LTA Connect: Embedding Wellbeing in the Curriculum – a little tale

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Session Outline

In this seminar, Dr Elena Riva will discuss the relevance and importance of infusing wellbeing in the learning experiences of students and the role of this within the context of a 'Whole-University' approach for ameliorating students and staff wellbeing. 

She will share practice and discuss support available to our community to embed and sustain wellbeing in the curriculum, when planning modules, courses, and assessments. 

She will provide guidance and practical examples to build learning environments that are wellbeing-positive and she will introduce the ‘Warwick Wellbeing Pedagogies Library’ and the online module 'Understanding Wellbeing'. 

Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on how the discussed ideas can support their own work and to think about their own next steps.  

Presenter

Elena Riva

Elena is Head of Department at the Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning - (IATL) at the University of Warwick (UK), Associate Professor (Reader), Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA), and National Teaching Fellow (NTF, 2023).

For her ground-breaking contributions to interdisciplinary education, she was honoured with the Warwick Teaching Excellence Award and the 

prestigious Butterworth Award, bestowed upon individuals with six or fewer years of experience in higher education teaching. Her dedication to enhancing student learning and experience was further recognised when she received again the Warwick Teaching Excellence Award in 2020 particularly for her impactful work in embedding wellbeing in the curriculum. In 2023, she achieved the esteemed National Teaching Fellowship in acknowledgment of her outstanding contributions to these fields.

Elena's primary focus in pedagogic research revolves around investigating the influence of the learning and teaching experience on the wellbeing of both students and staff in higher education.

Her research has yielded significant insights into methods for fostering student wellbeing throughout their educational journey. Notably, Elena leads this area of pedagogic research at both institutional and broader levels, as evidenced by her extensive track record of securing grants from national and international funding bodies, totaling over £700K in the past five years. Moreover, her work is highlighted through publications in internationally respected peer-reviewed pedagogic journals, keynote presentations at conferences, and regular contributions to Times Higher Education (THE).

Central to her research approach is the innovative use of participatory methods, specifically co-creation, to address issues affecting often overlooked student demographics within the university community.

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