Learning and teaching sustainable business in the digital era: a connectivism theory approach
Abstract Higher education institutions may adopt various approaches to the pedagogic principles and methods used in teaching sustainable development in business and marketing courses. These methods can include the utilisation of digital technologies and online communication to facilitate distance le...
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| description | Abstract Higher education institutions may adopt various approaches to the pedagogic principles and methods used in teaching sustainable development in business and marketing courses. These methods can include the utilisation of digital technologies and online communication to facilitate distance learning and fast access to relevant information. Changes towards the digitalisation of the learning environment especially gained popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the post-pandemic period, digitalisation continues to facilitate the learning and teaching processes. However, the implementation of digital technologies, besides technological expertise, requires appropriate theoretical frameworks for understanding how learning is developed. This study explores connectivism theory applied to the pedagogic practices of knowledge dissemination concerning sustainable development in the fields of business and marketing. Connectivism embraces knowledge as a network where the learner, with the help of digital technologies, develops mental connections between pieces of information during interaction with various information sources. This qualitative research empirically explores the principles of connectivism embedded in the learning and teaching of a university course conducted online. The research findings indicate that connectivism may be a suitable conceptual framework that motivates learners to develop knowledge through digital enablers, discussions and social networking and to make connections to sustainability concepts. The principles of connectivism may help instructors to develop a learning environment where learners add understandings to their previous knowledge on sustainability through online interactions and by accessing digital knowledge sources. This study makes several interdisciplinary contributions by deepening the insights into digital pedagogic methods and approaches for the facilitation of learning, which may be of interest to academic and other pedagogic practitioners. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a67e986fe9bd4c8283b11852e226441b2023-07-09T11:21:05ZengSpringerOpenInternational Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education2365-94402023-04-0120112310.1186/s41239-023-00390-wLearning and teaching sustainable business in the digital era: a connectivism theory approachOlga Dziubaniuk0Maria Ivanova-Gongne1Monica Nyholm2School of Business and Economics, Åbo Akademi UniversitySchool of Business and Economics, Åbo Akademi UniversitySchool of Business and Economics, Åbo Akademi UniversityAbstract Higher education institutions may adopt various approaches to the pedagogic principles and methods used in teaching sustainable development in business and marketing courses. These methods can include the utilisation of digital technologies and online communication to facilitate distance learning and fast access to relevant information. Changes towards the digitalisation of the learning environment especially gained popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the post-pandemic period, digitalisation continues to facilitate the learning and teaching processes. However, the implementation of digital technologies, besides technological expertise, requires appropriate theoretical frameworks for understanding how learning is developed. This study explores connectivism theory applied to the pedagogic practices of knowledge dissemination concerning sustainable development in the fields of business and marketing. Connectivism embraces knowledge as a network where the learner, with the help of digital technologies, develops mental connections between pieces of information during interaction with various information sources. This qualitative research empirically explores the principles of connectivism embedded in the learning and teaching of a university course conducted online. The research findings indicate that connectivism may be a suitable conceptual framework that motivates learners to develop knowledge through digital enablers, discussions and social networking and to make connections to sustainability concepts. The principles of connectivism may help instructors to develop a learning environment where learners add understandings to their previous knowledge on sustainability through online interactions and by accessing digital knowledge sources. This study makes several interdisciplinary contributions by deepening the insights into digital pedagogic methods and approaches for the facilitation of learning, which may be of interest to academic and other pedagogic practitioners.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-023-00390-wConnectivism theoryHigher education institutionLearning environmentDigital technologiesSustainable developmentSustainable business |
| spellingShingle | Olga Dziubaniuk Maria Ivanova-Gongne Monica Nyholm Learning and teaching sustainable business in the digital era: a connectivism theory approach International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Connectivism theory Higher education institution Learning environment Digital technologies Sustainable development Sustainable business |
| title | Learning and teaching sustainable business in the digital era: a connectivism theory approach |
| title_full | Learning and teaching sustainable business in the digital era: a connectivism theory approach |
| title_fullStr | Learning and teaching sustainable business in the digital era: a connectivism theory approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Learning and teaching sustainable business in the digital era: a connectivism theory approach |
| title_short | Learning and teaching sustainable business in the digital era: a connectivism theory approach |
| title_sort | learning and teaching sustainable business in the digital era a connectivism theory approach |
| topic | Connectivism theory Higher education institution Learning environment Digital technologies Sustainable development Sustainable business |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-023-00390-w |
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