How can we incorporate nature connection into our work as learning developers?

This poster presents reflections on a year of facilitating regular outdoor ‘walk and talk’ activities embedded within a taught academic skills module. The aims were to foster connections between students, to deepen their sense of belonging, and to positively impact on their mental health by inviting...

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Main Author: Jodi Gregory
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) 2023-10-01
Series:Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education
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Online Access:http://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/article/view/1098
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How can we incorporate nature connection into our work as learning developers?
Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education
wellbeing
university
nature connection
title How can we incorporate nature connection into our work as learning developers?
title_full How can we incorporate nature connection into our work as learning developers?
title_fullStr How can we incorporate nature connection into our work as learning developers?
title_full_unstemmed How can we incorporate nature connection into our work as learning developers?
title_short How can we incorporate nature connection into our work as learning developers?
title_sort how can we incorporate nature connection into our work as learning developers
topic wellbeing
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nature connection
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