Postgraduate Course: Understanding learning in the online environment (EDUA11145)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Education |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/e-learning |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course seeks to provide an introduction to the various theories that have been developed to help us understand how people learn, form personal understandings and construct knowledge. Although not addressing course design per se, it will consider the ways in which understanding of the processes of learning can inform the practices of teaching. The view will be presented that learning online is not fundamentally different from learning through other media and in other settings, but will also explore the potential for online approaches to alter the social and interactional aspects of learning. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
An introduction to digital environments for learning (EDUA11110)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will be required to have regular access to a networked computer, and will be responsible for providing their own computing equipment and consumables. Broadband is recommended. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
The course is delivered flexibly and online. |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, participants will be able to:
demonstrate a critical understanding of a range of theoretical perspectives which have been developed to understand learning
analyse and assess these perspectives in terms of the insights they offer into the nature of learning in online environments
critically evaluate these perspectives, and synthesise their knowledge into an understanding of the implications for the participant's own practice |
Assessment Information
Assessment of the course will be based on four elements:
1) Participation in online discussion (10%)
2) Learning needs analysis report (20%)
3) Reflective report (20%)
4) Essay (50%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | E-learning, online learning, student learning |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Hamish Macleod
Tel: (0131 6)51 6665
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Gemma Hennessey
Tel: (0131 6)51 4241
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