Teaching in Higher Ed

James Lang and Ken Bain on Motivation in the Classroom

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James Lang interviews Ken Bain about motivation in the classroom on episode 146 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

It’s the question that the goal entails that becomes so driving for the students.

–Ken Bain

Students are most likely to take a deep approach to their learning when they’re trying to answer questions.

–Ken Bain

Teach less, better.

–Ken Bain

We are currently interested in certain questions because we were once interested in another question.

–Ken Bain

Resources Mentioned
  • James Lang was previously on Teaching in Higher Ed on:
    • Episode 19: Cheating Lessons
    • Episode 92: Small Teaching
    • Ken Bain was previously on Teaching in Higher Ed on:
      • Episode 36: What the Best College Teachers Do
      • Small Teaching* by James Lang
      • Ken’s books *
      • James’s books*
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