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GAIA-ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Volume 32, Issue 1, Pages 154-161Publisher
OEKOM VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.14512/gaia.32.1.13
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filmmaking; social learning video method; transdisciplinarity; transdisciplinary competencies; transformative teaching and learning
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Dealing with complex societal problems requires transdisciplinary approaches and competencies. We used the social learning video method to teach transdisciplinary competencies in a university setting, using the design of future railway stations as an example. In this process, students interacted with external practice partners and developed various transdisciplinary competences, such as defining a problem together and mediating among different viewpoints.
Dealing with complex societal problems requires transdisciplinary approaches and competencies. Inspired by debates on transformative teaching and participatory filmmaking, we show how we used the social learning video method to teach transdisciplinary competencies in a university setting. Using the design of future railway stations as an example, students interacted with external practice partners in real-world problem situations. As part of this process, they became aware of their own professional perspectives and critically reflected on the perspectives of their practice partners and the differences in their understanding of sustainability. In addition, they developed numerous transdisciplinary competences, such as defining a problem together, conducting group discussions and interviews, mediating among different viewpoints, allowing a common language to develop, and triggering AHA! moments in joint film screenings. As part of transdisciplinary and transformative teaching, it is important to provide access to external practice partners and working environments, enable students to engage and reflect, and provide nurturing and challenging framework conditions.
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