
The Threefold Gaze
A Spiritual Lens for a Flourishing Life
Compassionate Pedagogy
STUDENT CENTERED PEDAGOGY
Spiritual Pedagogy is first and foremost student centered. This video summarizes the work of Lindholm and Astin where they explain and defend this concept, published in 2008 in The Review of Higher Education.

PEDAGOGY OF CHANGE
Sustainability Pedagogy refers essentially to a Pedagogy of Change -- trying a new approach to gain a different outcome. This video provides an overview of Heather L. Burns' article, "Transformative Sustainability Pedagogy," published in the Journal of Transformative Education in May, 2015.
PEDAGOGY OF FRIENDSHIP
Christian Pedagogy invites us to apply a pedagogy of friendship to our classrooms, reading our classrooms like icons. This video provides an overview of Noel Forlini Burt's article "I Have Called You Friends," published in the Journal of Formation and Soul Care in 2020.

PEDAGOGY OF COURAGE
This video provides a summary of Julita Orzelska's article applying the philosophy of Paul Tillich to pedagogy. Orzelska emphasizes the importance of individuality and self-expression in education, pushing back against the pressure to conform to society's expectations and accepted norms.

VALUES DRIVEN PEDAGOGY
Spiritual Pedagogy is values-driven. In this video, we'll look at the values that drive spiritual pedagogy and identify the traits as they show up in the classroom. Insights are taken from Syihabuddin's 2017 article published in the International Journal of Education.

PEDAGOGY OF CONTEMPLATION
Contemplative Pedagogy is not only about mindfulness. It also argues for putting the "I" back in academia, seeing the learner as an active participant in what is learned. This video provides a summary of Anita Houck's 2019 article “Contemplative Pedagogy: Experiments and Reflections,” published in Horizons.

PEDAGOGY OF NURTURE
Islamic Pedagogy is a pedagogy of nurture, rooted in the three Islamic values of care for the self, the earth, and the other. This video provides a summary of Abdullah Sahin's 2017 article, "Education as Compassionate Transformation: The Ethical Heart of Islamic Pedagogy."

PEDAGOGY OF SAFETY
This video summarizes the work of Stephanie Crumpton on Trauma Sensitive Pedagogy. It seeks to provide teachers with several concrete steps they can take to make their classrooms safer places for the growing number of students who have a history with trauma.
