The Role of Librarians in Promoting Digital Wellness: A Case Study

Loos, A

doi:10.1080/15228959.2016.1268943

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“…Looking at the literature on library programing [27][28], and given the voluntary, incentive-free, no-credit nature of the Library Brain Booth, we established that the number of participants (n=240) demonstrated significant interest among college students. Exploring the potential time burden placed on students to learn outside of the classroom through a broader, critical examination of library offerings is warranted.…”

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Dare to Share the Silence: Tools & Practices of Contemplative Pedagogy in a Library Brain Booth

Mourer¹,

Karadjova²

2017

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Abstract.A research study at a rural, public university revealed interest among college students in engaging in mindfulness and contemplative practices within their university library. This study also identified a gap between interest in contemplative pedagogy among faculty and their engagement in contemplative practices within this newly-created library space, The Library Brain Booth. This study shares the results of visits to the Library Brain Booth by both first-time and returning participants. It also provides mean usage time at each of the following stations which were created to support mindfulness and contemplation: biofeedback, color-relax, game-relax, lightrelax, read-relax, silent-relax, sound-relax, audio-meditate, prompt-meditate, videomeditate, gratitude-express, and virtual reality-immerse. The results of the study are intended to support the explicit promotion of metacognition and mindfulness in the academic process, both through mindfulness activities within the library for students, and through contemplative pedagogy in information literacy instruction.

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Dare to Share the Silence: Tools & Practices of Contemplative Pedagogy in a Library Brain Booth

Mourer¹,

Karadjova²

2017

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“…The implication for teacher education institutions is how to purposefully integrate media (e.g., mass media, social media) to support students' mental health and well-being. This is an emerging field in research as recent studies (e.g., Loos, 2017) continuously review the design and implementation of digital media to support the health and learning of university students.…”

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Examining the mental health literacy and challenges to supporting students among regional Philippine teacher education faculty

Satparam

2023

J. Educ., Mngt., and Dev. Studies

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Mental health has become an increasingly important public health issue as it plays a vital role in modern society. The education sector, for example, has become a common focus of mental health studies as students and teachers are subject to frequent social interactions and academic pressure. To better understand how equipped students and teachers are in addressing mental health-related issues, taking a look at their mental health literacy is essential. In the Philippines, the mental health literacy of teachers remains an untapped area of research yet to be explored and understood. The current study aimed to a) examine the mental health literacy of faculty in a regional Philippine teacher education institution and b) identify the challenges met by the faculty in providing needed help to students with mental health-related issues. A total of forty-four faculty participated in the study and answered a mental health literacy scale. The average mental health literacy score of the overall sample was 114.45. This was found to be relatively higher than the scores of K-12 teachers but relatively lower than the scores of university students, healthcare professionals, athletic coaches and therapists, and members of the community. The challenges met by the respondents in providing needed help to students include lack of self-efficacy, resistance of students, conflicting values with the students, and lack of time. This study has provided evidence on the current mental health literacy level of regional teacher education faculty and the challenges they encounter in supporting students; insights gained from it may inform mental health-related professional development initiatives. Implications and limitations of the findings are discussed.

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“…The desired outcomes concentrate on developing coping techniques to reduce stress and anxiety and on utilizing specific tools and strategies to mitigate overuse. 52 Feerrar's approach stands out to the authors for several reasons. First, it explicitly addresses privacy and security issues within the context of wellness; this is due in large part to Virginia Tech's newly adopted framework for digital literacy, which includes an "Identity and…”

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Privacy Literacy: From Doomscrolling to Digital Wellness

Chisholm¹,

Hartman‐Caverly²

2022

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Personal technology use can significantly impact wellness. The transition to widespread remote learning, working, and socializing during the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated society's reliance on technology. This article presents a case study of how the authors applied their privacy scholarship to offer a responsive learning experience for students concerning the social implications of the pandemic. The article also explores the authors' unique approach to digital wellness, which seeks to align wellness goals and habits with respect to technology while placing a special emphasis on privacy, particularly information asymmetries, attention engineering, and the hidden harms of invasive data collection. Digital Wellness as Crisis and OpportunityLibrary instruction traditionally focuses on how information can help us make up our minds, but there is an emerging opportunity to explore how information also makes up our minds. Mental health, including both cognitive and affective well-being, is impacted by information and communications technologies (ICT) and the flow of information through and between increasingly networked lives. The ubiquitous integration of technology in everyday life transforms users' relationships to their devices, selves, loved ones, educational and work experiences, and society at large. Some transformations are positive, as digital access creates new, or even necessary, opportunities. The global COVID-19 pandemic, for example, required /54/ physical distancing for public health, resulting in increased reliance on ICT. However, these benefits come with costs, including hidden harms. Technology use that is unwelcomingly

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The Role of Librarians in Promoting Digital Wellness: A Case Study

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Dare to Share the Silence: Tools & Practices of Contemplative Pedagogy in a Library Brain Booth

Dare to Share the Silence: Tools & Practices of Contemplative Pedagogy in a Library Brain Booth

Examining the mental health literacy and challenges to supporting students among regional Philippine teacher education faculty

Privacy Literacy: From Doomscrolling to Digital Wellness

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The Role of Librarians in Promoting Digital Wellness: A Case Study

Cited by 8 publications

References 10 publications

Dare to Share the Silence: Tools &amp; Practices of Contemplative Pedagogy in a Library Brain Booth

Dare to Share the Silence: Tools &amp; Practices of Contemplative Pedagogy in a Library Brain Booth

Examining the mental health literacy and challenges to supporting students among regional Philippine teacher education faculty

Privacy Literacy: From Doomscrolling to Digital Wellness

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Dare to Share the Silence: Tools & Practices of Contemplative Pedagogy in a Library Brain Booth

Dare to Share the Silence: Tools & Practices of Contemplative Pedagogy in a Library Brain Booth