This two part podcast series produced by the Institute for Academic Development examines the impact of online engagement on students’ mental health. It explores the positive sides of online engagement, the downsides, the unintended consequences and what we can do to make things a little bit better.
Listen: Episode 17 – Student Mental Health & Online Engagement Part 1
Listen: Episode 18 – Student Mental Health & Online Engagement Part 2
Resources
- Let’s Talk: Life in Lockdown podcasts with much discussion of mental health and wellbeing during covid restrictions, including the effects of increased isolation and the wearing of masks if you are hearing impaired https://anchor.fm/lets-talkuoe
- Why Don’t You Write Me?, postcard connections, https://www.ed.ac.uk/chaplaincy/wellbeing/why-don-t-you-write-me
- Swapping productivity for fruitfulness, https://www.ed.ac.uk/chaplaincy/abundant-academy/introducing-abundant-academy
- Guidance on creating safe and inclusive learning spaces https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/learningexchange/2021/01/11/guidance-on-creating-safe-and-inclusive-learning-spaces/.
Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Contributors
Esther Mijers Director of Teaching for UG in History Classics & Archaeology University of Edinburgh
Wendy Ugolini Director of Teaching for PG in History, Classics & Archaeology University of Edinburgh
Niamh McCrossan VP Welfare, Edinburgh University Students’ Association University of Edinburgh
Martin Judd Assistant Director, Student Support; The Student Disability Service University of Edinburgh
Vicky Madden Digital Safety Support Officer, in the Learning Teaching and Web Services Team, in Information Services University of Edinburgh
Harriet Harris University Chaplain University of Edinburgh
Cathy Bovill Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement, IAD University of Edinburgh
Producers
Joe Arton and Cathy Bovill
Edited and presented by Joe Arton Academic Developer, Learning & Teaching Enhancement, IAD
Music Provided By Hooksounds
