Why focus on SCL?

“To say that the purpose of colleges is to provide instruction is like saying that General Motors’ business is to operate assembly lines or that the purpose of medical care is to fill hospital beds. We now see that our mission is not instruction but rather that of producing learning with every student by whatever means work best.” Barr and Tagg, 1995

Why is there so much talk about student-centered learning now?

Student-centered learning, while not new, has come into prominence because: