Reconceptualising Higher Education Pedagogy in Online Learning: Distance education
Nicole C. Green
Helen Edwards
Brenda Wolodko
Cherry Stewart
Margaret Brooks
Ros Littledyke
Abstract
The purpose of this collaborative inquiry project was to examine teacher education practices in two early childhood degree programmes in a school of education at a regional university in Australia. All students are enrolled in these online courses as distance learners. The reconceptualised online pedagogy immersed students, peers and their lecturers in ‘teaching through assessment’ (Edwards, 2010) in a collaborative online environment that mirrors the complexity that students are experiencing in their workplaces. This article describes the pedagogical and conceptual underpinnings we used to reconceptualise our degree programmes. It also outlines our evolving conceptualisations of learning as knowledge creation (Hong & Sullivan, 2009) in the context of our teaching and learning in online courses.
Keywords
Higher education, Inline learning, Knowledge creation, Sociocultural?historical theory, Teaching through assessment
Annotation
This article examined the process of revamping online learning in several early childhood education programs at the University of New England in Australia. Most students in the program are full-time early childhood educators and are taking courses in these programs online. Online pedagogy in the programs in moving away from gaining skills and knowledge and moving towards collaborative learning, ongoing professional development and “learning as knowledge creation” (p. 270).
APA Citation
Green, N. C., Edwards, H., Wolodko, B., Stewart, C., Brooks, M., & Littledyke, R. (2010). Reconceptualising higher education pedagogy in online learning. Distance Education, 31, 257-273.
About the Study
| Links to Article | https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C50&q=Green%2C+N.+C.%2C+Edwards%2C+H.%2C+Wolodko%2C+B.%2C+Stewart%2C+C.%2C+Brooks%2C+M.%2C+%26+Littledyke%2C+R.+%282010%29.+Reconceptualising+higher+education+pedagogy+in+online+learning.+Distance+Education%2C+31%2C+257-273.&btnG= |
| Mode | Online |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| In Publication | Distance Education |
| Type of Research | |
| Research Design | Ethnography |
| Intervention/Areas of Study | |
| Level of Analysis | Student-level |
| Specific Populations Examined | |
| Peer-Reviewed | |
| Specific Institutional Characteristics of Interest | K-12 |
| Specific Course or Program Characteristics | |
| Outcome Variables of Interest | Academic achievement or performance, including assessment scores and course grades, Learning effectiveness |
| Student Sample Size | |
| Citing Articles | https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=16922837573090383203&as_sdt=5,50&sciodt=0,50&hl=en |
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