The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pedagogics \Ped`a*gog"ics\, n.
   The science or art of teaching; the principles and rules of
   teaching; pedagogy.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pedagogics
    n 1: the principles and methods of instruction [syn: teaching
         method, pedagogics, pedagogy]