2023-2024 / PESU0027-1

Socio-political approaches and questions in higher education

Duration

15h Th

Number of credits

 Advanced Master in University and Higher Education Pedagogy2 crédits 

Lecturer

Dominique Verpoorten

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Sociopolitical questions in higher education. Topics may change from year to year according to the news agenda, to new ressources and tools.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The course has two purposes:
- to trigger participants' reflection on sociopolitical issues of importance for higher education;
- to invite participants to use some digital information and communication technologies in order to express and share their thoughts on these issues.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Organized around a bunch of digital resources (scientific articles, news articles, online conferences, blogs, digital apps) and around structured inquiries (see activity sheets), the course invites participants to take a personal and critical stance upon several dynamics and challenges which are currently transforming higher education in Belgium, in Europe and worldwide.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

This course is organized fully online.

Recommended or required readings

See online course.

The course takes fully place at a distance. It fosters individual reflection and interactions with peers and trainers. The completion of the requested activities along with the active participation to the collective debate form the evaluation criteria of the success in the course.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

This course is organized through the first semester. It is to be noted that this course is only provided in English in the context of the two mentionned curriculums (compulsory for capaes and as an option for formasup) and if a sufficient number of students are enrolled. 

Contacts

Dominique Verpoorten, IFRES
Françoise Jérôme, IFRES

Association of one or more MOOCs

Items online

Online access
This course is organized fully online.