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As educators, most would agree that we are tasked with ensuring our students are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate an increasingly complex world. We hope you find these resources useful as you work to create a welcoming and engaging learning environment for your students.

Web Articles

(2021, February 18).  Enhancing learning in a virtual world: Three tools to increase student engagement and belonging. Knowledge Works. https://knowledgeworks.org/resources/tools-student-engagement-belonging/

Brest, P. (2024, January 9).  Reviving critical community on campus: How to make campus culture welcoming, but still argumentative.  The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/reviving-critical-community-on-campus?sra=true

Patton, L. L. (2022, October 30). Teaching conversational skills through scaffolding. Inside Higher Education. https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2022/10/31/scaffolding-key-teaching-art-conversation-opinion#

Video Recordings

Richard, A. (2023).  Sense of belonging: Students' challenges should be effortless joys [Video].  TEDxBU.  https://youtu.be/GMLNUQ_xMXE?si=kaKCKuCOgO-wjPbm 

Ochoa, G. (January 2019).  Getting it right: Why pronouncing names correctly matters  [Video].  TEDxMcMinnville.   https://www.ted.com/talks/gerardo_ochoa_getting_it_right_why_pronouncing_names_correctly_matters

Web Articles

Samura, M. (2022, May 09). 'Belonging' on campus: Three ways to make it so. Social Science Space. https://socialsciencespace.com/2022/05/belonging-on-campus-three-ways-to-make-it-so/

How to cultivate a sense of belonging on your campus. (2023, June 21).  CampusWell. https://campuswell.com/cultivate-belonging-on-campus/

Twaronite, K. (2019, February 28). The surprising power of simply asking coworkers how they’re doing. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2019/02/the-surprising-power-of-simply-asking-coworkers-how-theyre-doing

Books

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