Document Type
Lecture
Publication Date
2-12-2025
Abstract
In a world where AI tools can generate summaries in written, video, and audio formats, providing quick alternatives to engaging with original texts, students are less and less likely to see the value of time-consuming reading assignments. This workshop explores the implications of these trends for teaching and learning. Together, we will reflect on the value of slow, deep reading for cognitive development, examine how technology has made reading more challenging for all of us, and discuss what educators might do to motivate students to embrace these challenges as desirable difficulties. Faculty will leave with tools to connect reading to students’ goals and interests, to demonstrate its value for personal and intellectual growth, and to foster social and collaborative engagement with texts. Lunch will be provided for registered participants.
Relational Format
Presentation
Recommended Citation
Barre, Elizabeth, "Page by Page: Motivating Students to Embrace the Desirable Difficulties of Reading" (2025). Events. 146.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cetl_events/146