From Burnout to Flourishing: What Positive Psychology Reveals About Thriving in Today’s Classroom
Burnout. Disengagement. AI anxiety. In higher education right now, flourishing can feel like a distant dream. But what if joy isn’t a distraction from serious teaching but the foundation?
In this episode, we sit down with Flower Darby, author of The Joyful Online Teacher, to explore the science of human flourishing and why it matters more than ever. Drawing on positive psychology and Martin Seligman’s PERMA model, Flower makes the case that when instructors thrive, students do too. And the best part? This isn’t about lowering standards or adding fluff. It’s about designing learning…
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