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Trauma-Informed Teaching

ByChristina Page April 29, 2022April 28, 2022

I first stepped into the world of trauma-informed teaching unknowingly. Living and working in Cambodia from 2006-2009, I had read of the population-wide trauma of the Khmer Rouge genocide and saw its clear effects in the older generation. After moving to Preah Vihear City, a rural provincial capital in the north of the country, I…

Looking back and Looking ahead: Building on the lessons from the pandemic

ByDr. Rajiv Jhangiani September 23, 2021September 23, 2021

Recently, I gave a virtual keynote at the 2021 OLC Accelerate Conference. The title of my talk was 20/21: A Pedagogical Journey. In it I reflected on the journey of higher education over the past 18 months, including the many lessons learned and some of the lessons that have gone begging. In this post I share two…