Professor Cabrini Pak and colleagues have been accepted for the International Teaching Learning Cooperative (ITLC) conference in Asheville, NC.This year's conference theme is "Innovative Strategies to Advance Student Learning". Dr. Pak will present with Trish Wedderburn and Diego Boada from Catholic University's Center for Teaching Excellence. The team will lead a presentation/practicum entitled, "Reducing Anxiety and Increasing Curiosity in the Classroom with QFTs".
Abstract
Epistemic curiosity significantly impacts academic performance (Maksum and Khory, 2020). Reflective thinking and curiosity contribute to developing advanced and intelligent civilizations (p.103), and fostering these in higher education is important. Social anxiety negatively impacts student engagement and course satisfaction, but friendships, stronger social ties with classmates, and a sense of community can positively impact engagement and satisfaction (Archbell and Coplan, 2022). Using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) may help decrease anxiety and increase curiosity over time, creating a collaborative learning environment that facilitates deeper learning and critical thinking. Our presentation will demo a QFT session for participants.
Learn more about this year's ITLC Conference