Empowering students during distance learning
This module provides a number of guidelines for helping teachers that want to empower their students through distance learning. This module contains materials related to the Contemplative Pedagogy Framework for improving the engagement of students with the online learning methodology. Additionally, some other recommendations provided by different authors and former teachers, will serve as a road map on how to empower students.
Table of Contents:
- Syllabus
- Introduction
- Empowering students during distance learning
- From a physical to a digital class environment
- Contemplative Pedagogy Framework
- Transversal factors in distance learning
- Strategies for increasing student’s engagement and empowerment
- Learning activities
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Online videos, articles, tools & websites:
- Article/Exercise: You can choose the menu using online lessons and work on negotiation skills, proactivity, communication etc.
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Choice-Menus.pdf - Podcast: Boostin attendance in distance learning during online meetings
https://spencerauthor.com/virtual-meeting/ - Video: How to leverage UX design to develop better courses
https://youtu.be/XtL8L4yN4lU - Video Activity: Divergent thinking Challenge: what would you make with this? (hands-on activity)
https://youtu.be/zeX1ClTtaps - Article: Hart, Tobin. “Opening the Contemplative Mind in the Classroom“, Journal of Transformative Education, Vol. 2 No. 1, January 2004.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1541344603259311 - Video: Hour-long video of a webinar introducing contemplative pedagogy
https://vimeo.com/5189791 - Video: ‘’Fostering attention’’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqRGJhW5wZE - Website: The Mindfulness in Education Network was created to facilitate communication among all educators, parents, students, and any others interested in promoting the contemplative practice in the educational environment
http://www.mindfuled.org/ - Website: The Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education offers webinars.
https://acmhe.org/ - Website: Activities/examples for Contemplative Meditation
https://www.montclair.edu/faculty-excellence/current-development-programs/contemplative-pedagogy-program/contemplative-practice-examples/ - Video: Professional Speech about the cultivation of attention and contemplative pedagogy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiHeQf7xEJU - Article: 1. Adelsberger, Kaylee. (2020). Online Learning: Educational Motivation through FaceTime. Motivation in Digital Education.(Access 05.05.2022).
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/1033/ - Website article: 8 To-Do Lists Apps to Help you Get Organized
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/best-to-do-list-apps/ - Short article + Video: The tree of Contemplative pedagogy.
https://www.contemplativemind.org/practices/tree - Article: Contemplative Pedagogy. Columbia Centre for Teaching and Learning
https://ctl.columbia.edu/resources-and-technology/resources/contemplative-pedagogy/ - Article: Measuring Student Engagement in the Online Course: The Online Student Engagement Scale
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1079585.pdf - Website article: Now is the time for Contemplative Teaching
https://www.wihe.com/article-details/174/now-is-the-time-for-contemplative-teaching/ - Article: The Effects of Student Engagement, Student Satisfaction, and Perceived Learning in Online Learning Environments
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1103654.pdf - Online Article: Contemplative Pedagogy
https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/2010/04/contemplative-pedagogy/ - A website with Examples: Contemplative Pedagogy Program
https://www.montclair.edu/faculty-advancement/current-development-programs/contemplative-pedagogy-program/ - Online article: Distance Learning: How will we get Through This?
https://teachmag.com/archives/12967 - Online article: Boosting student engagement in an online learning environment
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/boosting-student-engagement-online-learning-environment
