THE LEARNING AND TEACHING Specialization is concerned with adult learning and teaching within and outside institutional contexts.
The Specialization is concerned with school renewal and the learning and teaching of educators who work in diverse informal and formal educational settings. The Specialization attracts those who are interested in issues of teaching and learning in a wide range of informal, community,school, college, university, health care, and other organizational settings including teachers, consultants, administrators, and other school professionals. Principles of adult learning and teaching are central to the perspectives and pedagogies of the faculty.
A subfocus in this specialization is the development and establishment of culturally relevant ABORIGINAL EDUCATION initiatives in the areas of research, teaching, program development, community outreach, preservice teacher education and graduate studies. Courses developed from this subfocus will be cross-listed with Sociology and Equity Studies and Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Departments
DISTINCT EMPHASIS
The work of the Learning and Teaching
Specialization is distinguished by:
· an inquiry orientation;
· site-and experience-based work;
· practitioners as researchers;
· multiple forms of inquiry and
representation
· mutuality in relationships;
· equity and cultural diversity
approaches and issues;
· lifelong learning;
· preservice-inservice links.
FACULTY
Faculty in the Specialization include:
Clive Beck, Ardra Cole, Laara Fitznor, Peter Gamlin, Dave Hunt, J. Gary Knowles, Solveiga Miezitis, Daniel Schugurensky, Alan Thomas
For inquires contact:
Dr. Peter Gamlin 923 - 6641 ext. 2593
email: pgamlin@oise.utoronto.ca
For application forms contact:
Chris Fung 923 - 6641 ext. 2665
For general inquires contact:
Gladys Kachkowski 923 - 6641 ext. 2552
email: gkachkowski@oise.utoronto.ca