD.