Results of a teaching innovation project on emotion regulation for UPF students in the 2022-23 academic year
Results of a teaching innovation project on emotion regulation for UPF students in the 2022-23 academic year
During the 2022-23 academic year, TIDE led a teaching innovation project (funded by PlaCliK: E2022014338) that involved integrating the teaching and practice of emotion regulation (mindfulness, cognitive reappraisal) into classes related to preparing for and completing public speaking tasks. For the project, digital resources from European projects (Spotlighters, RemixED) were adapted by the project coordinator, Marc Beardsley, for use in courses at DTIC. In total, 8 different UPF instructors piloted the materials with their students and reported positively on their experiences.
The following materials are available as a result of the project:
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A case study report that documents the efforts made in the project.
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A reusable micro-lesson (20-min) on Public Speaking Anxiety for students in courses that require giving presentations: NearPod Lesson, Lesson Plan
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A reusable workshop (120 min) for introducing the Science of Stress to teachers: NearPod Lesson
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A reusable lesson (120 min) for introducing the Science of Stress to students: Google Slides, NearPod Lesson
The project also used TIDE’s ClassMood App which includes videos for running brief self-regulatory activities in class (e.g., prior to final presentations or tests to help students reach a calmer state).
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Beardsley, M. (2023). Supporting Engineering Degree Student Wellbeing with Compulsory Lessons on Stress Management. In Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Computers in Education. Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE).
Work is currently underway in the TIDE research group to turn this initiative into a European project in which the materials are to be improved and integrated into university courses to better support student social and emotional development.
Are you interested in collaborating on efforts to teach students about the science of stress and situate the teaching and practice of emotion regulation in the classroom? Contact us at [email protected]!
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