21A.150 | Fall 2014 | Undergraduate

Teaching and Learning: Cross-Cultural Perspectives

Course Description

This course explores the diverse ways that people teach and learn—in different countries, in different disciplines, and in different subcultures. We will discuss how theories of learning can be applied to a variety of hands-on, in-class learning activities. We compare schooling to other forms of knowledge transmission …
This course explores the diverse ways that people teach and learn—in different countries, in different disciplines, and in different subcultures. We will discuss how theories of learning can be applied to a variety of hands-on, in-class learning activities. We compare schooling to other forms of knowledge transmission from initiation and apprenticeship to recent innovations in online education such as MOOCs. Students will employ a range of qualitative methods in conducting original research on topics of their choice.
Learning Resource Types
Written Assignments
A photograph of a young Burmese boy who is in the middle of having his head shaved by an older monk.
A young Burmese boy has his head shaved by an older monk as part of a Shinbyu ceremony. This ritual novice hood initiation occurs before a boy enters a monastery, as is custom in Myanmar for boys between the ages of 10 and 20. (Courtesy of Dietmar Temps on Flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.)