02UndatedIf teaching is largely about faculty-student interaction, then we have to recognize that human interaction is changing.José Antonio Bowen / quote ↗
03UndatedThe very definition of what it means to be alone has changed. To be physically alone is still relatively easy, but many of us struggle daily to turn off e-mail, computers, or cell phones... Our students...find requests not to text during these activities strange, annoying, and downright silly.José Antonio Bowen / quote ↗
04UndatedTime for reflection and interaction is a casualty of the digital age, and one of the primary goals of higher education should be to reclaim this time.José Antonio Bowen / quote ↗
05UndatedWe understand why it is better to teach a starving man to fish, but a repertoire course is worse than handing a a fish to a starving man. Our students are not starving; if anything, they are drowning in a sea of information. So a survey course is more like handing a giant box of chocolates to a fat, rich man.José Antonio Bowen / quote ↗
06UndatedThe problem of teaching, therefore, is getting not the facts but the context from my brain to yours.José Antonio Bowen / quote ↗