Learning in the Network Age

Develop the skills to succeed in education today.

Digital technologies have fundamentally changed how we learn. The web is no longer simply an information resource, but also a space for interaction, scholarship and creativity.

In this world where knowledge is widely distributed, accessibility is determined by and dependent on the strength of an individual’s learning network. This course will equip you with the skills needed to succeed in education, in this networked age. You’ll explore our digital differences and how to address them and examine ways to grow and manage your own personal learning network.

This course will be useful to anyone in Higher Education, or who is planning to be. It will also be of value to HE educators wishing to close the gap between the traditional instructional style of university teaching and the more interactive means of communication available today.

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You do not need any special software, although the when you map your own learning network it may be better to do so on a device with a large screen (e.g. not a smartphone).

This course will be useful to anyone in Higher Education, or who is planning to be. It will also be of value to HE educators wishing to close the gap between the traditional instructional style of university teaching and the more interactive means of communication available today.

Course image: © PureSolution/Shutterstock.com

• Explain what it means to learn in the network age (where, when, how and with/from whom we learn as networked individuals in a network society)
• Reflect on the impact on education of digital inequalities such as access, openness, ownership and inclusion
• Explore digital tools for finding, using and storing information; communicating and collaborating; and creating, presenting and sharing ideas
• Investigate your personal learning network and develop network skills in how to grow, manage and activate it more effectively