The Regeneration Lab Learning with Soul in Amsterdam || Debbie Keijner
Sep 19, 2021
Debbie Keijner, co-founder of Soul.com and a lecturer at the University of Amsterdam, explores innovative approaches to educational leadership. She discusses the hybrid model of consultancy and education, emphasizing the impact of soul-driven leadership. Debbie advocates for removing competition in learning, promoting collaboration instead. She shares insights on process design and the importance of listening in fostering meaningful conversations. Enthusiasm in learning leads to actionable change, envisioning a future where students teach each other in a peer-led environment.
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Capacity Building As Shared Practice
- Soul.com blends consultancy and education to build capacity through shared experience.
- Debbie Keijner frames learning as walking a path together rather than a teacher-student hierarchy.
Class That Produced One Shared Report
- At University of Amsterdam Debbie ran 'Beyond the Culture of Contest' with honour students using action-based research.
- The 25 students produced one shared report and presented it to the rector as a collective product.
Make The World Your Classroom
- Use the classroom as a place to reflect and plan, then send students into their own contexts to learn.
- Design contact hours to raise understanding, but require action and observation outside class.