The reflection questions and slides on this page were presented in a breakout session during the Fall 2022 Opening Day event. The committee read an extensive list of scholarly articles to better understand and answer the following questions.
Session Intro Questions
1) How much weekly reading do you assign students?
2) How much of that reading do you think students complete?
3) How well do you think students are learning the material from their reading?
4) What strategies or tools do you use to check learning and reading compliance?
Reading Compliance
1. What do you think are the main reasons for reading compliance?
2. What do you think are the main reasons for non-compliance with reading?
3. What do you think are the main reasons for successful reading?
4. What do you think are the main reasons for unsuccessful reading?
Reflect on Your Courses
1. Consider the role of reading in your classroom – what are your expectations and goals? What role does it play in students learning and success in the course?
2. Consider HOW students read the assigned texts in your course. How should students approach the text? What should they focus on, and how should they think about this material?
3. What can you do with/for students to help them understand the role of reading in your course as well as HOW to read for your course?
4. What can you do to increase students’ incentive to read and to read well?
Final Considerations and Takeaways
1. What ideas did you develop?
2. What is your greatest takeaway from this discussion?
3. What questions do you have?
4. Would you be interested in a follow-up workshop? If so, what would you like to learn more about?
