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Course Description

Wayfinding: How Humans Have Navigated the World | Examine how our capacities for exploration, memory and storytelling result in powerful connections to the world around us, and how our cognitive mapping skills have developed over the millennia. Explore navigational cultures including the Arctic, Australia and the South Pacific. Identify what differentiates the human capacity for wayfinding from birds, bees, wolves and whales. $33 includes $32 fee. Note: Requires membership in Peer Learning Partnership (PLP).

Learner Outcomes

Explore how our ancient ancestors navigated; Outline how navigating practices have evolved in the Arctic, Australia, and the South Pacific; Describe how our human cognitive abilities enable us to find our way from one place to another; Analyze what artificial intelligence can tell us about the roots of human intelligence and its connection to wayfinding; Illustrate how the skills we use in wayfinding result in powerful connections to the world around us.
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Section Title
Wayfinding: How Humans Have Navigated the World
Type
In Person
Days
M
Time
12:00PM to 2:00PM
Dates
Apr 06, 2026 to May 11, 2026
Schedule
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Contact Hours
12.0
Location
  • Main Campus
Delivery Options
In-Person  
Course Costs
Open Enrollment non-credit $23.00 Click here to get more information
Seniors (60+) non-credit $22.00 Click here to get more information
Registration Fee
Drop Request Deadline
Apr 05, 2026
Section Transfer Request Deadline
Apr 05, 2026
Instructors
  • Stewart Moss
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