Embedding , reorganization and construction of mathematical and didactical contents as an objective in teachers education

MaDiN (Ma)thematics and (Di)dactics (N)etwork is a fast growing knowledge base containing material about teaching mathematics (URL: http://visum2.uni-muenster.de ). Four universities in Germany participate in this project developing contents in different branches of primary, lower and upper secondary student teachers education in mathematics. The project is funded by the German ministry of science and education with 1.6 Million Euro and will cover mathematical as well as didactical contents for the education of student teachers from primary to higher secondary level. Knowledge organization in mathematical and didactical contents focuses on two aspects. • Embedding and reorganization of existing mathematical and didactical contents and • authoring of documents and multimedia material in a web based workspace The lecture will present this method of contents organization for student teachers, give a survey of the constructivist background of the system and the role of media (video, audio, ...) in the system. Embedding web based contents and the authoring of individual teaching experiences is one of the objectives in teaching student teachers. An authoring tool provides the facilities for the individualization, reorganization and construction of contents. The lecture will show, how internet based learning is embedded in the process of teaching student teachers.