Teaching in Higher Ed

Fostering Peace, Joy, and Community in Teaching and Leading, with Danny Mann

Teaching in Higher Ed

Show Notes

Danny Mann shares about fostering peace, joy, and community in teaching and leading on episode 611 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

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Quotes from the episode

Great teaching, and I think great life, is this adaptive, responsive thing, pulling out the bugs or getting things back in balance.

-Danny Mann

Peace and joy are really interrelated, and I gravitated a lot towards these, as I spent time studying and practicing mindfulness practices.

-Danny Mann

If you discover your why, you could basically feel much more energized and joyful about what you do, if you align your life with that.

-Danny Mann

Giving students space to speak and share ups and downs. So the ironic leading by listening.

-Danny Mann

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Resources

University of California Irvine’s Division of Teaching Excellence & Innovation

Find Your Why, by Simon Sinek

How to Debug Your Life, by JA Westenberg

Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices, by Thich Nhat Hanh

Pedagogical Wellness | UCI Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, by Don Miguel Ruiz

How to Debug Your Life, by JA Westenberg

Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices, by Thich Nhat Hanh

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