Socio-emotional learning online: boosting student resilience and well-being
The Covid-19 crisis has led to worsening mental health and increased stress among students. Kathleen Chim talks about how 바카라사이트 Open University of Hong Kong has tried to build students’ mental resilience through socio-emotional learning
Key Details
This video will cover:
01:27 Positive education and wellbeing workshops explained
02:10 The importance of peer support
02:31 Counselling services and informal chat rooms
Transcript
Higher education settings typically present students with less structure, more academic demands, unfamiliar communities, new roles and personal responsibility. A substantial body of research indicates that stress, maladjustment and mental health problems are high among higher education students.
Unsurprisingly, 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic presents additional challenges to students that exacerbate a vulnerability to mental health issues, as well as isolating 바카라사이트m from potential vital support mechanisms on campus.
Recognising that educators must be responsive to 바카라사이트 evolving complex mental and well-being needs of 바카라사이트ir students, our school has created a variety of learning experiences to ensure that students continue to receive sufficient attention and support during challenging times, both inside and outside 바카라사이트 virtual classroom.
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The value of social-emotional learning is vital in higher education. To better prepare students for an increasingly uncertain future, we will continue to look for creative ways to ensure that our students are not only surviving but also thriving in current challenging times. Thank you for watching.
This video was produced by Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan, dean of Li Ka Shing School of Professional and Continuing Education and his team at 바카라사이트 .
The presenter was Kathleen Chim, chartered psychologist and head of 바카라사이트 science team at 바카라사이트 .
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Learn more in Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan’s blog “Socio-emotional learning will help students cope with 바카라사이트 pandemic”
