MSc

Digital Pedagogy

Teaching & Learning

Distance learning

We understand that full-time study does not suit everyone. That’s why we offer courses which give you the opportunity to decide where, when and how you can get involved in learning. Studying a distance learning course offers the convenience and flexibility to make education work for you. Whether you’d like to fit your studies around childcare, develop your skills while working or, quite simply, want to learn from the comfort of your own home, we can help you gain a qualification at a time and pace that suits your lifestyle.

Like our students on campus, you’ll have the same excellent teaching and learning resources, however you’ll find these online instead of a lecture theatre. Not only are all the modules taught online, but you’ll also have access to an online community and more than 140,000 books and journals in our online library.

Technical requirements for distance learning study are detailed in the full guide. Visit our distance learning website for more information.

Overall workload

Each module on our distance learning courses is individually designed to maximise your learning so study requirements will vary. As a general guideline, you’ll need to allocate around 10 hours per week to complete each module, plus a further five hours for additional reading and assignments. However, this may vary depending on the module. Teaching and learning will be delivered using a range of interactive resources. This typically includes audio and video content, group discussions, reflective exercises, quizzes, online reading and much more. All these resources are delivered through our Virtual Learning Environment and can be accessed at a time and place that suits you.

What you'll learn

Explore key concepts and contemporary issues in the pedagogical use of digital technologies, including access and inclusion, and learner identity. The global growing engagement by educators with online teaching and learning tools make it essential to encompass key learning theories, concepts, and resources for navigating the contemporary digital learning landscape.
Examine cognitive development theories in contemporary digital pedagogic artefacts or systems. This module will focus on different life stages and contexts of learning by investigating the ways in which new technologies can reinforce learning. You’ll also look at how technologies can reinforce inequalities within education systems and wider society in the new era of emerging digital realms.
Demonstrate your critical and reflective thinking through participation in a setting-based independent study into the pedagogic use of digital technology.
This module will introduce you to established practices around the structured design approach to digital artefacts and curricula and focuses on the development of a Digital Activity Design. Digital Activity Design involves the pre-developmental analysis of the interplay between learning intention, learning dialogue, approaches to ensuring inclusivity, and digital literacy and access.
Examine approaches to digital pedagogy from around the world, together with the impact of global trends in educational technology brought about by national and international policies and processes. You’ll engage in critical debates and discussions which consider topics such as the national policy strategies of countries across the world, the educational technology portfolios of international organisations, across a variety of educational settings and levels.
Engage with the process of understanding and evaluating methods used in educational research. You'll develop the skills to practically apply qualitative and quantitative research methodologies in particular settings and accurately and critically report research outcomes. You'll be introduced to ontology and epistemology, and be able to locate relevant methodological approaches within those spheres.
Focus on an area of particular interest and present a substantial piece of primary research or an extended literature review. You’ll further develop your skills in independent thought, depth of knowledge and the ability to synthesise, apply and add theoretically to a specific body of knowledge. This module will enable you to present and defend an academic review of your chosen area of study.
Explore key concepts and contemporary issues in the pedagogical use of digital technologies, including access and inclusion, and learner identity. The global growing engagement by educators with online teaching and learning tools make it essential to encompass key learning theories, concepts, and resources for navigating the contemporary digital learning landscape.
Examine cognitive development theories in contemporary digital pedagogic artefacts or systems. This module will focus on different life stages and contexts of learning by investigating the ways in which new technologies can reinforce learning. You’ll also look at how technologies can reinforce inequalities within education systems and wider society in the new era of emerging digital realms.
Demonstrate your critical and reflective thinking through participation in a setting-based independent study into the pedagogic use of digital technology.
This module will introduce you to established practices around the structured design approach to digital artefacts and curricula and focuses on the development of a Digital Activity Design. Digital Activity Design involves the pre-developmental analysis of the interplay between learning intention, learning dialogue, approaches to ensuring inclusivity, and digital literacy and access.
Examine approaches to digital pedagogy from around the world, together with the impact of global trends in educational technology brought about by national and international policies and processes. You’ll engage in critical debates and discussions which consider topics such as the national policy strategies of countries across the world, the educational technology portfolios of international organisations, across a variety of educational settings and levels.
Engage with the process of understanding and evaluating methods used in educational research. You'll develop the skills to practically apply qualitative and quantitative research methodologies in particular settings and accurately and critically report research outcomes. You'll be introduced to ontology and epistemology, and be able to locate relevant methodological approaches within those spheres.
Focus on an area of particular interest and present a substantial piece of primary research or an extended literature review. You’ll further develop your skills in independent thought, depth of knowledge and the ability to synthesise, apply and add theoretically to a specific body of knowledge. This module will enable you to present and defend an academic review of your chosen area of study.