Fall 2026 Classes
EDUC 820
Psychological Foundations of Learning
Richard Reeve
An introduction to diverse historical and contemporary perspectives on human learning and cognition. Topics may include cognitive processes, motivation, situated cognition, and the application of educational psychology through a critical lens.
EDUC 824
Psychology of Exceptionalities
Jordan Shurr
An examination of the concept of exceptionality, current understanding on the causes of exceptionalities, and instructional approaches. Topics may include cognitive and behavioural functioning, assessment, diagnosis and remediation, social cognition, and motivation.
EDUC 850
Critical Theories in Educational Contexts
Lee Airton
This course introduces students to critical theories in educational contexts and examines and critiques the organization of power around cultural difference, race, class, ethnicity and other social/cultural markers. Teaching practices and policies that contribute to positive social change will also be explored.
EDUC 843
An Introduction to Evaluation as Community-Engaged Scholarship
Michelle Searle
This course is paired with EDUC881 - Community Engaged Internship.
This course provides a foundation for enacting program evaluation as a strategy for community-engaged scholarship with application across diverse disciplines (e.g., education, health, community development, policing, community-university partnerships) and forms of engagement. The course is framed as a hybrid learning experience entitled, QEval, where students will develop a theoretical and conceptual foundation for undertaking community-engaged evaluation in response to community issues and priorities.
EDUC 857
Social Inequity in Education: A Global Perspective
Alana Butler
This seminar course examines educational inequality in Canada and internationally by reviewing theoretical frameworks and evidence on a range of social processes resulting in unequal distributions of individual resources. Throughout the seminar, inequalities in both outcomes and opportunities will be considered with attention to the consequences of inequalities for intergenerational social mobility. Alternate approaches for understanding the emergence, persistence, and mitigation of educational inequalities will be examined in relation to gender, race, social class, sexuality, and disability.
EDUC 862
Educational Leadership
Benjamin Kutsyuruba
This course focuses on the historical and contemporary shaping of education through worldviews embedded in context. It explores and critiques the ways in which history and philosophy have been used to design and justify various educational approaches and structures.
EDUC 890
Introduction to Educational Research
Theodore Christou
Required course for MEd
An introduction to educational inquiry and its principal approaches. The course involves students in activities associated with educational inquiry, and is an initial preparation for thesis and project work. Because the course is introductory, it exposes students to the tools and conventions of educational inquiry: for example, library searches, use of primary and secondary sources, writing graduate assignments.
EDUC 900
Doctoral Seminar
Dr. Claire Ahn
This is a required PhD course and happens over Fall and Winter.
This is a required course for all doctoral student taken over the fall and winter terms in their first year of study. Faculty and students will present seminars of an interdisciplinary nature. Students registered in the course will be required to present one of the seminars. Grading will be pass/fail. This course is designed to explore the various research paradigms, methods of research, and the problems related to research design.
WISE Course - Fall 2026
On-Campus MEd and PhD students are able to take WISE courses if space allows.
EDUC 879
International Indigenous Issues
Jennifer Davis
This course focuses on both historic and emerging Indigenous political, economic and social issues from an international perspective. Students will learn to analyse the similarities and differences between various Indigenous nations globally and the situations they confront. This course will also explore various Indigenous responses to global issues, and ongoing efforts to resolve these issues.
Winter 2027 Classes
EDUC864
Knowledge Mobilization and Translation
Dr. Tiina Kukkonen
There is an oft-cited gap between research, policy and practice. A new field of inquiry called knowledge mobilization (KMb) in education and knowledge translation (KT) in other sectors seek to address these gaps by integrating research and data use at multiple levels of the system to improve knowledge uptake. KMb and KT involve collaboration among diverse stakeholders including (but not limited to) researchers, intermediary organizations, practitioners, policymakers and community members. This course will focus on theory, research, and practical strategies related to KMb/KT across sectors.
EDUC 858
Teaching in the Anthropocene
Dr. Heather McGregor
In this course students explore what and how to teach as they encounter intersecting crises associated with climate change. Topics include eco-anxiety, the opportunities and problems of conceptualizing ourselves as living in the “Anthropocene,” the historical and cultural roots of human/more-than-human relationships, Indigenous perspectives on ecological relationality, pedagogical approaches in environmental education, activism, and hope. Course activities include thinking with theory, project development, and action planning.
EDUC 822
Inclusion of Exceptional Learners
Dr. Patty Douglas
HYBRID
An examination of the learning characteristics of children, adolescents, and adults with a range of exceptionalities, including giftedness, intellectual/developmental disabilities, behavioural disorders, communicational, physical, multiple, and learning disabilities. A major focus of this course will be on how we can successfully include individuals with exceptionalities in our classrooms and in our society.
