Online pedagogies and the promotion of “deep learning”

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Rosie, Anthony

Affiliations: School of Social Science and Law, Sheffield Hallam University, Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield S10 2PP, UK

Abstract: A number of commercially produced online learning environments are in use in University departments throughout the world. This research reports on the use of the WBT “Topclass” environment in a single undergraduate module on Identity studies in a UK University. The module was explicitly interdisciplinary in scope and the pedagogy was concerned to promote “deep learning”. The pedagogy involved a dialectical approach to learning. The paper describes some of the limitations within the selected online environment and outlines strategies for further development.

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-2000-202-306

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 20, no. 2-3, pp. 109-116, 2000