All 7 entries tagged Wellbeing

Co–creating wellbeing activities for students

Dr Elena Riva, Head of Department at the Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning – (IATL) – University of Warwick reflects on Co-creating wellbeing activities for students.

Abigail Ball : 26 Feb 2024 09:00 |  Tags: Co-Creating Ntf Teaching Wellbeing |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Talking Learning & Teaching Podcast

Please see this podcast by Petia Petrova on stress, burnout and wellbeing in academia.

Abigail Ball : 11 Dec 2023 09:00 |  Tags: Pedagogy Teaching Wellbeing |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Mental Health & Wellbeing mini–series

Have a look at the Mental Health & Wellbeing mini-series on the Talking Learning & Teaching podcast:

https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/dLjRL43QGBb

Abigail Ball : 23 Oct 2023 09:00 |  Tags: Health Mental Teaching Wellbeing |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Pedagogical wellness specialist: the role that connects teaching and well–being

This short THE Campus piece outlines the creation of a new role in the University of California that focuses on the connection between faculty well-being and student outcomes. It is an interesting read for those interested in fostering and supporting a culture of well-being for staff and, ultimately, students.

Abigail Ball : 14 Aug 2023 09:00 |  Tags: Pedagogy Teaching Wellbeing |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

JPAAP: Special issue on compassionate pedagogy

This special issue of Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice offers a range of research papers and case studies exploring compassionate pedagogy in Higher Education. Take a moment to explore the contents list and save a paper of interest for reading now or later.

https://jpaap.ac.uk/JPAAP/issue/view/23

Abigail Ball : 02 May 2023 08:00 |  Tags: Jpaap Pedagogy Wellbeing |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Warwick Wellbeing Pedagogies Library

This resource has been ‘co-developed by students and teachers to share practice and support our community to embed and sustain wellbeing in the curriculum, when planning modules, courses, and assessments’. The collation of pedagogical practices aims to support the enhancement of: student-centred environments; intercultural and international integration; emotional intelligence; and staff and student wellbeing.

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/academy/funding/2016-17fundedprojects/wellbeingpedagogieslibrary

Abigail Ball : 11 Apr 2023 09:06 |  Tags: Pedagogy Wellbeing |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Selflessness or self–love? Is it an ethical choice? – Georgina Newton

Faced with the choice of how to spend our time, we often face a stark choice – spend it on ourselves or spend it on others.

How should an ethical educator, seeking to apply and embody the Nolan Principles of Public Life, behave? Selflessly, surely. Not selfishly? The two can appear to be completely opposed to each other.

Now consider your car for a moment. You ask it to take you to work and on holiday, perform at high (and low) speeds, navigate narrow country lanes and wide open motorways, carrying all kinds of cargo and in all kinds of weather. But you know you have to respect its needs. New tyres, MOT, a good service (check those spark plugs) on occasion the requisite “aircon regas”. New wiper blades, clean car mats and ash trays. A good wash with the jet hose and polish with a chammy leather. All that, before you’ve even started putting in the fuel, be it diesel, petrol or a charge of electric.

So we know how to respect and take care of a high performance machine. Mainly because if we don’t, we know that we will soon have oil leaks, squeaky wipers, bald tyres and failed MOTs. We will be sitting in the gutter by the road-side waiting for a pickup and an expensive garage bill. Do we consider any of that “routine” maintenance of our car “selfish” in any way? No. We regard it as essential maintenance. It keeps our vehicle in good condition and make it ready to take us where we want to go, when we want to go there. What a luxury. It keeps the car legal, functional and safe for us and for other people.

So why are we so apt to short-change our bodies, relationships and selves when it comes to spending time and resources on them? Why might the performance of regular routine maintenance appear to be a selfish act?

In order to perform at the high levels you demand of yourself you need to be in tip-top condition. So is self-love an indulgence? Is prioritising your wellbeing an optional extra? You might be able to run on low fuel until the dashboard warning light turns red, but we all know that if you do it for too long you’ll be stuck by the roadside with a whole new set of priorities. If you don’t take time to refuel, refresh, be rested, connect with others and if you don’t ensure that you’re able to perform to the max there’s no way you’ll be able to continue for any length of time.

So put yourself through an MOT. Draw up an action plan. Deal with those essential repairs and put a plan in place to address the “advisories”. That way, there’ll be much more of yourself to give and be selfless with.

References

The 7 principles of public life. (1995, May 31). Retrieved from Gov.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-7-principles-of-public-life/the-7-principles-of-public-life--2

Abigail Ball : 22 Jul 2019 09:50 |  Tags: Wellbeing |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem