This course considers the impact of cultural barriers in online learning. We investigate culture in broader terms and ask how culture affects the core values that determine our perspectives on teaching and learning. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

This course will focus on the lives and experiences of young people and explore the concept of resilience from complex systems and social justice perspectives. We will take a collaborative and relational approach and develop our understanding of resilience science prioritizing voices of young people, integrating the complex structure of life into its content, utilizing multi-disciplinary and culturally sensitive language, aiming for systemic changes as well as individual changes, and prioritizing prevention over medical models. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

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This graduate seminar examines theoretical, research, and practical issues related to the identification and support of students with learning disabilities. It assists students in understanding the origin of the concept of learning disabilities, evaluating the strengths and limitations of the learning disability label, identifying difficulties faced by students who have been labeled learning disabled, and evaluating intervention strategies designed to support students with learning disabilities. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

Investigates selected concepts of developmental theory in terms of their influence upon teaching and learning. The course will explore development in a wide range of domains including: social, physical, emotional and cognitive development.