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Empathy: A Top Skill of the Effective (and Loving) Educator

Empathy: A Top Skill of the Effective (and Loving) Educator | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy gro...
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Have you considered how empathy may be an important component of your classroom? Should it be a "concern of educators"? Should it be "intentionally used as a primary instructional strategy?"

This post looks at these questions and provides a number of definitions for empathy as well as benefits of empathy in teaching and learning. There is also an excellent short animated video from RSA Shorts - The Power of Empathy.

Chris Carter's comment, April 29, 2014 8:24 PM
Thank you, Beth Dichter, for sharing!
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Empathy In Creativity and Design Thinking

Empathy In Creativity and Design Thinking | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
RSA Animate recently released a video called 'The Power of Outrospection'. The video intrigued me and this post has helped me pull together some of my thoughts about the links between empathy and creativity.
The post explores empathy in a variety of fields, including design, human services, and the creative fields, and the video is also embedded in the post. Take the opportunity to read the post, watch the video, and ponder how empathy allows us to be creative as we look for new solutions for whatever issues we face.
creativity@NIS's curator insight, September 2, 2014 3:59 AM

Sam: Looks good. Commenting doesn't send a box to the top of the screen.

David Collins's curator insight, October 29, 2014 1:33 AM

More food for thought . . .