http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1670 News for Art Historians Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:57:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1670&cpage=1#comment-138731 Jeremy Miller Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:51:57 +0000 http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=1670#comment-138731 Fascinating study. I'm proud to say that the institution where I teach practices Learner-Centered education. I agree with Hayles that both hyper and deep attention have their merits, and should be cultivated. It’s true that most of our students seem to be fairly adept at hyper-attention while struggling with deep attention (with exceptions of course). One of my goals as an instructor is help students realize the value of deep attention, which many regard with great suspicion. If I can produce a moment for a student which reads something like “I really can learn and understand more by studying a work of art in great detail, and I like it!”, I feel I’ve done my work well. Fascinating study. I’m proud to say that the institution where I teach practices Learner-Centered education. I agree with Hayles that both hyper and deep attention have their merits, and should be cultivated. It’s true that most of our students seem to be fairly adept at hyper-attention while struggling with deep attention (with exceptions of course). One of my goals as an instructor is help students realize the value of deep attention, which many regard with great suspicion. If I can produce a moment for a student which reads something like “I really can learn and understand more by studying a work of art in great detail, and I like it!”, I feel I’ve done my work well.

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