Glossary
- constructivism
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a theory of learning that believes learning happens through active engagement in experiences and interactions.
- CP
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contemplative practice(s)
- critical discernment
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Here meaning the capacity for judging what is true and what is ethical.
- cultural appropriation
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the adoption of elements or practices of another culture or identity in an inappropriate or unacknowledged manner.
- intrapersonal competency
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Also known as the self-awareness competency. The ability to consciously and pro-actively engage as a change agent for sustainability. This involves the ability to be aware of one’s own emotions, desires, thoughts, and behaviors as well as one’s positionality in society and one’s own role in the local community and (global) society and in the local community. Building on this, the intrapersonal competency involves the ability to reflect and act on that self-awareness and to regulate, motivate, and continually evaluate one’s actions and improve oneself, drawing on and developing emotional intelligence.
- learner-centred pedagogy
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Can also be referred to as ‘student-centred’ learning or pedagogy. This educational approach prioritizes the needs and interests of the learner and encourages them to take a more active role in the learning process through interactive, experiential and collaboration.
- Onkwehon:we
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The Mohawk word for Indigenous peoples
- presencing
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The ability to stay present to your internal environment at the same time as engaging with your external environment. (Giangrande et al.,2019, p. 6).
- social positionality
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eg. race, class, gender, sexuality, ability
