I thought this was a very interesting way to think about it. When I think of these type of lecture halls, I think of how John Boyer transforms his class into an innovative, campy, yet intoxicating class. I learned so much in his class, because he always kept me engaged. I think that you hint at the role of technology playing a bigger role in classrooms to help the students engage with the material, and asking them what they want is key to any class in my opinion. Thanks for this!

This discussion is one we should be having every day as we teach! Thanks for sharing this method, I am going to incorporate it in my class, because global econ and world politics can be dry, but if we ask why and engage maybe something better can come out of the class rather than a requirement. Asking students what they want to get out of the class is helpful as well, walking around being engaged makes learning fun and inspires students from my experience. Think John Boyer that guy is a marvelous example of teaching and engagement.

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Hey Robert. This is great and in line with similar thoughts of mine. How do we teach should be asked, but also how does one learn? How do they expand on the material, and I think your thought on WHY is so very important in pedagogy today. We invest in our students, as we should, but what are they invested in? Shaun told me this and it has stuck with me. Asking why is important, technology is important, but its how students use and how they enable themselves that matters. Great discussion!

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