SoTL Snapshots: Pedagogical Wellness

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These SoTL Snapshots describe teaching strategies that can improve or benefit students' mental health and well-being: 

The words: "Students Report the in-class Mindfulness Exercises May Enhance Deep Learning"

Anecdotal evidence suggests that in-class mindfulness exercises may enhance student learning. In this study, a researcher and...

Assignment deadlines are a common source of stress for university students. Flexible assignment deadlines have been shown ...

Prior research with high school students documents the importance of caring teachers and how they support student engagement...

Communication apprehension can range from mild nervousness to dropping a course out of fear of public speaking. Classes that...

Researchers have long been concerned with academic integrity and misconduct. Research indicates that students cheat because...

Students engaged in mindfulness exercises in class can improve their writing self-efficacy

Students with strong writing self-efficacy have high confidence......

Self-Study Program Based on the Physical Training of Athletes Can Improve Student Learning

Research shows that students can increase their ability to retain information by studying.....

Work Life Balance and Burnout in Faculty

Burnout is an increasingly common challenge for instructors to manage as the boundaries...

Work Life Balance and Burnout in Faculty

Social connection plays an important role in the promotion of student well-being and academic success....

Self-Study Program Based on the Physical Training of Athletes Can Improve Student Learning

Graduate students can face various challenges academically, personally, and professionally during...

Work Life Balance and Burnout in Faculty

An increasing problem that university instructors are facing is a lack of preparedness...

Work Life Balance and Burnout in Faculty

This study is about trying to understand Indigenous pedagogy on childhood, largely to enhance how child-focused professionals...

The words: "Students Report the in-class Mindfulness Exercises May Enhance Deep Learning"

The book chapter 'Inclusive Pedagogy and Universal Design Approaches for Diverse Learning Environments'...

Spaced Learning highlighted the importance of intervals between brain cell stimulations rather than constant...

Work Life Balance and Burnout in Faculty

Teaching race, racism, and racial justice presents unique challenges in university classrooms. Students may...

The words: "Students Report the in-class Mindfulness Exercises May Enhance Deep Learning"

Universal design for learning (UDL) is a pedagogical framework centered around three main themes: engagement, representation...

This research investigates the inclusivity of undergraduate STEM course syllabi, focusing on gender inclusivity and...

Work Life Balance and Burnout in Faculty

Academic writing in English presents a significant challenge for many post-secondary students, particularly non-native speakers.