A course created one year ago by the University of Alberta was the most popular online course in Canada in 2017, and is already making inroads into how Canadians understand the history of Indigenous people.
With almost 20,000 people enrolled, the free online 12-module course called Indigenous Canada teaches those from an Indigenous perspective.
“A lot of Indigenous experiences in Canada have been silenced by a normative settler vision of Canada and the history of it,” said Paul Gareau, assistant professor with the U of A’s Native Studies program and the academic lead for the course.
“This course focuses on telling an Indigenous experience of Canada.”
“The course is available for free through Coursera here.”
I’m not surprised it’s extremely popular: it provides an actual answer/solution to the “okay if my entire lifetime of education about the history of the country lied to me and erased these perspectives, how do I learn the opposite?”
“Go and read up on your own” isn’t really a solution to this, as there is a large amount of bullshit out there, and it’s actually hard to wade through, especially for people without actual training on evaluating historical sources (ie the vast majority of the population).
So a course actually being offered by a Reputable Educational Institution is a huge boon, especially when offered for free. Hat tip to the creators of the course.
The documentaries and science and nature programs. The nice educational kid’s shows. Just all of it. Enjoying the gentle ribbing of his friends about being Mister Rogers.
Then finding out that the government wants to defund PBS.
Deciding to take up another sacred mantle.
Steve Rogers appearing before the Senate wearing a sweater, looking at the Senators with disappointment.
“Years ago another Mister Rogers stood here. I think it’s a shame I have to stand here now.”
If you have ever had to write a resume for work or for an application, then you know the hardest part is figuring out what type of words to use that sound professional and and intelligent.
Example: If an application asks you if you have any relevant experience for a job at a day care center and you have experience, like you have babysat children. You would look at the words in the columns to see what words you should use that will help your resume stand out. You might put down “Have supervised and attended to children on a regular basis.”
I hope this is helpful to you.
Now this is a great resume list of action words. I love that it’s broken down by types of jobs. Saving for future use.
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