“…They tend to be highly visual learners and, seemingly more than students of even just a few years ago, to be interested in learning concepts that can be shown to have direct importance to their personal lives or career goals. While this is by no means universal, there is ample evidence that this characterization typifies the average student (2,9,10). Much of this work points to the need to connect what students learn in class with what they see and experience in their daily lives.…”