I learned a lot about different styles of education especially embodied, multi/cross-disciplinary, and outdoor learning. I had never experienced many of these styles of education before so it was an informative and enlightening experience. One of my favourite aspects of this course was the learning about multi/cross-disciplinary pedagogies. For instance, in one class we learned about rope making, weaving, and braiding. I tried a traditional form of bag weaving which was a really interesting experience because it was a indigenous form of weaving from another part of the world and it was challenging! Figuring out how it was meant to be done and what the pattern might be took me a good portion of the class, but by the end of the class I had settled on a pattern and was able to make substantial progress on a bag. This was an interesting activity because there elements of math (the pattern) but also Indigenous ways of knowing, critical thinking, and problem solving involved; so much of which is involved in mathematics in general. I also really enjoyed the inquiry project aspect of the course as it satisfied my desire for autonomy, choice and relatedness. I think my main suggestion for improving this course would be to focus more on the inquiry project side of things and allow students more exploration in an area of their choosing. This was the strongest part of the course for me, I enjoyed the research, the collaboration with other students, and coming up with ideas about my subject area.
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