{"id":13223,"date":"2022-12-09T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/lteonline\/?p=13223"},"modified":"2022-12-09T12:02:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T12:02:30","slug":"ltexchange-symposium-eventjan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.tees.ac.uk\/lteonline\/2022\/12\/09\/ltexchange-symposium-eventjan\/","title":{"rendered":"LTExChange Symposium Event: Relationship-rich Education: Compassionate Pedagogies for Students and for us – Book Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Professor Peter Felton<\/a>\u00a0(Elon University, US) delivered the first symposium event of the year with a focus on the theme of \u2018The Compassionate Curriculum\u2019. The event recording is now available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In this interactive talk Professor Felton discussed his respected international work in relationship-rich education in a wide-ranging exposition of relational approaches to pedagogic practice and learning design in higher education.<\/p>\n

Decades of research demonstrates that the quality of student-staff and student-student interactions are foundational to engaging, inclusive, and purposeful learning. Educational relationships influence motivation, learning, belonging, and achievement for all students, and particularly for students with identities that have been (and too often, still are) excluded from or marginalized in higher education. These relationships are not only good for students; significant conversations among trusted colleagues have been shown to be crucial for faculty and staff learning, growth, inclusion, and well-being.<\/p>\n

Building on his review of this shifting landscape for student learning, Professor Felton posed several key questions:<\/p>\n