Neolearning Methodology Applied to the Networked University

Abstract

Neolearning was developed as a teaching and learning methodological platform for the Networked University (NU) model in order to promote experiential and expansive learning for competence development and facilitate the transfer of learning into work practice. The objective of this paper is to analyse the Neolearning as a methodological support for the NU model. To achieve this objective, a qualitative approach was chosen for exploratory and descriptive purposes, through a narrative literature review and multiple case study. This paper presents the main approaches and theories that underlie the NU and the Neolearning methodology. It also presents the guidelines of the NU, the Neolearning cycle, the mechanisms that facilitate the application of Neolearning in the NU, and the analysis of these mechanisms in three case studies. In conclusion, it is confirmed that the Neolearning methodology is aligned with the NU model and attends to the objective of support the teaching and learning processes. Neolearning has been validated in empirical research, both in academic and corporate universities (CUs), as well as in undergraduate courses, graduate programs, and online courses, in face-to-face or remote learning modalities.