This seminar trains future geography teachers in the theory and practice of excursion didactics. Based on expert excursion-didactic approaches, the course emphasizes competence-oriented learning, situated knowledge, outdoor inquiry, and the educational potential of local environments.

Using Münster as a climate-heritage landscape, students learn to identify and design learning opportunities embedded in everyday surroundings. The seminar positions the city as a living geography textbook, where climate processes, historical transformations, and urban development become observable and measurable.

The field sessions collectively cover Münster’s historical urban landscape, including the Prinzipalmarkt, post-war reconstruction heritage, and Peace of Westphalia sites; urban heat island dynamics; flood and water management infrastructure (Aasee, Aa River); and sustainable mobility systems. Students collect environmental data (temperature, shade profiles, surface materials, noise levels, and water parameters), analyze spatial patterns, and translate findings into excursion modules suitable for school classes.

Competence areas addressed include spatial orientation, knowledge acquisition, communication, and evaluation. A strong emphasis is placed on safety management, inclusion, group organization outdoors, and curriculum alignment.

 

Structure

Pre-Seminar (9 October 2026 | 09:00–13:00): Excursion pedagogy, competence orientation, safety protocols, equipment training (if necessary), team formation, and design of preliminary field stations.

Field Sessions & Group Project Work (10-11 October 2026 | 09:00–17:00): Heritage reconstruction & authenticity (Prinzipalmarkt, Peace Hall), urban heat island transects (Altstadt → Promenade → Aasee), water management systems (Aasee dam, Aa River, examples of sustainable urban drainage systems), sustainable mobility & urban transitions (cycling infrastructure, pedestrian zones)

Reflection sessions: 16 October 2026 (09:00–13:00)

 

Requirements & Costs: No costs, weather-appropriate clothing

Locations accessible on foot or bicycle

 

Kurs im HIS-LSF