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University of Michigan students who have taken ICS courses say:
  • "This course is original and innovative." (EDUC 462)
  • "There were so many ideas to talk about and play with, and [the instructors] truly encouraged students to be bold and expressive ... and truly immerse yourself into the experience." (EDUC 462)
  • "This was one of my favorite classes that I have ever taken." (EDUC 362)
  • "This is easily the best course I have taken at the University of Michigan." (EDUC 462)
  • "I was excited to come to class because I knew it would be engaging, and I would learn a lot in it." (EDUC 463)
  • "I recommend this course to everyone!" (EDUC 362)

 

ICS offers unique courses each Fall and Winter term for University of Michigan students. Each course is structured around an innovative web-mediated program that offers engaging, creative, and often playful learning experiences.

In ICS courses, you can:

  • Help high school and middle school students learn about current and historical issues, in engaging, creative ways (EDUC 462: Place Out Of Time; EDUC 463: Arab-Israeli Conflict Simulation).
  • Guide K-12 students as they explore and discuss social and cultural issues while they follow an online travel narrative (EDUC 461: Earth Odyssey).

Each course uses custom-designed online tools to facilitate robust discussion and peer learning. There are no required lectures or dry textbooks — learning in ICS courses is dynamic, in-the-moment, and driven by the interests and curiosities of the program participants.

ICS courses are popular with students across the university and can help meet total credit hour requirements for students in LS&A, the Ross Business School, and other UM programs. See below for details about each course.

Course # Course Name Credits Fall Winter Meets Syllabus link
EDUC 461 Web-based mentorship: Earth Odysseys Nubia 3 ✔︎ Mon/Wed 2:30-4:00 PDF
EDUC 462 Learning Through Character Play 3 ✔︎ ✔︎ Tue/Thu 1-2:30 PDF
EDUC 463 Web-based mentorship: Arab-Israeli Conflict Simulation 3 ✔︎ ✔︎ Wed/Fri 10:30- 12:00 PDF

Education 462

Be a mentor for the Place out of Time project, in which we seek to bring the wisdom of history and literature to a controversial question of our day.

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