Caring for Students Who Need It Most in Open Distance E-Learning Environments (eBook)

This Is (Not) Hidden Philosophy

Doniwen Pietersen (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
148 Seiten
Wipf and Stock Publishers (Verlag)
979-8-3852-5165-0 (ISBN)

Infos

In a world where online education is too often reduced to transactional and very philosophical, one-size-fits-all instruction, this book boldly redefines open-distance digital learning (ODeL) as a space for radical transformation. Bridging critical pedagogy, care ethics, and social justice, it challenges the status quo by centering student agency, dialogue, and co-creation in virtual classrooms. Grounded in real experiences from developing universities, this work exposes the limitations of traditional ODeL models--where power imbalances and passive learning prevail--and offers a compelling alternative. Through actionable strategies, vivid case studies, and the voices of students themselves, it equips educators to build inclusive, democratic learning ecosystems that nurture both intellectual growth and socio-emotional well-being. More than a critique, this book is a manifesto for humanizing digital education. It is essential reading for educators, administrators, and policymakers committed to making online learning a force for equity, empowerment, and meaningful connection in higher education.

Autor

Doniwen Pietersen, Professor of Philosophy of Education at the University of South Africa, is an accomplished academic in the Open Distance e-Learning space, specializing in critical pedagogy, feminism in education, student engagement, and care-based teaching methodologies. With a career spanning over eight years in higher education, he has held key roles such as Associate Professor of Education. His work bridges theory and practice, advocating for inclusive, student-centered approaches to mitigate isolation in digital learning environments.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.9.2025
• Vorwort: Moeketsi Letseka
• Verlagsort: Eugene
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Schlagworte: Caring for Students Who Need It Most in Open Distance E-Learning Environments • digital equity • Distance • Distance Education • Doniwen Pietersen • Education • Freirean Ethics • higher • Higher and further education • ODeL (Open and Distance e-Learning) • Open and Online Education • Open Learning • pedagogy of care • Philosophy • Philosophy and theory of education • Philosophy of education • socio-emotional well-being • student support • Tertiary education • Theory and Social Aspects
• ISBN-13: 979-8-3852-5165-0 / 9798385251650