Does pedagogy still rule?
McAuliffe, Marisha B., Hargreaves, Douglas J., Winter, Abigail J., & Chadwick, Gary (2008) Does pedagogy still rule? In 19th Annual Conference of Australasian Association for Engineer Education, 7-10 December 2008, Central Queensland University, Yeppoon.
Theories on teaching and learning for adult learners are constantly being reviewed and discussed in the higher educational environment. Theories are not static and appear to be in a constant developmental process. This paper discusses three of these theories; pedagogy, andragogy and heutagogy. It is argued that although educators engage in many of the principles of either student-centered (andragogy) and self-determined (heutagogy) learning, it is not possible to fully implement either theory. The two main limitations are the requirements of both internal and external stakeholders such as accrediting bodies and requirements to assess all student learning. A reversion to teacher-centered learning (pedagogy) ensues. In summary, we engage in many action-oriented learning activities but revert to teacher-centered approaches in terms of content and assessment.
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|Item Type:||Conference Item (Presentation)|
|Keywords:||Pedagogy, Andragogy, Heutagogy, Education, Engineering, HERN|
|Subjects:||Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > EDUCATION (130000) > OTHER EDUCATION (139900) > Education not elsewhere classified (139999)
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > ENGINEERING (090000) > OTHER ENGINEERING (099900) > Engineering not elsewhere classified (099999)
|Divisions:||Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > QUT Business School
Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering
Past > Schools > School of Design
Past > Schools > School of Engineering Systems
|Copyright Owner:||Copyright 2008 [please consult the authors]|
|Deposited On:||17 Jun 2009 05:03|
|Last Modified:||27 Oct 2014 04:57|
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