Education in Complex Times: Critical Approaches and New Paradigms

Posted 4 days 16 hours ago by University of Stirling

Duration : 6 weeks
Start On : 14 Jul 2025
Study Method : Online
Subject : IT & Computer Science
Overview
Discover new education strategies with the University of Stirling and prepare the education community for a bold new future.
Course Description

Transform education with critical posthumanist insights

Unlock your potential in shaping the future of education. This short course is your gateway to transforming how you perceive and apply critical posthumanist concepts, driving innovation and inclusivity in teaching and learning.

Uncover 21st-century educational challenges

On this six-week course, you’ll delve into the multifaceted challenges confronting today’s education sector. You’ll explore how political, social, and technological changes reshape traditional educational paradigms.

This exploration will equip you with the context needed to address these challenges effectively in your professional practice.

Embrace critical posthumanism philosophy

Throughout this course, you’ll learn to use an innovative lens to rethink and redesign educational practices and policies, ensuring they are inclusive, sustainable, and forward-thinking.

This approach will enable you to see beyond conventional perspectives, fostering a more holistic and adaptive educational environment.

Transform education with affirmative ethics

You’ll learn to adapt to the ever-evolving societal needs, ensuring that education is not only responsive but also proactive in making positive changes.

This understanding will empower you to make impactful contributions to your educational community.

By immersing yourself in this course, you’ll acquire essential skills and insights to implement cutting-edge educational philosophies within your profession.

The University of Stirling invites you to join a pioneering community of learners committed to reshaping the future of education.

This course is ideal for educators, academics, and policymakers eager to innovate teaching practices. It’s also perfect for students and community workers interested in applying philosophical concepts to modern education, ensuring inclusivity and adaptability in global contexts.

Requirements

This course is ideal for educators, academics, and policymakers eager to innovate teaching practices. It’s also perfect for students and community workers interested in applying philosophical concepts to modern education, ensuring inclusivity and adaptability in global contexts.

Career Path
  • Identify the historical, political, social and technological contexts within which education is now operating, and the associated challenges
  • Explore critical posthumanism as a theoretical lens through which to view education and schooling
  • Assess posthuman concepts and apply them to lived experiences of teaching and learning
  • Experiment in collaboratively and creatively employing such concepts to reimagine professional education practice
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