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Overhaul of the Courses How Things Work and Methodological
Laboratory in the Physics Teacher Education Programme at FMF UL
The revision of the courses How Things Work and Methodological Laboratory
within the Physics Teacher Education Programme at the Faculty of Mathemat-
ics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, was designed as a strategic response
to current challenges in higher education that require the integration of sus-
tainability and digital literacy into the pedagogical process. In the course How
Things Work, the curriculum was enriched with content addressing the energy
efficiency of light sources, life cycle analysis of technologies, and their environ-
mental impact, emphasising the connection between physical models and is-
sues of sustainable energy use. The course fosters active learning and critical
discussion through numerical integration of Planck’s function, spectroscopic
measurements, and calculations of energy savings and emission reductions.
The revised course Methodological Laboratory focuses on developing future
physics teachers’ digital competences by introducing smartphones and the
Phyphox application, which also contributes to sustainable education com-
petences by reducing dependence on costly laboratory equipment and pro-
moting accessibility (SDG 12). The methodological foundation of the revision
is the investigative science learning environment (ISLE). Pilot implementation
demonstrated increased student motivation and engagement, a deeper un-
derstanding of sustainability concepts through physical models, and strength-
ened digital competences. The curriculum overhaul thus strengthened the
quality of physics teacher education and prepared graduates to effectively in-
tegrate sustainability and digital competences into contemporary classroom
practice.
Keywords: sustainability, digital competences, physics education, ISLE, Phy-
phox

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