PG Cert

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.
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.