Join faculty, staff and administrators from across several Western Region colleges to discuss some of the latest, thought-provoking research in teaching and learning. Meet virtually with educators from across Ontario using the Collaborate web-conferencing platform to discuss your insights and reactions to the following two resources:

Creating Online Learning Experiences (M. Crosslin, 2018) – Read only CHAPTER 12

Mindfulness in the Classroom: How To (P. Gardner, 2016)

In Chapter 12 of Creating Online Learning Experiences, Crosslin explores the benefits of mindfulness in the online learning environment and introduces a variety of examples of mindfulness activities.  In her short video, Paula Gardner, Professor at Brock University, walks us through a mindfulness exercise and describes students’ responses to the mindfulness exercises that she embeds in her teaching.