Belonging Part 4.0: Belonging and Emancipatory Pedagogies (Part 1)

Here's the part where we (I as the writer, you as the reader) try to integrate belonging and emancipatory pedagogies, like ungrading. Which I *think* is a bigger lift than I first thought it was. So, in the end, this is a two parter: this part talks about what emancipatory pedagogies are and the second … Continue reading Belonging Part 4.0: Belonging and Emancipatory Pedagogies (Part 1)

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Belonging Part 3.5: Online vs. F2F (IRL) Belonging

I just realized that I never got to a couple of questions I said I'd answer in Part 2 of this series - How do we experience digital belonging vs. F2F (Face-to-face) or IRL (in real life) belonging? And how do we prioritize one over the other? And considering the Brené Brown podcast I heard … Continue reading Belonging Part 3.5: Online vs. F2F (IRL) Belonging

Belonging Part 1.5: Cognitive Biases (The hidden threats to belonging)

This part of the blog series discusses cognitive biases - one of my favorite topics to discuss. And the topic of my favorite infographic on the web, which is here. A preview (this is the .png not the infographic) is here: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Cognitive_bias_codex_en.svg What are cognitive biases? Ok, before I endlessly wax rhapsodic about *how much* … Continue reading Belonging Part 1.5: Cognitive Biases (The hidden threats to belonging)

Belonging Part 1: What is it and Why should we care?

Here's part 1 of the series on belonging, which includes trying to define belonging and why it matters so much to us as humans. I didn't actually get to cognitive biases, but hey - what's another blog in the already 6-part series?!? Belonging – What at least some of the research says What we know: … Continue reading Belonging Part 1: What is it and Why should we care?

Belonging (A Series)

And here's where my current position (which requires research on belonging and possibly design of belonging initiatives) meets my research (hello ungrading, emancipatory pedagogies, ethics of care in design, etc.). I'm starting a series to communicate a little more broadly what I've learned about belonging for the last six months. And to "think out loud" … Continue reading Belonging (A Series)