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Humanities & Social Sciences · Year 3 · Today’s world and teaching
S6 Communicating and teaching
Speak in public to inform, persuade and inspire, understand education systems and design learning experiences.
198hours of coursework
20weeks at 10 h
3steps
11new courses
2universities
Target skills
- Public speaking: informing, persuading, inspiring
- Visual aids and peer feedback
- Transforming education systems
- Collaborative continuous improvement
- Learning experience design
- Writing a reasoned dissertation
Semester project
A final dissertation (15 to 20 pages) on a humanities or social science question, presented orally in fifteen minutes.
Courses this semester
- 1University of WashingtonBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Introduction to Public Speaking Beginner 12 h 4.7 (2,337) Speaking to Inform: Discussing Complex Ideas with Clear Explanations and Dynamic Slides Beginner 14 h 4.8 (484) Speaking to Persuade: Motivating Audiences with Solid Arguments and Moving Language Beginner 17 h 4.8 (367) Speaking to Inspire: Ceremonial and Motivational Speeches Beginner 16 h 4.7 (207) - 2University of MichiganBeginner
Stated prerequisites: Some related experience recommended
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Series Orientation: Transforming Education Beginner 3 h 4.8 (37) Envisioning Educational Transformation Beginner 31 h 4.8 (15) Reimagining Educational Innovation Beginner 31 h 4.9 (24) Practicing Collaborative, Continuous Improvement Beginner 31 h 5.0 (16) - 3University of MichiganBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Learning Experience Design: Orientation to the Profession Beginner 18 h 4.7 (92) Learning Experience Design: Theories and Frameworks Beginner 14 h 4.9 (45) Learning Experience Design: Development and Evaluation Beginner 11 h 4.7 (46)
Reading
Writing Guide with HandbookOpenStaxDrafting, arguing, citing sources and revising: the curriculum’s writing handbook.Free (OpenStax)
Psychology 2eOpenStaxThe introductory textbook: cognition, emotion, development, disorders and therapy.Free (OpenStax)
Things to watch
- Transforming Education (Michigan) has three 31-hour courses: take one a month.
- The dissertation brings together the skills of all six semesters: reasoning, writing, methods and public speaking.
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