CAS Technology - Media - Movement: Didactic Perspectives in Geragogy
Teaching technology, media and sports pedagogy is regarded as an essential part of educational work across all age groups. The CAS ‘Technology – Media – Physical Activity (TemB)’ equips participants to apply all three subject areas in a participatory manner within geragogical and andragogical contexts, and to provide professional support to adults and older people as they develop and apply their skills in both professional and voluntary settings.
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We do not currently have any dates available for this CAS.
- Application deadline
- 15 September 2026
- Duration of study
- one term
- Scope
- 15 CP
- Qualification
- CAS
- Start of studies
- Winter term 2026/27
Target audience
The certificate programme is aimed at individuals who support (older) learners, both individually and in groups, and who wish to expand their skills to include aspects of technology, media and sports pedagogy. It is aimed at professionals who work in adult education or in the fields of media, technology and sport (science), either on a full-time or voluntary basis.
Career prospects
Upon completion of the certificate programme, you will be qualified for
- roles in educational, counselling and social services organisations, as well as
- roles in the leisure and cultural sectors, for example as teachers.
Entry requirements
The entry requirements for the certificate programme are
- a first degree or evidence that the necessary aptitude has been acquired in some other way, and
- at least one year’s professional experience in the education sector, as a rule.
Application
Please send your application and the required documents by email to the Centre for Academic Continuing Education.
Legal basis
Organisational consultancy
Organisation
Karlsruhe University of Education
Building
2
Room
A023
Phone
Learning outcomes and skills
Upon successful completion, you will be able to:
- apply in-depth knowledge of approaches and discourses relating to technology, media and sports pedagogy in an age-appropriate manner, whilst critically assessing their applicability to geragogical practice;
- constructively integrate the innovative potential of people with life experience into reflective educational processes; and
- foster social participation for older people through subject-specific teaching skills within an institutional context.
Course content and dates
The certificate programme comprises 15 CP and is undertaken on a part-time basis; it concludes with a written examination and lasts one semester. It comprises three face-to-face sessions, supplemented by digital modules and self-study periods
All face-to-face sessions take place at weekends – on Fridays from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
| Module | CP | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Technology and Natural Sciences as Cultural Phenomena: technical education in general; opportunities and risks in the technosphere; personal impact and social interconnections arising from technology; the participatory involvement of older people in discourses on the natural and technical sciences; questions of meaning and value; the participatory involvement of older people in scientific discourses. | 5 | Winter Term |
| Media Education for Older People: media as opportunities and challenges, older people and new media, promoting media literacy | 5 | Winter semester |
| Physical Activity and Sport in Later Life: health-promoting behaviour, physical activity assessment, activation and maintenance of resources, exercises, target-group-specific forms of physical activity and training (e.g. fall prevention, dancing, (Nordic) walking, functional gymnastics, movement games, body awareness and relaxation). | 5 | Winter semester |
Head of Studies
Organisation
Karlsruhe University of Education
Building
2
Room
B208
Phone
Availability
By arrangement
Advice on content
Organisation
Karlsruhe University of Education
Building
2
Room
B304
Phone
Availability
By arrangement via email
Fees
The total fee is 1,300 euros. This includes the following services:
- Face-to-face seminars and e-learning modules,
- advice and support from the lecturers throughout all stages of the course,
- use of the university’s information and communication platform, and
- a recognised certificate (Certificate of Advanced Studies) upon successful completion of the programme.
Legal basis for fees
Any questions?
Centre of Continuing Education
Organisation
Karlsruhe University of Education
Building
2
Room
A023
Phone
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