Understanding the Whole Learner

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Understanding the Whole Learner: As teaching and learning has moved, over the past half century, from a one-size-fits-all approach to something that is more individualized, instructional design has been compelled to look at individual learners’ needs as well as at their backgrounds and cultural orientations. This course will examine the wide range of considerations that should be employed to successfully teach the Whole Learner, including such topics as inclusive/anti-racist pedagogy; creating equitable learning environments; pedagogy vs. andragogy; building supportive student relationships; Universal Design for Learning; and the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm (Context > Experience > Reflection > Action > Evaluation).