Exploring Well-being in Learning Environments Program

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Positive well-being is a key predictor for learning and student success. Research indicates that well-being is associated with deep learning, and that teaching practices contribute to experiences of well-being (Adler, 2016; Fernandez et al, 2016, Harward, 2016; Stanton, Zandvliet, Dhaliwal & Black, 2016). In partnership with the SFU Teaching and Learning Centre, SFU Health Promotion worked with instructional staff and faculty to create conditions for well-being within learning environments. SFU Health Promotion explanded this network by partnering with TILT to pilot a seminar series and grants program. This program intended to:

• Provide support for SFU faculty to investigate strategies that create conditions of well-being in learning environments.
• Increase knowledge of ways faculty can create well-being in learning environments.
• Provide the opportunity for interdisciplinary collaboration through a well-being lens.
• Facilitate knowledge and ideas exchange that contribute to identifying effective practices that enhance student well-being.

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