Academic boredom is ubiquitous, and it leads to a range of adverse learning outcomes. Given that students often make estimates of how boring lectures are, does anticipating a lecture to be boring shape their actual experience of boredom?
During this event, dr. Wijnand van Tilburg (Essex University UK, Ig Nobel prize winner 2023) will give a lecture on boredom and other achievement emotions in education. Followed by some examples from Radboud University practice on positive student engagement.