Creating positive classrooms, lecture halls and research labs where students feel supported and connected helps to promote and enhance learning outcomes and equip them for success.
Here, faculty members will find tools to help support student wellbeing in learning environments.
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This nursing elective course offers an introduction to foundational knowledge related to stress, stressors, resilience, social support, and strategies to foster physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Open to all students interested in learning about managing and navigating the…
The TEACHERS Project investigates the impact of supporting faculty members in adopting course-based interventions to improve student wellbeing. This project is led by Dr. Sally Stewart (UBCO) and Dr. Jannik Eikenaar (UBCO), with support from Marissa Hall, B.A, and…
Consider these techniques to take a trauma-informed approach to planning fitness classes and sports programs, and help create a more inclusive environment. Techniques for Fitness Classes Techniques for Sport Programs
The Inclusive Physical Activity Toolkit is designed to support Inclusive Physical Activity across both UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan campuses. This toolkit was created by the Physical Activity Committee, which is comprised of students, faculty, and staff members from both UBC campuses…
Exercise has many benefits beyond just the physical; moving more can help promote positive mental and social wellbeing, improve learning, concentration, and memory, and can also increase creativity and productivity—helping UBC community members live, work and learn their …
Research indicates that there is an important link between students’ learning environment and their feeling of a sense of social belonging during their post-secondary education (Braxton, Milem & Sullivan, 2000; Meeuwisse, Severiens, & Born, 2010). For online components of courses…
The Office of Faculty Development and Educational Support has developed an online module to support teachers in optimizing safe and supportive learning environments for learners in Faculty of Medicine health sciences programs. This module will introduce teachers to UBC Faculty of Medicine's…
Considering wellbeing in our teaching and learning practices helps our students achieve their full potential.Creating positive classrooms, lecture halls and research labs where students feel supported and connected helps to promote and enhance learning outcomes and equip them for success.Learn More
For post-secondary students, a positive correlation has been found between the time students spend in green spaces and their quality of life (McFarland et al., 2008). Further, K-12 educational research on learning in nature has revealed positive benefits: stress reduction, decreased anxiety,…
Promoting participation in activities that foster growth mindset, belonging and self-regulation. Academic tenacity is a construct that can support students to persevere towards goals, experience belonging, engage in their learning, and explore new strategies to move towards their goals …