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Monk, Nicholas, McDonald, Sarah M., Parsfield-Neofitou, Sarah and Lindgren, M. (2015) Portal pedagogy : from interdisciplinarity and internationalization to transdisciplinarity and transnationalization. London Review of Education, 13 (3). pp. 62-78. ISSN 1474-8460.
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Abstract
Education in the twenty-first century is characterized by narratives of global connectivity. Opportunities offered by digital technologies, connectivity through mobile platforms, and social media, reinforced by changing expectations of students and parents, have put pressure on universities to reimagine global learning and flexible delivery contained in a modern higher
degree. The higher education sector has sought to address these developments in a number of ways: through intensified student exchange and recruitment, the establishment of off-shore
campuses, an expanding online delivery presence, and by increasing flexibility of delivery for on-campus students. While each of the current options taken up by universities addresses
different aspects of these trends in the sector, all have inherent problems and imbalances in their approach.
In this paper we reflect on the effectiveness of the current trends in international education and propose that the innovative ‘Portal Pedagogy’ approach outlined here makes a significant
contribution to higher education. The pedagogy connects geographically distant students through technology and curriculum to create a student-centred community of inquiry neither bound by disciplines nor countries. Bringing together cross-disciplinary interaction, studentdriven
learning, and technological solutions to pedagogical and logistical challenges, Portal Pedagogy offers a hybrid model that seeks to go beyond the limitations of online delivery and student exchange programmes in order to offer a flexible, meaningful, and globalized learning experience.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > English and Comparative Literary Studies Other > Institute of Advanced Teaching & Learning |
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Journal or Publication Title: | London Review of Education | ||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||
ISSN: | 1474-8460 | ||||
Official Date: | 1 December 2015 | ||||
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Volume: | 13 | ||||
Number: | 3 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 62-78 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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