Today@Dal

Dalhousie Conference On University Teaching and Learning

Educating the Whole Student​​​​​​​

April 29th & 30th, 2020

Call for Pro​​​​posals Call extended until Monday, February 10, 2020

Students enter and leave their post-secondary education with a multiplicity of commitments and identities that inform their experiences as learners. The majority of 21st-century students juggle jobs, family, health, and finances, in addition to coursework and planning for the future. Teaching the whole person – encompassing mind, body, heart, and spirit – addresses these competing pressures by affirming students’ and instructors’ humanity. According to Schoem, Modey and St. John (2017), supporting the whole student through teaching and learning provides a number of benefits by increasing “student commitment to learning because students see themselves as part of an engaged, supportive and caring scholarly community” (p. xii). How do we consider these factors as we educate the whole student at our institutions?

Colleagues are invited to submit proposals for sessions that might consider, but are not limited to, the following questions: 

• How can educating the whole student foster relationships and build community to promote learning?
• How does the work of student affairs intersect with the concept of educating the whole student?
• How do we support “soft-skill” development?
• Does the curriculum include opportunities for educating students holistically? 
• What initiatives around educating the whole student are currently in practice at our institutions? 
• How do we educate the whole student online? Using technology? In large classes? In graduate seminars? 

Referen​​ce

Schoem, D., Modey, C., & St. John, E. P. (2017). Teaching the whole student: Engaged learning with heart, mind, and spirit. Sterling, VA: Stylus. ​

Learn more about the conference and how to submit a proposal>>​