Typical approaches to learning center heavily around objectives, which are discrete, measurable, and focused on specific narrow outcomes. But what about when your education shakes up your entire mindset and radically changes your fundamental perspectives of your self-identity, society, or the entire world? Transformative Learning Theory (TLT) addresses how teaching and learning could accomplish such ambitious tasks.  This week's Teach T@lk webinar was presented by Abigail Smith , Instructional Designer for the School of   Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies. She shared with us a brief history of TLT, some of the basic concepts it presents, and practical applications for how we can apply the findings of TLT to our own teaching practices. Background  We began with sharing moments from our own learning experiences that were life changing; moments that gave us pause, and ones that surprised us. Then, we learned how the theory came to be developed by Jac...