Again this year, the Center for Teaching Excellence is hosting “Books & Coffee” reading and discussion groups for faculty.  Each month, the groups will meet to discuss a new chapter in the book.  Like many book clubs, participants will take turns, month to month, leading and facilitating discussion.  And yes, we’ll always have coffee.

 

Book:

How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching by Susan A. Ambrose, Michael W. Bridges, Michele DiPietro, Marsha C. Lovett, and Marie K. Norman (2010)

 

Groups:

To accommodate differing schedules, we have created two groups. One will meet on Thursdays from 12:30–1:45 pm, and another will meet on Fridays from 2-3:30 pm.  If you wish to participate, you should be able to attend most of the meetings on a given group’s schedule, since this format is designed to foster relationships among group members, not just great discussion. Perfect attendance, however, is not required.  

 

Book Copies:  

The CTE has a limited number of free copies of the book.  We will give these out on a first come, first served basis to those who can commit to attend at least 3 of the spring meetings of your group.  To receive a free copy of the book, please contact the CTE director, Julie Sievers (see the contact information on the left-hand side of this web page).  If cannot commit to 3 meetings, or you sign up after we have run out of copies, you may still join a group. You can purchase your own copy from the publisher, Wiley, or from Amazon.

 

Spring 2012 Meeting Schedules

 

Thursday Group:  12:30 – 1:45 pm

January 26: Chapter 4  (RAGS 301)

February 16: Chapter 5  (RAGS 301) - Cory Lock, facilitator

March 8: Chapter 6  (FLEX 315) - Tony Alvarado & Kelley Coblentz Bautch, facilitators

May 3: Chapter 7  (RAGS 301) - Chris Micklethwait, facilitator

 

Friday Group:  2 – 3:30 pm