Belonging and Connection Series

Learn how psychological factors influence learners’ feelings of belonging and connection.




Quotes

Engaging Imagination: Helping Students Become Creative and Reflective Thinkers, Alison James and Stephen Brookfield

“Imagination is the key to human progress. … Why would we strive for something better or different if we didn’t have the imagination to conceive of a more beautiful way of living?” They then go on to say that, “imagination is also often playful and elusive.”

The Courage to Teach, Parker Palmer

“We teach who we are... The impact from any good teacher is ultimately from selfhood and not from course content.”

An Urgency of Teachers, Jesse Stommel and Sean Michael Morris

“[W]hat is built inside this kind of learning are relationships, meaningful connections between learners. The computer is a mere intermediary, not a tool as much as a vessel, a transport, a ‘carrier.’”

Imagination

Belonging and Connection with Omid Fotuhi – Imagination

Learn about imagination, mindsets, and the optimal psychological state for learning.

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Belonging

Belonging and Connection with Omid Fotuhi – Belonging

Learn how to help students feel they belong.

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Technology

Belonging and Connection with Omid Fotuhi – Technology

Learn about the role of technology in the social experience of learning.

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Three Core Questions

Belonging and Connection with Omid Fotuhi – Three Core Questions

Learn about the relational aspect of learning and three core questions that all students have.

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Last Updated 12/6/23