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Thank you for checking out the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. This is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to increase our personal productivity, so we can have more peace in our lives and be even more present for our students.
James Lang shares about his latest book, Write Like You Teach, on episode 583 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Answers on their own are not interesting. They become interesting when we know the questions behind them.
-James Lang
When you take a reader on a journey, as the reader works through an essay or book that you've written, they spend a lot of time with you.
-James Lang
Be attentive to the person that you are on the page to the reader.
-James Lang
Start right now. That's the most important thing.
-James Lang
Resources
Write Like You Teach: Taking Your Classroom Skills to a Bigger Audience by James M. Lang
Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It by James M. Lang
Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by James M. Lang
Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty by James M. Lang
The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton
The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean
How Can Educators Teach Critical Thinking? by Daniel T. Willingham (American Educator)
James M. Lang’s official website
Susan Orlean’s official website
Scrivener, a popular writing and revision tool for long-form projects
The Opposite of Cheating from the Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Series (University of Oklahoma Press)
University of Oklahoma Press – Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed series
Christine Tulley
The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource, by Chris Hayes
Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain, by Maryanne Wolf
Teaching in Higher Ed
Thank you for checking out the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. This is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to increase our personal productivity, so we can have more peace in our lives and be even more present for our students.
