Design of Online Course based on SPOC as a Signature Pedagogy in Music Teacher Education

Abstract

The article introduces the possibilities of online learning education based on MOODLE for musical pedagogy in higher education for keeping students` motivation and stimulation their active learning through the educational process based on Signature Pedagogy. The main trend of research work is the signature pedagogies of music based on the study of L.Shulman. According to his works authors try to find key ideas of music teaching that will reflect the way of thinking of professional musicians and allow to establish the most progressive methods of learning for future music teachers. The structure of online course was created by the implement of the technology of SPOC (Small Private Online Course). It included information (lectures, books, articles), resources for the interaction (forum, chat), collection of students works for exchanging of experience and collaborate work in research area. Special section includes advises for manage of self-learning process for activization of creative potential. The research approach based on collecting data the field of students` study works such as essay and course works. The qualitative analysis includes subject areas of topics, students` professional field and their innovative developments. Design of the online course based on the Signature Pedagogy allowed to offer each of the student individual subject area according to professional interests which had a positive impact on keeping students` attention, motivation to active learning and abilities to make creative decisions.