Collaborative pedagogy 5 ECTS, summer 2024

Do you want to improve your knowledge on communality and collaborative learning situations? How can you better take into account different learning approaches and learners of different ages when planning learning situations and group activities?

The Collaborative pedagogy course dives into the world of social pedagogy, critical pedagogy and learning concepts. Students will be able to plan and implement activities aimed at reducing loneliness through collaborative pedagogy. The course can be completed independently, according to the student’s own timetable.

The course is part of the 20 credit module Community and pedagogical competences in the basic professional studies of the Master’s degree in Community Education.

For online course you will need a working computer, a network connection, a camera and a microphone to participate in the webinars.

Key contents

  • the multidisciplinary framework of collaborative learning and collaborative pedagogy
  • social pedagogy and sociocultural animation
  • different conceptions of learning
  • observing and acknowledging the target group, the objective and the environment

Target group

The course is part of the 20 credit module Community and pedagogical competences in the basic professional studies of the Master’s degree in Community Education.

The course literature

  • Freire, P. (2014). Pedagogy of the oppressed : 30th anniversary edition. Bloomsbury Academic & Professional. https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ruka.humak.edu:2443/lib/humak-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1745456#
  • Ryynänen, S., & Nivala, E. (2019). Inequality as a social pedagogical question. https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14324/111.444.ijsp.2019.v7.1.008
  • Peavy, Vance R. (1997). Sociodynamic counselling – A constructivist perspective. Canada : Trafford Publishing. https://www.taosinstitute.net/images/PublicationsFreeBooks/Peavy_SocioDynamicCounselling_lr.pdf

The course’s online platform also contains other relevant literature, articles, blogs, videos and podcasts, which should be used for the course assignments.

Studies Open University of Applied Sciences
Method of instruction Online course
Language of instruction English
Study period 01.06.2024 – 31.07.2024
Schedule and mode of delivery The course assignments can be completed independently, regardless of time and place. The course assignments include lecture recordings and written material, which the student must study and apply in practice.

The course will include two online meetings. The first online meeting will be recorded. The summative task of the course requires the design and implementation of a guided learning session in a self-selected environment.

The student will find all the instructions for completing the course on the course’s online platform.

Registration period 05.04.2024-20.05.2024 at 23:59:00 (EET)
Contact person Eeva Mäntylä (firstname.lastname@humak.fi, tel. +358 400 349 224)
General information Contact Open UAS student administration for matters regarding registration, payment, certificates:
avoinamk@humak.fi
tel. +358 29 451 9230

Students: 

  • Understand phenomena related to growth, development and learning in different phases of life.
  • Are aware of different learning conceptions and can conceptualize learning-related factors.
  • Are familiar with different pedagogical approaches and learning environments.