Building Soul and Measuring Flow in the Learning Environment

Background

Best practices in delivering information are well documented. Libraries of information exist on teaching strategies for every age and almost all content matter. While teaching strategies have been proven successful, the strategies are only as good as the students are in feeling engaged in the information and the level of safety they feel in speaking up to make an inquiry, a mistake or even an opportunity to creatively synthesize a new idea. Students feeling assured that their voices are heard and that a diversity of ideas can be expressed are indeed all components of classroom culture.

Learning strategies are only as efficient as the facilitator. Furthermore, the type and amount of information devoted to the greater good is sometimes lost in the content of a formula or theory. Thus, the need to include and engage all learners towards excellence in and outside of the classroom can be crafted and implemented to support all academic efforts. Experienced scholars have a drive to ensure that engagement and trust are high in the classroom. The art and science of creating a culture of learning, better known as social capital, is an area that deserves equal attention when reviewing best practices in the learning environment.