Digital Wellness Tips: Enhancing Student Learning & Well-Being in In-Person & Virtual Learning Environments
Jul 10, 2025
10:00AM to 12:00PM
Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/07/2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Led by Carla LaBella
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.