As we start back to campus COVID-strong this fall, everyone who works with students will benefit from coaching skills that help them work with students to manage their attention, their challenges and potential distractions. Coaching is a language which helps educators to gently show students opportunities in their dreams and goals as well as how to specifically address any behavior or pattern which may impede the vision students have for themselves.

In August, we offer a three day class in the twelve pillars of LifeBound Coaching on August 9, 11 and 13. If you don’t have a background in coaching and want an introduction to this work, there is one day class on Friday, August 20.

If you are interested in more information or self-paced options to further your own learnings, our partner OneHE offers micro-courses you can take in your own time at your own pace. This is a wonderful compliment to the collaboration of the coaching classes:

Featured COURSE: Helping Students Manage Attention and Distraction Through Technology with Dr Michelle Miller

Technology is a great enabler but it can also be a source of distraction for students and ourselves. In this week’s featured course, Dr Michelle D. Miller from Northern Arizona University explores the importance of technology use as a metacognitive skill and explains how we can help students manage their use of technology to improve attention and reduce distraction. Along the way, Michelle busts some commonly held beliefs that can limit our effectiveness as educators. Michelle is a professor of psychological sciences with research interests in memory, attention and the impact of technology on learning and the mind. She is the author of Minds Online: Teaching Effectively with Technology (Harvard, 2014) – well worth a read!

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