Negotiating Learner Differences MOOC’s Updates
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Demographics change the way of education in Australia
Demographics change the way of education in one of developed country such as Australia, where I am currently living and working. I can see the education shape students to grow with mindset respecting and working effectively with people from culture...More
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Being a teacher in healthcare industry in Australia
Australia where I am currently living and working is a diverse country. I am working as teacher of Nursing and one of the unit I had to deliver was Culture Diversity. I am from Cultural and Linguistic background and some of my students are the same...More
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Rural vs Urban Education: a personal commentary
After watching the provided videos in this course, and reflecting on my own experiences as an educator, it made me realize how each student brings a unique background to the classroom setting. In 2021, I moved from New York City to Vermont where I n...More
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How are these differences important to your work as a teacher, or your life as a learner?
Teachers in schools may encounter various differences amongst learners that tremendously affect the way they work. Here's why:
1. Social class: Students from different social classes often have access to different resources and opportunities out...More
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How are demographics changing in your country or school? What are the consequences? For society and education?
How are demographics changing in your country or school? What are the consequences? For society and education?
The demographics changing in my country is changing very fast as the number of the population is growing up and the percentage of the chi...More
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Being a teacher
I have been an English teacher for almost 9 years now. I taught various classes starting from the age of 5 to the age of 40 years old. All of my students were non-native Arabic speakers. If I have to introduce my experience in one sentence, I would...More
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Identity crisis amongst immigrant kids in Quebec, Canada
I started my career as a school teacher in Montreal, Canada. I have mainly taught immigrants' kids who are fluent in neither of the official languages in Canada (English, French)
The students felt that in order to be accpeted in the society they n...More
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My Experience as a Teacher in a Private University
As a teacher in a nonprofit private university, I teach a class every quarter; every two months. This means I have so 4 to 5 different groups of students in each class coming from different cities, societies and cultures. In addition, they belong to...More
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My personal life experience as an educator and the new xenophobia
One experience of diversity in my work as an educator involved facilitating discussions on cultural diversity and inclusion in a college classroom setting. In one particular session, we were discussing the experiences of international students and t...More
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History of Asian american in us education
One striking idea in the fraught history of Asian Americans in US education is the concept of the "model minority" myth. Originally coined in the 1960s, this myth suggests that Asian Americans, as a monolithic group, achieve higher levels of success...More