H880 Technology and Learning: Educational Futures
Bring together what you’ve learned so far on H880 about educational technology and develop your ideas about how this could change.
Duration
8 weeksWeekly study
19 hours
H880 Technology and Learning: Educational Futures
Develop your ability as an effective technology-enhanced learning practitioner
This course brings together all the ideas introduced so far on H880 Technology-enhanced Learning: Foundations and Futures and looks at the next step: where will they go in the future?
Step by step, the course takes you through the process of designing your own short MOOC to express your ideas, bringing in specialist knowledge on accessibility, global perspectives and technology-enhanced learning. You will look at the history of predicting the future of educational technology, and at current predictions.
What topics will you cover?
In this final course you’ll cover:
- the history of prediction
- how the future used to look
- how ideas of technology, enhancement and learning have changed our view of the future
- how advancements could improve, or limit, accessibility
- how global challenges will influence the future of technology and learning
- key features to consider when designing a MOOC.
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of choices that practitioners make about ways of applying technologies for a variety of learners across the globe in education, training or professional development.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of choices that learners make about their own learning, in terms of which technologies they use, why and how.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current debates and some of the key theories that practitioners draw on in the field of technology-enhanced learning.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of conventional and innovative technologies, drawing on your own experience and the experience of other students and professionals in technology-enhanced learning.
- Use and evaluate particular technologies and tools for individual and collaborative learning.
- Critically evaluate differing explanations and arguments in the field of TEL.
- Use these differing perspectives to make sense of your own and others’ experience of learning with technologies.
- Draw on a wide range of experience, accounts and formal research evidence to recommend appropriate ways of using technologies in specific contexts.
- Locate, read critically and extract value from a wide range of formal and informal sources, including those mediated by new forms of technology.
- Interpret and discuss the implications – for research, policy and practice – of quantitative and qualitative findings.
- Articulate your ideas, proposals and arguments for differing audiences and contexts.
- Take responsibility for your current and future learning and practice within a supportive framework of your peers and tutor.
- Act as a creative and effective professional within the broad field of TEL.
- Draw on a range of evidence to support the choices you make in designing learning activities or creating a specification for a module or training-package.
- Participate in online networks and communities to enrich your personal and professional development.
- Seek out ideas and insights from the leading edge of practice and research relevant to your interests or professional concerns in technology-enhanced learning.
Who is the course for?
This course is for everyone with a professional interest in digital or technology-enhanced learning. You’ll study it after completing H880 Technology and Learning: Opening Up Education.
What software or tools do you need?
A computing device with a browser and broadband internet access is required for this module. Any modern browser will be suitable for most computer activities.
Any additional software will be provided, or is generally freely available. However, some activities may have more specific requirements. For this reason, you will need to be able to install and run additional software on a device that meets the requirements below.
A desktop or laptop computer with either:
- Windows 7 or higher
- Mac OS 10.7 or higher
The screen of the device must have a resolution of at least 1024 pixels horizontally and 768 pixels vertically.
To participate in our online discussion area you will need both a microphone and speakers/headphones.
Who will you learn with?
I've been researching and teaching about educational technology for 20 years, particularly the role of digital identity and presence in online collaboration.
I'm a professor at The Open University, focused on educational futures, learning analytics, MOOCs, innovating pedagogy & online social learning.
I am Professor of Educational Technology at the OU. My interests are in digital scholarship, open education, OER and MOOCs.
Dr Leigh-Anne Perryman leads The Open University's Masters in Online Teaching programme. Her research explores the relationship between equity, social justice, online teaching and open pedagogies.
I’m Professor of Learning Technology and Communication at The Open University. I'm interested in mobile learning, informal language learning, and intelligent assistants.
Who developed the course?
The Open University
As the UK’s largest university, The Open University (OU) supports thousands of students to achieve their goals and ambitions via supported distance learning, helping to fit learning around professional and personal life commitments.
Established
1969Location
Milton Keynes, UKWorld ranking
Top 510Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020
Learning on FutureLearn
Your learning, your rules
- Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
- Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
Join a global classroom
- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
Map your progress
- As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
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