013138 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

This subject focuses on what is meant by 'learning' in the context of higher and professional education. It includes an overview of research on approaches to learning and conceptions of learning and their relevance to students' prior experiences as learners and educators. It considers the principles of the theory of variation and learning how these principles assist in investigating variation in learners' understandings and designing learning experiences. This subject also explores learning for an unknown future, issues of transfer of learning, desired outcomes of learning for professional and higher education, and issues of learning and knowing in formal and professional workplace contexts. Online participation is a requirement of the subject.