Alexandra Mihai
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Alexandra Mihai
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Assistant Professor of Innovation in HE at Maastricht University. Educational developer at heart, passionate about helping faculty to thrive. Join the Educationalist community: http://educationalist.substack.com.
Agreed. I just wish we deliberately made more space to practice in different courses/ contexts... But this is seldom the case, sadly. "Do" is prefered to "think" in many cases. Also, I feel it works better when they are device-free, even for a short time, in analogue mode.
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Yes, had this conversation. I think they appreciate it after a while, but it takes practice, and it does not really happen in many courses, unfortunately, so space to practicr is limited...
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
We are all burdened with so many stimuli and conditioned to act/ respond fast, moving from task to task (efficiency mantra...) that we begin to see *thinking* as a luxury. Students don't see the value of it anymore. They lose patience easily. They seek fast rewards.
What can we do about it?
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
What we are trying to do is help students build a toolkit that can help them make all the other courses *about them*. This includes reflection exercises & prompts, coaching, competence development strategies, etc.
November 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
And to the stomach too! ;)
November 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM