It is easy to become distracted when materials or experiences seem irrelevant, unobtainable, or uninteresting. In this episode, James Lang joins us to explore strategies to build and strengthen student attention to improve learning outcomes. James is a professor of English and the Director of the D’Amour Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption University and is also the editor of the West Virginia University Press series,Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, and the author of numerous articles and books on teaching and learning, including Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning and Teaching and Distracted: Why Students Can't Focus and What You Can Do About It.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
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Diversifying the Education Pipeline
Pre-College Programs
The Multi-Disciplinary Instructional Designer
The Abundant University
Journey Toward UDL
High Structure STEM Classes
Challenges and Opportunities
Not Your Mother's Dorm Room
Educational Developers' Praxis
Admission to Highly Selective Colleges
MicroSkills
Attacks on Education
UDL in Action
Looking Forward to 2024
Unmaking the Grade
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Accessibility Challenge
College Students with Disabilities
Gender Differences in Faculty Retention
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