October 22, 2020

Distracted

34 minutes

James Lang shares about his new book, Distracted, on episode 331 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

One of the main ideas of the book is to try to convince people that attention is something that we should value in education and not take for granted.

-James Lang

We are all experiencing lots of challenging issues right now in our lives.

-James Lang

One of the major things I argue in the book is thinking about the structure of the class.

-James Lang

Learning does not happen without attention.

-James Lang

Resources Mentioned

Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It, by James Lang

Instructions for living a life:

Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it.

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October 22, 2020

Distracted

34 minutes

James Lang shares about his new book, Distracted, on episode 331 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

One of the main ideas of the book is to try to convince people that attention is something that we should value in education and not take for granted.

-James Lang

We are all experiencing lots of challenging issues right now in our lives.

-James Lang

One of the major things I argue in the book is thinking about the structure of the class.

-James Lang

Learning does not happen without attention.

-James Lang

Resources Mentioned

Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It, by James Lang

Instructions for living a life:

Pay attention.

Be astonished.