Creativity and Critique in Online Learning Exploring and Examining I
This book explores emerging practices in distance education that have been facilitated by the development of educational technology. The volume examines core themes in distance education including online education at scale, embodiment in online environmen
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Creativity and Critique in Online Learning “Accessibly written and timely, this book will be of interest to teachers in Higher Education charged with developing pedagogically sound online programmes to serve a wide, diverse and international student body. Interdisciplinary in scope, the book draws on interesting case studies from the Open University with relevance and application to other HE contexts. With refreshing honesty, the writers present a ‘warts and all’ analysis, acknowledging the difficulties and challenges as well as the affordances of online teaching and learning. This is very much a twenty-first-century text, offering great ideas and thoughtful critique of the key issues—essential reading for anyone currently teaching, or planning to teach, in a contemporary University.” —Dr Joan Woodhouse, Associate Professor in Education, University of Leicester, UK “This is a book written by practitioners for practitioners. It combines action research and theoretical analysis with practical tips for virtual practice. The lively case studies investigate how social networks of students and staff are learning through technology, and about technology enhanced learning. A diverse range of disciplinary contexts are set within the Open University’s mission to promote openness in educational opportunity. The rapid adoption of digital learning in universities makes this enquiring and informative text both timely and useful.” —Dr Jane Roberts, Learning and Teaching Innovation, Open University, UK “This book is an excellent critical overview of the issues surrounding online teaching and learning in Higher Education. Using a series of complementary case studies focusing on the Open University, the book combines critical explorations of theory and research with accessible accounts of practice represented most clearly by the tips and discussion points to stimulate debate and which end each chapter. The chapters cover a broad range of issues pertinent to the use of digital technology in HE, from relatively established approaches such as online forums and online conferences to more recent developments such as creating MOOCs or incorporating social media tools into teaching and learning. The three themes identified in the concluding chapter, relating to digital technology’s use
in promoting student collaboration, building academic communities and redefining academic identities, should help to stimulate the kind of debate and further research which the book calls for in its conclusion. Most importantly perhaps, the case studies offer an opportunity for other academics and institutions to learn from practice in a longstanding pioneer in the field at a time when, like so many other institutions, it is facing significant threats as a result of the socio-economic pressures it so keenly explores.” —Michael Jopling, University of Wolverhampton, UK
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