Meeting Pattern
The course will be delivered asynchronously (online).
Description
| The course will review the concept of empathy and the importance of empathy to leadership within educational settings. Topics covered will include the academic research on empathy, the relationship between empathy and leadership in educational settings, applied empathy in formal and informal educational leadership settings, and the relationship between empathy and creating more equitable educational settings. Leaders will be prompted to create leadership philosophies and personal development that center around empathy and equity. |
Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
- define empathy and the body of scholarly literature that informs understanding of empathy;
- define the impact of empathy on educational leadership outcomes;
- take the perspective of the other; and,
- demonstrate empathy in informal and formal leadership settings.
Required Texts:
| * Applied Empathy: The New Language of Leadership by Michael Venture ISBN:1529378230 * Dare to Lead by Brene Brown ISBN: 8925598914 "EXCELLENT COURSE!" "COURSE HELPED ME BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPATHY IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION." "THE VIDEO CLIPS & DISCUSSION BOARDS WERE VERY HELPFUL." "INSTRUCTOR WAS VERY UNDERSTANDING & HELPFUL." |
Registration Instructions
Online registration URL closes @ 5:00 p.m. on June 8, 2023.