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Digital Wellness Tips: Enhancing Student Learning & Well-Being in In-Person & Virtual Learning Environments
					
 Jul 10, 2025 
 1:30PM to 3:30PM

									

				

					 Categories   Online,   Session 2, and   Workshop
				

			


	

	

		

			

				

					

						

														

															

						

						

	

		


	Date/Time

	Date(s) - 10/07/2025
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm







Led by Carla LaBella & Kate Dunn


Mohawk College




 


At all levels of education, the learning environment has evolved over the years. Increasingly, students are required to engage with a variety of learning spaces and tools, including the physical classroom and/or lab, virtual environments (on a learning management system – LMS or video conferencing – e.g., Zoom), and physical spaces outside of the classroom (e.g., nature, museums). A variety of technology and social media platforms are also being utilized and integrated into these environments. How can students optimize their attention, engagement, and learning in these diverse learning spaces? Join us for this interactive session where we will explore a variety of digital wellness strategies that can help enhance the student learning experience.


 




 


Carla LaBella is a professor of psychology at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario. She has gained a reputation for being an authority on positive psychology and is a sought-after speaker on this topic at the college and in her community. With over 20 years of experience teaching psychology and co-creating and teach­ing the ever-popular Positive Psychology course, she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her work. Over the years, she has received awards for her teaching and communi­ty work in suicide prevention. Her debut book, The WOW Book: Ways for Optimizing Well-Being was recently published by FriesenPress (2024). Aside from being a teacher, she is a yoga-enthusiast, avid non-fiction reader, a mom to two boys, and a partner to her husband.


 


Kate Dunn (she/her) holds a Masters degree in Sociology from Western University and has nearly two decades of teaching experience at the post-secondary level in Interdisciplinary Studies. She obtained her certification in Unified Mindfulness (2022) and has both taught and developed courses focused on Positive Psychology and Digital Wellness. Her written work has been featured in the London School of Economics and Political Science, Gender & Society, Contemporary Sociology, and the Canadian Journal of Sociology. A strong advocate for mental health and well-being, Kate is also the founder of Rooted in Wellness Canada, an online platform committed to sharing the principles of Positive Psychology and enhancing and fostering a culture of positive mental health within the community in which she lives and works. In her spare time she enjoys reading, painting, playing tennis, and spending time outdoors hiking with her husband and their dog, Harry.