Communication in Education.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Written and oral communication in Education (in English): emphasis on strategies for identifying, analyzing and solving writing and speaking problems. Course work based on academic and professional communication in education, with a particular focus on classroom communication.

Personnel Management and Group Skills.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Management, effective team leadership, group dynamics, and communications skills crucial to First Nations and Inuit community-based educational leaders. Techniques of developing staff members' potential through staff development and quality performance.

Resource Management.

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A problem-solving approach (needs assessment, projections, creative solutions, and proposals) will establish a procedure for proactive management of the First Nations and Inuit educational environment (human, financial, and physical resources). Topics include staffing, finance, budgeting, payroll, interviewing techniques, health and safety management, and building and equipment maintenance.

Practicum in Educational Leadership.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

A work-study course within a First Nations and Inuit educational milieu. Supervised practice and application of communication and group skills; staff development and evaluation; human, fiscal, and physical resource management; and community outreach.

Indigenous Family Dynamics and Supporting Institutions.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Examination of Indigenous family dynamics and educational, social and administrative institutions that support families in the learning process. A study of the interdependency of the various institutions affecting the education of Indigenous children. Relationships of non-educational to educational services.

Conflict Resolution.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Methods and techniques for preventing and resolving conflicts in the workplace. Emphasis on culturally relevant strategies.

Indigenous Education.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

An exploration of Indigenous knowledge and pedagogy, primarily in Canada but also world-wide. Consideration of the diverse social, cultural, linguistic, political, and pedagogical histories of Indigenous communities. Examines how a teacher's professional identity and practice can be influenced by an understanding of Indigenous knowledge and worldviews.

Issues in Aboriginal Education.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

The content of this course changes depending on the needs and interests of the students and the educational communities participating in programs administered by First Nations and Inuit Education. It always addresses issues related to Aboriginal education, e.g., local control, development of linguistic and cultural policies.

Media, Technology and Education.

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Orientation to the equipment and systems of educational technology. Examination of theories of educational technology, media education and technology education and the exploration and development of possible applications in school settings.

Orientation to Education.

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Introduction to planning and maintaining a learning environment in Indigenous classroom as a unique pedagogical setting. Study and application of differential learning styles.

Special Topics: Cultural Issues.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Seminars on Inuit culture or on selected aspects of the culture of First Nations peoples. Topics will include historical cultural contacts, native oral tradition, religious beliefs and cultural change. Preparation of a project on an aspect of First Nations or Inuit life will be required.

Experiences in Communications.

Terms offered: this course is not currently offered.

Personal development of students as communicators; involvement of the imagination in individual and group projects in language and in another chosen medium of communication: analysis of experiences in projects in relation to general problems of communication.