{"product_id":"class-not-dismissed-anthony-aveni-9781607323020","title":"Class Not Dismissed: Reflections on Undergraduate Education and Teaching the Liberal Arts","description":"In \u003ci\u003eClass Not Dismissed\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning professor Anthony Aveni tells the personal story of his six decades in college classrooms and some of the 10,000 students who have filled them. Through anecdotes of his own triumphs and tribulations--some amusing, others heartrending--Aveni reveals his teaching story and thoughts on the future of higher education. \u003cp\u003e Although in recent years the lecture has come under fire as a pedagogical method, Aveni ardently defends lecturing to students. He shares his secrets on crafting an engaging lecture and creating productive dialogue in class discussions. He lays out his rules on classroom discipline and tells how he promotes the lost art of listening. He is a passionate proponent of the liberal arts and core course requirements as well as a believer in sound teaching promoted by active scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Aveni is known to his students as a consummate storyteller. In \u003ci\u003eClass Not Dismissed\u003c\/i\u003e he shares real stories about everyday college life that shed light on serious educational issues. The result is a humorous, reflective, inviting, and powerful inquiry into higher education that will be of interest to anyone invested in the current and future state of college and university education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Aveni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607323028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607323020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Colorado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Anthony Aveni","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46070306472191,"sku":"9781607323020","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb26adf2-96c0-4f55-9a8e-f78022771372.jpg?v=1724242872","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/class-not-dismissed-anthony-aveni-9781607323020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}