Mindset in Motion (MIM)
Mindset in Motion (MIM) is a podcast made for university and college educators, career counselors, and leaders invested in supporting students and recent graduates with the tools and resources to thrive in their hopeful careers. Tune in to hear about the groundbreaking research, insights, and stories shaping experiential learning delivery excellence - all on one platform. MIM is brought to you by Symplicity's Mindset and hosted and produced by Director of Mindset, Bill Heinrich. Symplicity is a two-decade-long leader in technological innovation and deployment supporting higher education partners to deliver on the promise of student career readiness. Mindset connects big ideas to repeatable educational practices, guiding informed decision making, and learning experiences that support student success.
Mindset in Motion (MIM)
Reciprocity & Connectedness in EL
In this episode of Mindset in Motion, host Bill Heinrich welcomes Dr. Monika Stelzl, a social psychologist and professor at St. Thomas University, and recent graduate Lynnee Pevie to discuss their transformative work and experiences in experiential education. Together, they delve into the themes of reciprocity and connectedness as central pillars of a groundbreaking course, Psychology of Human-Nature Connection.
Dr. Stelzl shares her journey from traditional teaching methods to embracing nature-based experiential learning, inspired by her own reflections and seminal works. She reveals how integrating intentionality, nature, and active student engagement reshaped her pedagogy and created meaningful, holistic educational experiences. Lynnee, a former student and co-author of the article Reciprocity and Connectedness: Professor and Student Reflections on an Experiential Nature-Based Psychology Course, offers an intimate perspective on how the course redefined her view of education, fostering a deeper sense of responsibility, community, and connection to the world around her.
This podcast is in partnership with the ELTHE Journal, which captures the best current scholarship in experiential learning: how it can be defined, strengthened, promoted, and assessed for the sake of educational effectiveness and equity.
References from the Show:
The guest's paper: https://journals.calstate.edu/elthe
Schoem et al. (2017) - Teaching the whole student.
https://www.routledge.com/Teaching-the-Whole-Student-Engaged-Learning-With-Heart-Mind-and-Spirit/Schoem-Modey-StJohn/p/book/9781620363041?srsltid=AfmBOopl3Z61fDLqm73tKSS_l741kKunUDiXfE2Yzs17t_1yFW6NZ9H4
Zajonc et al. (2010) - The heart of higher education: A call to renewal.
https://www.wiley.com/en-ca/The+Heart+of+Higher+Education%3A+A+Call+to+Renewal-p-9780470487907
To become a certified forest therapy guide, I trained with the two following organizations - ANFT (based in the US) and GIFT (based in Canada) https://anft.earth/
Gift of the Forest https://giftoftheforest.com/