New Media In Teacher Education. On Appropriate (And Inappropriate) Goals And Contents Of Teacher Training Courses

Abstract

The relationship between teacher training and new media is examined in four steps. First, the fundamental media pedagogical tasks of teacher training are elaborated, before the training profile of its first and second phases is examined. The starting point for the development of theory are approaches based on professional and institutional theory, which are related to the new media; examples from German studies, English studies, history and mathematics are used for concretisation. Subsequently, the acquisition of media pedagogical competence by future teachers is distinguished from the acquisition of basic media competence as an element of general education. Finally, consequences are drawn for the structural design of teacher training.