FET8604 Online Pedagogy in Practice (FOEDU)

Units 1.0 (Education Studies) Band 5

Synopsis

While this course focuses on pedagogical principles, procedures and practices that constitute the strategies and tactics in online learning and teaching, the main objective is to connect learners with each other. Collaboratively they may explore, investigate, formulate and challenge ideas about online pedagogy in relation to pedagogical frameworks that can be applied to particular educational settings. The design of the course has been strongly influenced by the concept of a "dilemma" leading to "disorientation" and then to learning (Mexirow,1991). The intention is to present learners with a number of educational "dilemmas" or "triggers" (called "themes") and provide a process for addressing those dilemmas. Learners will engage rigorously with current theories suitable for online learning and teaching in order to make the links between theory and practice and will work collaboratively to consider, explore, trial and adapt online pedagogical principles to practice.