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Negotiating Learner Differences: Towards Productive Diversity in Learning
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 16 hours
  • Course by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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About

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 -------------------------------- Online resources are available here: https://newlearningonline.com -------------------------------- Join our Online Communities! -------------------------------- CGScholar (Create an account and join the New Learning community) https://cgscholar.com/community/community_profiles/new-learning/community_updates Facebook https://www.facebook.com/newlearningonline Twitter https://twitter.com/neolearning -------------------------------- 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 Assessment for Learning 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://ldlprogram.web.illinois.edu/overview/ 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

Modules

About the Course

    • 2 Videos
    • 5 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Orientation Quiz

2 Videos

  • Overview
  • Course Introduction

5 Readings

  • 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!
  • Course Readings

About your Classmates

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Getting to Know Your Classmates

2 Readings

  • Updating Your Profile
  • Social Media

Human Diversity and Learner Transformation - Mary Kalantzis

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Essential Peer Reviewed Update #1

1 Discussions

  • Discussion Forum: Essential Update #1

5 Videos

  • Learner Identities
  • Human Movement
  • Nation Building and the Dynamics of Diversity
  • Productive Diversity
  • Meeting the Challenge of the New Xenophobia

Race and Cultural Diversity in US Education - James D. Anderson

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Optional Peer Reviewed Update #2

1 Discussions

  • Discussion Forum: Optional Update #2

4 Videos

  • Preconceptions that Students and Teachers Bring to the School
  • Changing US Demographics
  • Challenges Moving Forward
  • Social and Educational Benefits of Diversity

Segregation, Integration, Desegregation and Resegregation - Bill Trent

    • 6 Videos
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6 Videos

  • 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

Learner Differences in Theory and Practice - Bill Cope

    • 6 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Essential Peer Reviewed Update #3

1 Discussions

  • Discussion Forum: Essential Update #3

6 Videos

  • 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

1 Readings

  • Readings on differences teachers and learners encounter

Historical Perspective - Christopher M. Span

    • 6 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Optional Peer Reviewed Update #4

1 Discussions

  • Discussion Forum: Optional Update #4

6 Videos

  • 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

Diversity in American Public Education - Yoon Pak

    • 7 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Essential Peer Reviewed Update #5

1 Discussions

  • Discussion Forum: Essential Update #5

7 Videos

  • 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 - Cameron McCarthy

    • 6 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Optional Peer Reviewed Update #6

1 Discussions

  • Discussion Forum: Optional Update #6

6 Videos

  • 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 Inclusive School - Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Essential Peer Reviewed Update #7

1 Discussions

  • Discussion Forum: Essential Update #7

2 Videos

  • The Responsibilities of Educators
  • The Inclusive School

1 Readings

  • Inclusive Education - Further resources

Auto Summary

Discover effective strategies for managing learner diversity in "Negotiating Learner Differences: Towards Productive Diversity in Learning." This personal development course, led by experts Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis, delves into material, corporeal, and symbolic dimensions of diversity in educational settings. Explore universal design, differentiated instruction, and adaptive learning environments over 960 minutes of content. Ideal for educators and those in learning design, the course offers flexible engagement through Coursera, with advanced options for credit at the University of Illinois. Join a vibrant community and enhance your teaching toolkit for diverse learning needs.

Dr William Cope
Instructors

Dr William Cope

Dr Mary Kalantzis
Instructors

Dr Mary Kalantzis