Midweek Mentor: How Can I Engage the Emotions of My Students to Maximize Learning?

Facilitator(s): Cathy Daus (Psychology)

Recent research shows that emotions have a strong impact on cognition. Instead of excluding emotion from the classroom, instructors would do well to acknowledge and take advantage of the impact emotions have on students’ ability to learn new material. Drawing on a proposed addition of Emotional Presence to the Community of Inquiry Framework, examine why and how emotions can increase learning and retention.