Beauvais, 29-31 May 2024 – Exploring Mindfulness and Digital Learning Platforms

UniLaSalle Beauvais hosted a transformative workshop under the Mindfulness Practices for Students in Society (MP4s) initiative. The event, titled “MP4s – Manuals for Trainers and Students,” gathered educators, researchers, and students from MP4s consortium to explore innovative teaching methodologies that integrate mindfulness practices with digital tools.

A Synergy of Learning and Reflection

Participants engaged in both structured sessions and reflective activities. They were introduced to the Sit4Planet platform on Moodle, learning to create quizzes and collaborative tools. Feedback sessions focused on reviewing and refining manuals for trainers and students to enhance usability.

A guided meditation and campus tour encouraged reflection on mindfulness and its connection to nature. The final session assessed MP4s project outcomes and discussed future applications in higher education, laying the foundation for a mindfulness-centered online curriculum.

Next steps

This course, together with the other MP4s training activities, will serve as a foundation for the online Sit4Planet syllabus. A Moodle platform that will bring together specifically created e-learning kit to integrate mindfulness practices into the teaching of various disciplines, so contributing to the provision of tools to raise social awareness of environmental issues and everyone’s involvement in tackling global challenges.