<p>James Lang shares about his new book, Distracted, on episode 331 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.<br />
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<h2>Quotes from the episode</h2>
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<p>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.<br />
-James Lang</p>
<p>We are all experiencing lots of challenging issues right now in our lives.<br />
-James Lang</p>
<p>One of the major things I argue in the book is thinking about the structure of the class.<br />
-James Lang</p>
<p>Learning does not happen without attention.<br />
-James Lang</p>
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<h2>Resources Mentioned</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/james-m-lang/distracted/9781541699816/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Distracted: Why Students Can&#8217;t Focus and What You Can Do About It, by James Lang</a></li>
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<p>Instructions for living a life:</p>
<p>Pay attention.</p>
<p>Be astonished.</p>
<p>Tell about it.</p>
<p>Mary Oliver, Sometimes</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674724631">Cheating Lessons</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wvupressonline.com/node/844">Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead), edited by Susan D. Blum</a></li>
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