Fostering Digital Media-Realted Competences of Student Teachers

Beyond controversy, identifying and using the potential of digital media for teaching requires media-related skills of future teachers. The paper presents in a first step a framework for digital media-related competencies. Within this framework, different areas are identified in which teachers need media pedagogical (didactical), subject-specific and technological competencies related to the instructional design of digital media. In a second step, an educational approach to support student teachers to develop these competencies is presented. This approach is based on project learning and encompasses a media-based teaching project and a media development project. Hereby, different support structures are implemented, i.e. blended learning proposals and self-learning materials, personal support, and learning analytics. Finally, the project evaluation with formative and summative elements, which guides the iterative process of implementing the educational approach into the existing teacher education programme, is presented. © 2022, The Author(s).