MET9144: Emerging Technologies in e-Learning

In today's dynamic world, technology is more than a tool; it is a space where people learn, connect, and create together. This module invites you to explore how technology can be thoughtfully designed to support deeper, more meaningful learning experiences.

You will explore what makes an effective, engaging digital learning environment, while developing your skills to design, develop and evaluate technology-enhanced learning materials. You will also consider how the changes, pressures and emerging trends are now driving modern education towards the adoption of technology-supported learning practices: from shifting expectations of learners and global connectivity, to new pedagogical models and demands from institutions.

By the end, you won't just know how to use educational technologies, you will be able to design with a purpose, such that technology enhances and strengthens, rather than overshadows, the human part in teaching and learning.

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

• Identify the major changes, pressures, and trends that influence contemporary teaching and learning, and explain how these are driving the adoption of technology-supported learning environments.

• Apply key learning design theories and frameworks in order to create meaningful, engaging, and inclusive technology-enhanced learning experiences.

• Use digital and collaborative tools creatively to design and facilitate interactive, learner-centered activities that promote participation and reflection.

• Apply principles of ethical, inclusive and student-centered design in developing and delivering online and blended learning environments.

• Critically reflect on your professional practice and identify how technology can be used to respond effectively to emerging educational needs while preserving the human connection at the heart of learning.