How People Learn (EDUC 591) [Winter 2022]
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How People Learn (EDUC 591) [Winter 2022]
Abstract/Description
EDUC 591 is a foundational course in learning theories and their educational applications. We examine learning from the perspective of educational justice and equity, always seeking to understand how power, privilege, oppression, and resistance impact learners, learning contexts, and pedagogies.
Each of us carries with us assumptions about how, why, and where people learn and what constitutes adequate learning or understanding in various situations. These assumptions come from our cultural backgrounds and upbringing, from our own “apprenticeship of observation” (Lortie, 1975) as learners who have engaged in different endeavors, from our work as educators of children and adults, and from other pursuits such as being a researcher or an expert in some arena. One major goal of this course will be for each of us to make our own assumptions about the processes and products of learning as explicit as possible. Becoming aware of our own personal theories of learning assists us with the second major goal of this course—gaining a deeper understanding of the major theories of learning and development that have influenced American educational systems. A third goal is to understand how human learning is impacted by and embedded in systems of power (such as race, gender, SES, nationality and citizenship, local politics and community resources, etc.) including how we to disrupt inequities that these systems create.
Each of us carries with us assumptions about how, why, and where people learn and what constitutes adequate learning or understanding in various situations. These assumptions come from our cultural backgrounds and upbringing, from our own “apprenticeship of observation” (Lortie, 1975) as learners who have engaged in different endeavors, from our work as educators of children and adults, and from other pursuits such as being a researcher or an expert in some arena. One major goal of this course will be for each of us to make our own assumptions about the processes and products of learning as explicit as possible. Becoming aware of our own personal theories of learning assists us with the second major goal of this course—gaining a deeper understanding of the major theories of learning and development that have influenced American educational systems. A third goal is to understand how human learning is impacted by and embedded in systems of power (such as race, gender, SES, nationality and citizenship, local politics and community resources, etc.) including how we to disrupt inequities that these systems create.
Instructor
Herrenkohl, Leslie Rupert
Teaching assistant/grader
Narwani, Anjli
Date
Institution
University of Michigan
Resource type
Education/Pedagogical Resource
Pedagogical resource type
en
Syllabus
Area/Discipline
Educational Studies
Intended audience level/student group
Graduate
IRE Approach/Concept
Open access
Yes
Url
Citation
Herrenkohl, L. R. (2022). Learning about How People Learn. University of Michigan School of Education. https://soe.umich.edu/academics-admissions/course-syllabi/educ-591
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