Foundations of Heutagogy

By Dr Papiya Upadhyay | Netaji Subhash Open University, Kolkata, West Bengal

Learners enrolled: 9758

Heutagogy is a new-age method of teaching. It is transformational and game-changing, as it takes the students on an intense journey of self-discovery. The concept fosters self-learning, which is independent of formal teaching. The key tenet of heutagogy is an unfettered focus on student-centric instructional strategy and lifelong learning so that the students are well-prepared for the new-age demands of the new-age workplace. In heutagogy, the purpose is to establish an environment where learners can determine their own goals, learning paths, processes, and products. The learner is strategically positioned at the center of the learning process rather than the teacher or the curriculum. Educators today are tasked with developing lifelong learners who can survive and thrive in a global knowledge economy – learners who have the capability to effectively and creatively apply skills and competencies to new situations in an ever-changing, complex world. Heutagogy as a theory for emerging technologies in distance education is a provision for exploring the feasibility of adopting heutagogy within distance education practice. Distance education is in a unique position for creating learning environments for supporting a heutagogical teaching and learning approach, as well as for contributing to further research into heutagogy. This course will introduce the aspirants with the foundational aspects and processes of heutagogy. This course is intended to create an awareness among the Under graduate and Post Graduate students of Education/Teachers/educators on the foundational aspects and processes of heutagogy. On successful completion of this course, it will lead them in developing lifelong learners who can survive and thrive in a global knowledge economy to new situations in an ever-changing, complex world.

This Course has been designed & developed with the support of Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia and released under CC BY SA.

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	Self Paced
Category :	Teacher Education
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate

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Course layout

WEEK-I

Module 1: Concept of Heutagogy

Unit 1: Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: An overview

Unit-2: Heutagogy-Concept, Nature and Principles

WEEK-II

Module II: Role of an Educator in Heutagogy

Unit 1: Difference between Pedagogy, Andragogy and Heutagogy

Unit 2: Heutagogy –Educator

Week-III

Module III: Strategies for Heutagogy

Unit-1: Tools and Techniques of Facilitation

Unit-2: Strategic interventions in performance coaching

WEEK-IV

Module-IV- Relevance of Heutagogy in contemporary educational context

Unit-1: Social-media and heutagogy

Unit-2: Benefits of heutagogy & significance in educational settings and ODL

Books and references

Glassner, A., & Back, S. (2020). Exploring Heutagogy in Higher Education. New York, United States: Springer Publishing.

Hase, S., & Kenyon, C. (2013). Self-Determined Learning: Heutagogy in Action. London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic.

Lacher, S. (2017). The relation between the theory of heutagogy and a successful life-long learning. Weinheim, Germany: Beltz Verlag.

Zimmerman, B.J., & Schunk, D.H. (2001). Self-regulated learning and academic achievement: Theoretical perspectives (2nd ed.). New York, NY, & London, UK: Routledge.

Instructor bio

Dr Papiya Upadhyay

Netaji Subhash Open University, Kolkata, West Bengal

Dr. Papiya Upadhyay has been teaching Post Graduate in Education as a liberal discipline and teacher education for the last 12 years. She is actively involved in research, projects, publications and extension activities.

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