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Negotiating Learner Differences: Towards Productive Diversity in Learning (Coursera)

Mar 18th 2024
Negotiating Learner Differences: Towards Productive Diversity in Learning (Coursera)
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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 - [...]

Measuring Causal Effects in the Social Sciences (Coursera)

Jun 13th 2022
Measuring Causal Effects in the Social Sciences (Coursera)
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How can we know if the differences in wages between men and women are caused by discrimination or differences in background characteristics? In this course we look at causal effects as opposed to spurious relationships. We will discuss how they can be identified in the social sciences using quantitative [...]

Supporting Learning Differences in Post-Secondary Environments (MOOC-Ed)

This MOOC-Ed will initiate a mindset shift wherein professors and other staff more effectively and efficiently gain personal agency to identify, address, and implement best practice when supporting the learning of all students in post-secondary environments.