PESU0027-1 : Socio-political approaches and questions in higher education

Study Programmes 2016-2017

PESU0027-1

Socio-political approaches and questions in higher education

Duration :

15h Th

Number of credits :

Specialised master in pedagogy in higher education		2

Lecturer :

Dominique Verpoorten

Coordinator :

Dominique Verpoorten

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

Sociopolitical questions in higher education. Topics may change from year to year according to the news agenda, to new ressources and tools.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

The course has two purposes:
- to trigger participants' reflection on sociopolitical issues of importance for higher education;
- to invite participants to use some digital information and communication technologies in order to express and share their thoughts on these issues.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Organized around a bunch of digital resources (scientific articles, news articles, online conferences, blogs, digital apps) and around structured inquiries (see activity sheets), the course invites participants to take a personal and critical stance upon several dynamics and challenges which are currently transforming higher education in Belgium, in Europe and worldwide.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

This course is organized fully online.

Recommended or required readings :

See online course.

Assessment methods and criteria :

The course takes fully place at a distance. It fosters individual reflection and interactions with peers and trainers. The completion of the requested activities along with the active participation to the collective debate form the evaluation criteria of the success in the course.

Work placement(s) :

Organizational remarks :

This course is organized through the first semester.

Contacts :

Dominique Verpoorten, IFRES
Françoise Jérôme, IFRES

Items online :

Online access
This course is organized fully online.