Science Teaching Journal Club: Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It
This winter the journal club will read a book: Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do about It, by James M. Lang. Join us to read about and discuss distraction, methods for cultivating attention, and how to apply what we learn to our own classrooms. Lang draws on peer-reviewed literature and includes examples of how instructors incorporate the results in their teaching; where relevant, he also includes “Quick Take” sections with recommendations for faculty. The book is a pleasure to read and will provide instructors with a variety of ways to improve their courses, whether they are taught remotely, online, or face-to-face. We welcome participants from all ranks and disciplines. The book is available as an ebook from the UO Library. For more information, including a reading schedule, visit the Science Literacy Program’s journal club page.