Emotions in Education |
I am currently writing a book for University of Nebraska Press on the role of emotions in the classroom.
In the book, I will first make the argument that understanding the emotional forces that underpin student motivation and learning can transform our efforts to inspire and instruct. Next I'll illustrate how we can harness the motivational power of emotions by sharing concrete examples of activities/assignments that target a series of specific affective states. These states are: confusion and curiosity, awe, humor, social emotions (sadness, empathy, outrage), and happiness/flow.
This is where I need your help!
I’d like to use examples from a variety of disciplines, so if you are willing to share examples of activities/assignments/experiences that evoked these affective states, I’d be ever grateful. The focus will be on the higher ed classroom, but I welcome examples from secondary education (or even business/industry).
If you only have one anecdote to share, please feel free to fill out that field and leave the rest blank. Or email me at sarahDOTroseDOTcavanaghATgmail.com
In the book, I will first make the argument that understanding the emotional forces that underpin student motivation and learning can transform our efforts to inspire and instruct. Next I'll illustrate how we can harness the motivational power of emotions by sharing concrete examples of activities/assignments that target a series of specific affective states. These states are: confusion and curiosity, awe, humor, social emotions (sadness, empathy, outrage), and happiness/flow.
This is where I need your help!
I’d like to use examples from a variety of disciplines, so if you are willing to share examples of activities/assignments/experiences that evoked these affective states, I’d be ever grateful. The focus will be on the higher ed classroom, but I welcome examples from secondary education (or even business/industry).
If you only have one anecdote to share, please feel free to fill out that field and leave the rest blank. Or email me at sarahDOTroseDOTcavanaghATgmail.com