Using a kindness approach for defining key terms: A student-led, strengths focused and active-learning online activity

Monica Short; Katrina Gersbach; Emma Rush; Fredrik Velander; Debbie Clatworthy; Gang Xie; Sarah Redshaw

doi:10.1007/978-981-96-4349-3

Using a kindness approach for defining key terms: A student-led, strengths focused and active-learning online activity

Monica Short, Katrina Gersbach, Emma Rush, Fredrik Velander, Debbie Clatworthy, Gang Xie, Sarah Redshaw

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This chapter presents a learning activity that assists people from all backgrounds in defining key terms for a unit while growing their professional identity. The activity is designed to encourage collaborative learning within the online context. The chapter includes an overview of the context within which the activity was originally developed. The activity is outlined and explained, including how kindness as a teaching philosophy underpins the preparation and resources.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Tutorial ideas for educators on the run
Subtitle of host publication	Innovative and engaging teaching activities
Editors	Michele Jarldorn, Cate Hudson
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	17
Pages	149-157
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9789819643493
ISBN (Print)	9789819643486
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4349-3
Publication status	Published - 19 May 2025

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Short, M., Gersbach, K., Rush, E., Velander, F., Clatworthy, D., Xie, G., & Redshaw, S. (2025). Using a kindness approach for defining key terms: A student-led, strengths focused and active-learning online activity. In M. Jarldorn, & C. Hudson (Eds.), Tutorial ideas for educators on the run: Innovative and engaging teaching activities (pp. 149-157). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4349-3

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Short M , Gersbach K , Rush E , Velander F , Clatworthy D , Xie G et al. Using a kindness approach for defining key terms: A student-led, strengths focused and active-learning online activity. In Jarldorn M, Hudson C, editors, Tutorial ideas for educators on the run: Innovative and engaging teaching activities. Singapore: Springer. 2025. p. 149-157 doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-4349-3

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