Reimagining a postgraduate module: Injecting Problem-Based Learning and normalising the use of GenAI for learning

Abstract

This paper reports on the reimagining and redesigning of the postgraduate learning module Education in a Digital Society in collaboration with students as consultants. The new curriculum design is based on Problem-Based Learning (PBL), open pedagogies and practices while the use of generative AI forms part of the learning ecosystem that fosters in a normalised way to provide opportunities for critical and creative thinking, questioning, exploration and experimentation. This contribution illustrates how this will be achieved through pedagogical design. The reimaged module was launched in 2025/26.