Heutagogy and digital media networks

Abstract

The combined trends of learner-centred teaching and ubiquitous technology use in the classroom have given instructors a unique opportunity to support students in developing lifelong learning skills. Heutagogy (or self-determined learning) provides a promising framework for capitalizing on these developing trends, drawing on established learner-centred education theories that strongly emphasize learner autonomy. The key principles of heutagogy – learner agency, self-efficacy and capability, reflection and metacognition, and non-linear learning – provide a foundation for designing and developing learning ecologies, the potential of which can be further maximized through the use of digital media. This article describes the theory of heutagogy and the learner-centred pedagogies on which the theory is founded, as well as providing an explanation of the pedagogy-andragogy-heutagogy (PAH) continuum and its use in developing student skills. It also explores the role of social media in supporting the development of those skills.

MESH360: a framework for designing MMR-enhanced clinical simulations

“…Heutagogy (or self-determined learning) is a learning framework that emphasises the development of learner capabilities to navigate the unknown (Hase and Kenyon 2007). Our core graduate capabilities map closely to the key principles of heutagogy -learner agency, self-efficacy and capability, reflection and metacognition, and non-linear learning (Blaschke and Hase 2019). According to Blaschke and Hase (2019), heutagogy builds upon several learner-centred learning theories including social constructivism, connectivism and the neuroscience of learning.…”

“…Our core graduate capabilities map closely to the key principles of heutagogy -learner agency, self-efficacy and capability, reflection and metacognition, and non-linear learning (Blaschke and Hase 2019). According to Blaschke and Hase (2019), heutagogy builds upon several learner-centred learning theories including social constructivism, connectivism and the neuroscience of learning. Heutagogy does not deprecate the role of the teacher in learning, but focuses upon a change in the roles of the teacher and the learner whereby learners take a more active role in their learning, and teachers become designers and facilitators of authentic learning experiences rather than deliverers of content.…”

“…Thus, learners are scaffolded from a dependence upon the teacher towards developing the capabilities to navigate and problem solve in new and unknown environments. Blaschke and Hase (2019) argue that digital technologies and social media can support the design of learning environments that leverage the principles of Heutagogy. Measuring the impact of learning innovations is inherently difficult and often reliant upon subjective feedback from learners/participants.…”

Introducing Immersive Reality into the Journalism Curriculum

“…Meeting weekly the design team brainstormed a workshop that mapped the affordances of mobile XR to a real world project, and created a simple demonstration XR environment (https://seekbeak.com/v/kvPq47DpjAw). We founded the workshop design upon the principles of heutagogy (Blaschke & Hase, 2019), as the principles of heutagogy map closely to the core journalism graduate profile outcomes (Cochrane, Sissons, & Mulrennan, 2017). In this workshop students worked in teams to film and compile an interactive experience based on the University's Journalism Media Centre, creating an interactive tour using SeekBeak (https://seekbeak.com).…”

Mobile Video Production

“…This workshop is designed to provide participants with a cross-platform toolkit for implementing BYOD user-generated mobile video content in higher education contexts (Cochrane & Sinfield, 2019). Grounded on the concepts of learner-generated contexts, heutagogy or self-determined learning (Blaschke & Hase, 2019), and authentic learning (Burden & Kearney, 2016), the workshop facilitators will outline a framework for user-generated mobile video production (Sinfield, 2018). The workshop will illustrate the framework by examples of BYOD student projects, and will introduce participants to a hands-on exploration of an ecology of resources for mobile collaborative video production and sharing via digital social media platforms.…”