EDUC 843
An Introduction to Evaluation as Community-Engaged Scholarship
Dr. Michelle Searle
This course provides a foundation for enacting program evaluation as a strategy for community-engaged scholarship with application across diverse disciplines (e.g., education, health, community development, policing, community-university partnerships) and forms of engagement. The course is framed as a hybrid learning experience entitled, QEval, where students will develop a theoretical and conceptual foundation for undertaking community-engaged evaluation in response to community issues and priorities. (3.0 credit units)
EDUC 849
Storytelling, Community Engagement and Social Change
Dr. Patty Douglas
This course examines socially engaged story and storytelling with a focus on engaging digital and multimedia storytelling as a powerful research methodology to advance social justice in education. We will study story and storytelling as theory and culture bearing as well as methodology, with an emphasis on centering historically excluded perspectives in education including disability, Indigenous, Black, feminist, queer and other. The ethics and power of multimedia storytelling and community engagement will be animated by working alongside community in the course.
EDUC 852
History and Philosophy of Education
Dr. Theodore Christou
This course focuses on the historical and contemporary shaping of education through worldviews embedded in context. It explores and critiques the ways in which history and philosophy have been used to design and justify various educational approaches and structures.
EDUC 859
Decolonizing and Indigenous Research
Dr. Lindsay Morcom
ONLINE
An examination of the history, ethics, and methodologies of Indigenous education research, taught through an Indigenous lens. Topics include positionality; dominant and Indigenous paradigms; the history of research in Indigenous contexts; Indigenous ontologies, epistemologies, and axiologies; critical theories and intersectionality; integrational, anti-colonial, and Indigenous theoretical frameworks; Ethical relationality and Indigenous research ethics; culturally appropriate data collection methods; quantitative, digital, and archival work in Indigenous contexts; and Indigenous knowledge mobilization.
EDUC 892
Topics in Quantitative Research
Dr. Stefan Merchant
Prepares students to undertake quantitative research in education. Basic methodological problems, statistical design and reasoning are among the topics addressed.
PREREQUISITE: EDUC 890 or permission of instructor.
EDUC 895
Topics in Qualitative Research
Ben Bolden
Prepares students to undertake research using qualitative approaches such as case studies, participant observation, document analysis, and ethnography. PREREQUISITE: EDUC 890 or permission of instructor.
EDUC 900
Doctoral Seminar
Dr. Claire Ahn
This is a required course for all doctoral student taken over the fall and winter terms in their first year of study. Faculty and students will present seminars of an interdisciplinary nature. Students registered in the course will be required to present one of the seminars. Grading will be pass/fail. This course is designed to explore the various research paradigms, methods of research, and the problems related to research design.
WISE Courses Winter 2027
On-Campus MEd and PhD students are able to take WISE courses if space allows.
EDUC 875
Qualitative Inquiry: Orality in Indigenous Thought
Jennifer Davis
Prepares students to undertake research using qualitative approaches appropriate to Indigenous contexts, such as narrative studies based in oral traditions, and their impact on Indigenous thought, participant observation, and ethnography.
EDUC 874
Special Topics in Indigenous Education
Jennifer Davis
Topics vary from term to term and may include: science education, place-based learning and teaching, revitalizing Indigenous language, current issues facing Indigenous educators worldwide, adult learning, culture and cognition and Indigenous philosophy.
Spring/Summer 2027 Term Classes
EDUC 806
Scholarly Writing and Dissemination
Kristy Timmons
In this course students will explore scholarly writing, publication, and dissemination practices within Education. Throughout, students will engage in short and long writing activities designed to form a habit of strong writing. Students will be encouraged to experiment with different forms of scholarly writing with the goal of disseminating and writing publishable work. Students should have established foundational scholarly skills and be prepared to publicly disseminate content (i.e., findings or arguments).
EDUC 828
Topics in Program Evaluation
Michelle Searle
Determining the merit of educational programs requires that there be a fit between the needs and intentions of the program and the theoretical foundation guiding the evaluation. Students in this course will examine competing theoretical models of evaluation and be able to argue for their uses in particular program contexts
EDUC 840
Educational Assessment
Saad Chahine
Current theories and practices in generating and interpreting student assessment data are changing the way we measure achievement and learning. Using such data obtained from classrooms, schools, school boards, provincial, national and internal assessment programs, this course explores the use and impact of these evolving theories and practices.
WISE Courses Summer 2027
EDUC 870
Stories of Indigenous Women
Jennifer Davis
Online and asynchronous
The focus of this course is stories of Indigenous Women mainly from across Turtle Island. The history and work of Indigenous women will be discussed, both in the past and present, using various texts, videos, and interviews to gain a perspective.
EDUC 873
Indigenous Pedagogy and Practice
Jennifer Davis
Online and asynchronous
The course will focus on Indigenous worldviews and philosophies in the development of curriculum and instructional practice, including traditional conceptions of curriculum. Students will engage in theoretical and practical inquiry by exploring a range of research. Students will examine curriculum transformation in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.