Fall 2024 Book Discussion Groups
Each semester the CTE selects several books on topics related to teaching and learning, diversity, and higher education. Book discussion groups meet regularly throughout the semester (approximately 5-8 times, depending on the length of the book). View past book selections
Fall 2024 Book Discussion Groups
The CTE will host two book discussion groups this semester. Groups will meet at the same day and time throughout the semester, and discussions will last for about an hour. The first meeting date will be organized by the facilitator, and then each facilitator and group will determine the frequency and reading schedule of their remaining meetings. Groups will meet in the CTE Stinson Lounge unless otherwise noted.
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Creating Wicked Students
Author: Paul Hanstedt
Facilitator: Eric Bucher
Meeting time: Wednesdays 1:00-2:00 pm, Beginning date September 11th, 2024
In Creating Wicked Students, Paul Hanstedt argues that courses can and should be designed to present students with what are known as “wicked problems” because the skills of dealing with such knotty problems are what will best prepare them for life after college. As the author puts it, “this book begins with the assumption that what we all want for our students is that they be capable of changing the world…."
What Inclusive Instructors Do
Author: Tracie Marcella Addy, Derek Dube, et al.
Facilitator: Bashir Tofangsazi
Meeting time: Tuesday 4:00-5:00 pm
This book uniquely offers the distilled wisdom of scores of instructors across ranks, disciplines and institution types, whose contributions are organized into a thematic framework that progressively introduces the reader to the key dispositions, principles and practices for creating the inclusive classroom environments (in person and online) that will help their students succeed.