This paper explores how teachers can design post-graduate teaching practice in ways that allow participants to construct new knowledge that supports their daily work practice. To explore the design of teaching practice in post-graduate education, the authors have studied a post-graduate course at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU. Qualitative data about the teaching pract...

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a Mind-Body Medicine program for enhancing self-care and well-being among first year medical students. Depression and anxiety are common among medical students (West et al, 2011) and physicians (Krasner et al, 2009). Further, distress among medical students is associated with poor patient care (Dyrbye et al, 2010; Krasner et al, 200...

What does it take to turn a learner into a discoverer? Or to turn a teacher into a co-adventurer? A handful of experiences—from teaching a middle-school math class to doing research with undergraduates—have changed the way that I would answer these questions. Some of the lessons I’ve learned have surprised me. The title of this article may seem a little puzzling. After all, the words teaching a...

dukkha as the most important teaching of buddhism has passed a different process during buddhism history and its schools, with respect to the reality of the suffering and the salvation. in early teachings of buddha and in the form of four noble truths, it is emphasized and forms special philosophical and ideological system, especially in travada tradition. but this doctrine in the tradition of ...

To  communicate  effectively,  learners  have  to  become  proficient  in  both  the  language  and  the culture of the target language.  Being aware of socio-cultural frameworks does not mean that as an outcome of instruction learners have to become "native-like," but an awareness of L2 cultural norms can allow learners to make their own informed choices of how to become competent and astute l...

This paper presents a case of incorporating Project-Based Learning (PBL) and EntrepreneuriallyMinded Learning (EML) to foster an entrepreneurial mindset in a freshman-level, introductory course in mechanical engineering within an ABET accredited program. The course is designed to teach the basic tools and skills of engineering such as graphics communication, solid modeling, and programming, wit...

Abstract With the rapid development of Internet technology, multimedia network teaching has become a new mode in work major universities. In context use mind maps to carry out activities various disciplines can give full play advantages both, which present knowledge learned an intuitive and vivid way. This not only helps students sort their knowledge, but also enables master important difficult...

Compassionate Mind Training (CMT) is taught to cultivate compassion and teach midwives how care for themselves. The need build midwives' resilience recognised by the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), who advocate that mental health coping strategies be embedded into midwifery curriculum. In this respect, CMT can used as a resilience-building method help respond self-criticism threat-based emotio...