Overview
You will use a range of social media and tools – including the innovative FutureLearn platform – learn collaboratively and undertake individual study. You'll examine the use of technologies in different contexts and develop your skills in using evidence to recommend specific technologies. By the end of your studies, you will have developed your skills, knowledge and practice in relation to digital learning, teaching and training. All students who complete this 60-credit module successfully will qualify for the Postgraduate Certificate in Online and Distance Education.
Technology-enhanced Learning - Foundations And Futures module at The Open University UK provides hands-on experience of a range of learning technologies and enables you to explore the processes of designing, implementing and critiquing elearning and the ideas that underpin these processes.
You will learn
You'll learn about the choices that practitioners and learners make when using technology in education, and how these choices relate to current debates and key theories. You will experience and reflect on the use of a range of conventional and innovative technologies in different learning contexts. You will explore a range of formal and informal sources, interpret and discuss their implications, and articulate your ideas about them for different audiences. These experiences will enable you to draw on a range of evidence to support the choices you make when designing learning activities or developing training materials.
Programme Structure
A team of leading-edge researchers and educators who work on Learning, Teaching and Innovation at the OU have developed the materials for this module, which is presented on the FutureLearn platform, giving you the opportunity to explore in depth issues related to learning at scale, open learning, and learning design.
All module materials are online. You’ll explore them individually, some in small groups and some with the entire cohort.
Small-group work will take place using both text-based discussion and online room sessions, guided and supported by your tutor. You’re also welcome to lead your own online discussions and to use a range of online resources, including those provided by the OU and by FutureLearn.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 8 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Information Technology (IT) General Engineering & Technology Teaching View 61 other Short Courses in General Engineering & Technology in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- To take this module you need to be ready for study at postgraduate level, usually demonstrated by having a bachelors degree or equivalent qualification. You need easy access to the Web, but you don’t need to be experienced in studying online. Nor do you need to be working in technology-enhanced learning but you should be interested in developing some expertise in this area.
- All teaching is in English, and your proficiency in the language needs to be adequate for postgraduate study and for contributing to online discussions by text and voice. If English is not your first language, we strongly recommend that you make sure you can achieve a score of at least seven in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
Tuition Fee
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International
4330 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4330 GBP for the full programme during 8 months. -
National
4330 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4330 GBP for the full programme during 8 months.