One of the powers of technology-based coursework is that it can be done anywhere, anytime. Often left underexamined is the role that ritual (a consistent and predictable flow built on meanings, values, and goals) plays in fostering online and hybrid environments. Being mindful of ritual grounds the technology-based experience in time, place, and community by emotionally preparing learners to engage, facilitating a sense of belongingness, and providing a transitional marker. This session explores the theoretical foundations of ritual in education, highlights examples, and provides a forum for incorporating mindful and contemplative ritual into participants’ courses.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER Jeremy F. Price

Dr. Jeremy Price is Assistant Professor of Technology, Innovation and Pedagogy in Urban Education in the Indiana University School of Education—Indianapolis on IUPUI campus. His scholarship and teaching focuses on the intentional and contemplative use of technology in education to promote justice, equity, and inclusion. He also explores the roles technology plays in spreading and normalizing hate and extremism, and the ways that education can counteract these forces. Dr. Price received his Bachelor of
Arts in Cultural Anthropology from Brandeis University, an Ed.M. in Technology in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the Lynch School of Education at Boston College.

Educational administrators, school and college-based educators, curriculum developers, instructional coaches, and instructional leaders are invited to take advantage of this opportunity.

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