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Liz Coleman: How Do We Teach College Students To Ask Big Questions?

Liz Coleman on the TED stage in Long Beach, CA.
Liz Coleman on the TED stage in Long Beach, CA.

Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode The Spirit Of Inquiry.About Liz Coleman's TED TalkFormer Bennington College President Liz Coleman believes higher education is overly-specialized & complacent. She says we need to encourage students to ask bigger questions & take more risks.About Liz ColemanLiz Coleman was president of Bennington College from 1987 to 2013. During her time there, she ended the tenure system and dismantled academic silos. Coleman believes that education should emphasize cross-disciplinary, hands-on learning. Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.

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