One of the ways to find out about the latest trends in pedagogy is by reading The Open University’s annual Innovating Pedagogy reports. They’re free to download and an assessment is provided for each pedagogy regarding its potential impact, and the timescale in which this is likely to be achieved.

The 2023 Innovating Pedagogy report has sections on:

• Pedagogies using AI tools: Using AI tools such as ChatGPT to support teaching and learning
• Metaverse for education: Educational opportunities through fully immersive 3D environments
• Multimodal pedagogy: Enhancing learning by diversifying communication and representation
• Seeing yourself in the curriculum: Pedagogies enabling students to see themselves in the curriculum
• Pedagogy of care in digitally mediated settings: Prioritising the wellbeing and development of students
• Podcasts as pedagogy: Embedding podcasts in teaching and learning practices
• Challenge-based learning: Rising to challenges to benefit individuals and societies
• Entrepreneurial education: Students as change agents in society
• Relational pedagogies: Working relationally in and across disciplinary and professional boundaries
• Entangled pedagogies of learning spaces: Connecting technology, pedagogy and all elements of a learning context.

What are your experiences, if any, of applying cutting-edge pedagogies in your own subject area? Do you have a favourite source of information about new teaching methods? What are your predictions for pedagogies that are likely to have a lasting impact in the next five years? 

Use the discussion area to share your thoughts with your fellow learners.

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