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Item Measuring the Role of Vulnerability in the Classroom(2020-01) Hennessey, RyanEducation has been diverging from a human- to a digital-centered practice with increasing technological advances and initiatives at school districts put tablets or computers in the hands of every student. It is crucial, now more than ever, to provide engagement that will actively rehumanize education. (Brown, 2012). Re-introducing vulnerability has the potential to spark creativity, foster innovation, and create meaningful change in our increasingly disconnected classrooms. (Brown, 2010). This thesis investigates the potential of vulnerability to inform pedagogical practices and amplify human connections made in the classroom. It presents an action research study conducted in my own middle school classroom. I provide details on the growth around my experiences teaching, modeling, and learning about the role of vulnerability. I explore vulnerability as the special ingredient in the classroom that enhances all other pedagogical practices, and outline a future direction for this work.Item The Millennial Student: A Strategy for Improved Wellness(2013-01-14) Layer, RhondaThis thesis explores the idea that a significant number of globally connected Millennials (those born between 1980 and 2000), more than previous generations, engage in compulsive behaviors around the use of social media Internet websites and mobile phones and in greater numbers suffer from inattentiveness, social disconnection, depression and anxiety. Meditation can mitigate the effects of addictive use of technology by bringing Millennials back to present moment awareness and attentiveness, decrease the need for their compulsive use of social media via the Internet, as well as alleviate the physiological effects of depression and anxiety. Mindfulness and meditation may encourage Millennials to develop the face-to-face social skills necessary for meaningful social, educational and professional connections.