engagement

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How can "tricky" situations teach us about flexibility, creative approaches, and being connected with ourselves and others? How can acknowledging what unsettles us carve out space for insight, humor, and calm? In the REiL Blog, we take a closer look at these and other questions.

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Katy Bigsby

Apr 32 min

Ways to strengthen engagement

1 Learner participates 3 Learner co-creates activity 2 Learner enjoys activity 4 Learner leads activity Many of us want to increase...

Katy Bigsby

Jul 19, 20231 min

Behaviors we find challenging

Recently, I've shifted from talking about challenging behavior to behaviors we find challenging. Yet what arises in most sessions I...

Katy Bigsby

Feb 21, 20231 min

Flexible learning

Have you ever been teaching a class or facilitating a learning session and had the fear that if you were to let go of your plan, you'd...

Katy Bigsby

Oct 7, 20221 min

Co-creating learning

In sessions I facilitate I'm often asked two questions when it comes to co-creating learning: 1) Is it okay to co-create learning with...

Katy Bigsby

Jul 22, 20221 min

Creative learner engagement

When you hear the word engagement, what do you think of? Engagement is often associated with participating, liking an activity, or...

Katy Bigsby

Jun 24, 20221 min

"Tricky" behaviour

In a session, when I ask "What is a challenging behaviour?" lots of answers arise. Many of them are connected with what triggers us, such...

Katy Bigsby

Jun 3, 20221 min

Moving towards meaningful

I was recently working with a dynamic team who was wanting to create space for participants to use their vision and voice in more...

Katy Bigsby

Apr 29, 20221 min

What is REiL Learning?

A play on words for what is “real” – infusing imagination & creativity into the experience of learning. Think BIG picture. REiL Learning...

Is your default learning model empowering?

Katy Bigsby

Apr 7, 20221 min

Is your default learning model empowering?

You may have heard of Paulo Freire's banking model. Here, the teacher or instructor holds all the wisdom and knowledge. The student is...

Katy Bigsby

Mar 31, 20221 min

Building rapport

Rapport can be dismissed or seen as not essential in some spaces. My research found it is key to facilitating engaging, meaningful...

Infusing imagination & creativity into practice

Katy Bigsby

Mar 17, 20221 min

Infusing imagination & creativity into practice

I'm an educational consultant, but a more apt title would be learning designer. I’m like an interior designer, except instead of...

Katy Bigsby

Mar 2, 20221 min

Engagement in action

Many years ago, when I was an educator, I sat watching a school play and thought – what if the students created the story and wrote the...

Katy Bigsby

Feb 24, 20221 min

Engagement - Beyond participation

So glad you’re reading my first REiL learning Blog entry! Every Thursday, I’ll post a new one. Something about learning, the magic of...

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