Open AccessUniversity teachers’ digital stories of sustainable development: A method of learning to teach
Author(s) -
Satu Hakanurmi,
Mari Murtonen,
Tuire Palonen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ammattikasvatuksen aikakauskirja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2489-5822
pISSN - 1456-7989
DOI - 10.54329/akakk.113321
Subject(s) - sustainability , digital storytelling , sustainable development , education for sustainable development , resource (disambiguation) , mathematics education , pedagogy , storytelling , sociology , psychology , engineering ethics , knowledge management , computer science , engineering , political science , narrative , ecology , computer network , linguistics , philosophy , law , biology
In order to help teachers teach sustainability more effectively, we need more knowledge about both their understanding of suitable pedagogical methods and their own positioning in regard to sustainable development. This qualitative research focuses on how teachers see themselves as educators of sustainability and how they experience creative methods such as digital storytelling in supporting their learning. Interviews were carried out with nine university teachers during a staff training course on sustainable development and how it is best taught and learnt. Findings indicate that teachers’ positioning in regard to the teaching of sustainable development varied according to their discipline and their understanding of its four dimensions, namely ecological, social, economic and cultural. Digital storytelling thus proved to be a promising method for supporting holistic learning and teachers’ self-positioning in regard to education concerning this complex domain. However, some restrictions exist in relation to resource-taking and teachers’ need for additional support.