851-0229-00L  Using Outdoor Education

SemesterAutumn Semester 2021
LecturersR. Schumacher, P. Faller
Periodicityevery semester recurring course
Language of instructionGerman
CommentNumber of participants limited to 40.

Enrolment only possible with matriculation in Teaching Diploma Biology and Geography.


AbstractIn this seminar, future teachers will be trained to prepare and conduct excursions to out-of-school learning venues. For this purpose, excursions are offered at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) in Birmensdorf.
Learning objectiveFuture teachers will learn to prepare and conduct excursions to out-of-school learning venues.
ContentExcursions at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) in Birmensdorf:
- Dendrochronology: What annual rings tell
- Photosynthesis/Climate change: The tracks in the forest
- Forest Soil: The soil in the focus of the climate