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
Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.
Mary Oliver, Sometimes