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Negotiating Learner Differences: Towards Productive Diversity in Learning

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Course Summary

This course is designed to help learners recognize and understand their own learning preferences and differences, as well as those of others, in order to improve their learning outcomes.

Key Learning Points

Identify and understand different learning styles and preferences
Develop strategies to adapt to different learning environments
Improve learning outcomes by leveraging individual strengths and addressing weaknesses

Learning Outcomes

Identify personal learning preferences and differences
Develop strategies to improve learning outcomes
Apply knowledge of learning differences in educational settings

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

No prerequisites required
Suitable for learners of all levels

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Self-paced
Online
Video lectures
Quizzes and assignments

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Description

An investigation of the dimensions of learner diversity: material (class, locale), corporeal (age, race, sex and sexuality, and physical and mental characteristics) and symbolic (culture, language, gender, family, affinity and persona). Examines social-cultural theories of difference, as well as considering alternative responses to these differences in educational settings - ranging from broad, institutional responses to specific pedagogical responses within classes of students. The course also focuses on the application of learning technologies and new media to meet the needs of diverse populations of learners. Its main practical question is, how do we use educational technologies to create learning environments in which learning experiences can be customized and calibrated to meet the precise needs of particular learners? Topics include: universal design for learning, differentiated instruction systems, and adaptive and personalized learning environments.

-------------------------------- Related Resources -------------------------------- This course is based on the following book: https://www.amazon.com/New-Learning-Mary-Kalantzis-ebook/dp/B0096R1FUM Additional online resources are available here: https://newlearningonline.com/new-learning -------------------------------- Take this Course for Credit at the University of Illinois -------------------------------- This course has the same content and anticipates the same level of contribution by students in the e-Learning Ecologies course offered to graduate certificate, masters, and doctoral level students in the Learning Design and Leadership Program in the College of Education at the University of Illinois. Of course, in the nature of MOOCs many people will just want to view the videos and casually join some of the discussions. Some people say that these limited kinds of participation offer evidence that MOOCs suffer from low retention rates. Far from it – we say that any level of engagement is good engagement. On the other hand, if you would like to take this course for credit at the University of Illinois, you will find more information about our program here: https://newlearningonline.com/kalantzis-and-cope/learning-design-and-leadership-program And you can apply here: https://education.illinois.edu/epol/programs-degrees/ldl -------------------------------- The Learning Design and Leadership Series of MOOCs -------------------------------- This course is one of a series of eight MOOCs created by Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis for the Learning Design and Leadership program at the University of Illinois. If you find this MOOC helpful, please join us in others! e-Learning Ecologies: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning for the Digital Age https://www.coursera.org/learn/elearning New Learning: Principles and Patterns of Pedagogy https://www.coursera.org/learn/newlearning Assessment for Learning https://www.coursera.org/learn/assessmentforlearning Learning, Knowledge, and Human Development https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-knowledge-human-development Ubiquitous Learning and Instructional Technologies https://www.coursera.org/learn/ubiquitouslearning Negotiating Learner Differences: Towards Productive Diversity in Learning https://www.coursera.org/learn/learnerdifferences Literacy Teaching and Learning: Aims, Approaches and Pedagogies https://www.coursera.org/learn/literacy-teaching-learning Multimodal Literacies: Communication and Learning in the Era of Digital Media https://www.coursera.org/learn/multimodal-literacies

Outline

COURSE ORIENTATION + Learner Differences
Overview
Course Introduction
Learner Identities
Human Movement
Nation Building and the Dynamics of Diversity
Productive Diversity
Meeting the Challenge of the New Xenophobia
Syllabus
Task Overview: How to Pass This Course
About the Discussion Forums
Take this Course as a Stepping Stone for a University of Illinois Certificate, Masters, or Doctorate - Fully Online!
Updating Your Profile
Social Media
Orientation Quiz

Diversity in US Education and Differences in Theory
Preconceptions that Students and Teachers Bring to the School
Changing US Demographics
Challenges Moving Forward
Social and Educational Benefits of Diversity
Segregation: A Persisting Concern
Desegregation vs Intergration
Patterns of Desegregation
Processes of Resegregation
School Segregation and Educational Opportunities
Segregation, Teacher Quality, Test Results and Social Mobility
Introduction to the Issues of Learner Differences
Categorical Differences
Negotiating Categorical Differences
Differences in Practice: the Roma Example
Problems with the Categories of Difference
Lifeworld Differences
Readings on differences teachers and learners encounter

Should Education be a Right?
School in Colonial Virginia
The School in Colonial Massachusetts
The School in Colonial North and South Carolina
Thomas Jefferson and Schools After the American Revolution
Benjamin Rush and Noah Webster on the Role of Schools in Society
First Federal Initiatives in Public Education
Chronology of Public Schooling in the US
Historical Exclusions to Citizenship
Arguing for Public Schooling and Social Equality
Framing Asian Americans
The Japanese-American Internment Experience
The Model Minority Myth
Supporting Academic Achievement

Postcolonial Theory and Education + The Inclusive School
Postcolonial Theory: A Personal View
Rethinking Center/Periphery
Postcolonial Aesthetics in Theory
Practices of Postcolonial Aesthetics (1)
Practices of Postcolonial Aesthetics (2)
Educational Implications of Postcolonialism
The Responsibilities of Educators
The Inclusive School
Inclusive Education - Further resources

Summary of User Reviews

The Learner Differences course on Coursera has received high praise from users. Many users found the course to be engaging and informative, with a focus on understanding different learning styles. One key aspect that users appreciated was the clear and concise explanations provided throughout the course.

Pros from User Reviews

Engaging and informative course material
Clear and concise explanations
Helpful for understanding different learning styles
Course is well-organized and easy to follow
Instructors are knowledgeable and responsive

Cons from User Reviews

Some users found the quizzes to be too easy
Length of the course may be too long for some users
Limited interaction with other students
Course may not be suitable for those looking for a more advanced level of material
Limited practical application of concepts learned

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