Simple Strategies for Mindful Learning
You will find all the content for the self-study phase here.
Let’s dive in!
1. Are my students ready to learn more mindfully?
Before we implement anything in our teaching, it’s worth reflecting on what attitudes and habits our students already have – no one is a blank slate.
How do my students think? The Perry scheme
11 pages, 2 short exercises
This guide will help you analyze how your students think – and help them change their habits.
2. How can I teach so that my students learn more mindfully?
Here are various ideas on teaching for mindfulness. You can go through these materials in any order.
Design materials in a way that creates mindfulness
Help students find motivation
Video, 13 min; Guide, 12 pages; Workbook, 3 tasks
Changing the way you speak, write and design study materials in small ways can help students use the information more mindfully. Find out what I mean in this video.
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After watching the video, dive deeper with
Video, 13 min; Guide, 17 pages
Students are often unmotivated or overwhelmed because they practice a lot of self-criticism. Here’s what we as instructors can do about it.
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After watching the video, read our guide in order to dive deeper and get concrete resources you can recommend to students.
Prepare students for a complex world
Assign learning journals
Video, 11 min
The world is becoming increasingly complex – dealing with it requires an openness and flexibility that not all students possess.
How can we encourage our students to deal with ambiguity and complexity in a more relaxed way?
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Guide, 13 pages
Here you will learn why it is a good idea to have students write learning journals (or at least complete smaller reflection tasks) and how exactly to do that.
What is mindfulness? (Theories presented in the kickoff meeting)
Video, 15 min
You’ll find the theory about mindfulness and learning here. We discussed this in the kickoff meeting.
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