WELCOME!

WGS 101 is a for-credit introductory course offered by the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. To register for the class, you’ll need to be a student at the U of A and register in the class through the U of A online registration system, Bear Tracks. If you are not a U of A student, and you’d like to follow along with the courses, you are welcome to treat WGS101.org as your informal classroom, but please note that only those students officially registered in the class will be able to submit assignments for assessment to members of the teaching team.

Though most of the content of the courses lives here, on the WGS101.org webpage, activities, questions, challenges, and assignments associated with the class and completed for credit will be managed through the University of Alberta’s eClass online learning system.

Welcome Video

Please watch the following video for an overview of the course:

For support and advice, click the online learning tab on the upper right corner of this page. Here, you’ll find general advice for how to thrive in the online environment.

This course was developed by the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Alberta. To find out more about WGS at the U of A, visit our webpage.

WGS 101 was developed by the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University, with financial support provided by the U of A Provost’s Office.

Michelle Meagher, Team Lead

Paige McClelland, Instructional Designer

Rishi Jaipul, Centre for Teaching and Learning

Shama Rangwala, Content Consultant

Kristin Rodier, Content & Instructional Design Consultant

Sabrina Mussieux, Research Assistant

Ezra Kazanbas, Research Assistant

Ameley Quaye, Research Assistant

Rhiannon Duval, Research Assistant

Dorothy Woodman, Instructor

Karen Murison, Teaching Assistant

Paula Cepedo Gallo, Teaching Assistant

Special thanks to Susanne Luhmann for encouragement and advice.