| Unit name | Learning and Teaching in the Global University |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EDUCD0102 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | D/8 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Dr. Lucas |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Understanding Educational Research |
| Co-requisites |
Research Methods in Learning, Leadership & Policy |
| School/department | School of Education |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The unit examines theoretical perspectives on and research approaches to the curricular, pedagogic, and policy implications of current debates about teaching and learning in higher education from an international perspective. The unit draws upon social psychology, sociology, cultural studies, gender studies and management and organisational studies as well as the wide literature on higher education. The unit will begin by charting the current landscape of policies and issues relating to learning and teaching in the 21st Century university across different national contexts, including, Europe, Australasia, Asia and North America. It will be focused around three key themes; Learning Environments, Diversity and Quality Enhancement. Learning Environments will be concerned with New Technologies in Learning and Teaching, Academic and Digital Literacies, Pedagogies and Disciplinary Identities and Research and Teaching linkages. Diversity will include discussions around the move to systems of mass higher education, widening participation agendas and internationalisation and cultural diversity. Quality Enhancement will focus on national policies on learning and teaching in higher education, processes of evaluation, marketisation and commercialisation and debates on the purposes of higher education. The unit will be of value to academics, higher education students, learning-support staff, educational developers, higher education managers and administrators and those who wish to enter such occupations.
