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Learner Engagement in the Age of Shortened Attention Spans

Have you ever posed a question to a classroom full of students, leaving the recommended moment of silence to await responses, only to realize no one seems to have heard the question? It’s no secret to seasoned instructors that learner attention spans are getting shorter.

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Polling Students as an Alternative to Questioning

Teachers often go into classes hoping that their questions will lead to vigorous and thoughtful discussion, but they usually leave disappointed that they only elicited a sea of blank faces.

While it can be tempting to blame the lack of response on student lethargy or

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