Creating a 360 Experience: Common Reading Programs
Learning Outcomes ● Identify curricular and co-curricular partnerships to create a comprehensive year-long Common Reading Experience (CRE) ● Evaluate how campus constituents and resources can be integrated into overall goals and learning outcomes of a CRE ● Identify assessment tools to evaluate CRE learning outcomes and goals
Presentation Overview ● Literature and Theory ● Selection Process ● Curricular Partnerships ● Co-curricular Partnerships ● Assessment Strategies
Literature and Theory “Successful ¡programs ¡are ¡broadly ¡defined ¡… ¡as ¡programs ¡that ¡(a) ¡have ¡clearly ¡articulated ¡goals ¡... ¡(b) ¡ build partnerships across campus, (c) move beyond isolated efforts ... (d) are innovative and creative, and ¡(e) ¡use ¡assessment ¡for ¡program ¡improvement” ¡( Laufgraben, 2006). “Some ¡institutions ¡thread ¡activities ¡related ¡to ¡the ¡common ¡reading ¡throughout ¡the ¡first ¡semester ¡or ¡first ¡ year; others embed the text into first- year ¡courses. ¡Such ¡structures ¡allow ¡for ¡ongoing ¡reflection…” ¡ (Skipper, 2014). “Probably ¡the ¡major ¡advantage ¡of ¡having ¡new ¡students ¡complete ¡a ¡common ¡reading ¡prior ¡to, ¡or ¡during, ¡ their first term on campus is that it provides them with a common topic of conversation during their first term, ¡which, ¡in ¡turn, ¡can ¡promote ¡their ¡social ¡integration ¡and ¡sense ¡of ¡campus ¡community….A ¡ common reading experience also has the potential to magnify student learning by increasing the quantity ¡and ¡quality ¡of ¡conversations ¡students ¡have ¡about ¡their ¡shared ¡experience” ¡( Cuseo, 2009). “...campus ¡common ¡reading ¡programs ¡rest ¡on ¡a ¡simple ¡idea: ¡that ¡reading ¡the ¡same ¡book ¡brings ¡people ¡ closer ¡together ¡as ¡a ¡community ¡by ¡creating ¡common ¡ground ¡for ¡discussion.” ¡(Ferguson, ¡2006).
Selection Process What is the Goal?
Selection Process University of Florida Goals: The purpose of the Common Reading Program at the University of Florida is to: ● Expose students to issues relevant in today's global community ● Provide students with a shared experience upon which to engage in dialogue with peers, faculty, and staff at UF ● Introduce students to the high academic and intellectual expectations at UF ● Enhance ¡students’ ¡intercultural ¡competence ¡through ¡exploration ¡of ¡experiences ¡relevant ¡to ¡diverse ¡ communities. University of Kentucky Goals: ● Establish immediate expectations for engagement of students in an intellectual community; ● Provide opportunity for discourse regarding personal, University, community, and societal values; ● Foster a sense of community among the first-year class through shared academic experiences both inside and outside the classroom; and ● Promote interdisciplinary involvement in meaningful learning surrounding a single book.
Selection Process CRE Selection Process University of Kentucky Learning Outcomes: • As a result of active participation in the Common Reading Experience, students will be able to: • Reflect on their personal experiences and relate them to the common book; • Relate their personal values to those discussed in the book and articulated by the University; • Compare and contrast the academic expectations between the University and their high schools; and • Articulate the importance of reading and discussion for academic success at the University.
Reflection What are the goals of your CRE and how do you achieve these goals?
Selection Process CRE Selection Process University of Florida University of Kentucky ● Plans two years ahead ● Plan two years ahead ● Begins in October through January/February ● Begins in October through January ● Over 20 members ● About 37 selection committee members Faculty (College of Engineering, Fine o Arts, Human and Health Students o Performance, College of Business, Staff (Residence Life, Student o Journalism and Communications, Involvement, etc.) Financial Affairs, Pharmacy, Nursing) Faculty (Business and Economics, o Community Partners (County Library Fine Arts, Journalism, o System) Communication Classes, Undergraduate Education, etc.) Students o ● Committee members must be present in ● Committee Members must be present for the order to be able to vote for the books final preference ● Online voting system for books ● Online Review System
Selection Process CRE Selection Process University of Florida Selection Criteria Criteria for Selection 1. Enhance ¡students’ ¡intercultural ¡competence ¡through ¡the ¡exploration ¡of ¡diverse ¡communities 2. Interdisciplinary 3. Readable 4. Relevant to Campus-wide community 5. Thematically and topically relevant, 6. Non-Fiction and Fiction books will be considered 7. Scholastic Presence during New Student Convocation Other Criteria for Consideration 1. What are the big take-aways for students? 2. What themes or genres have we not yet had as a common reading experience book? 3. Customization 4. Cost of books and fees associated with an author visit 5. Specs and Storage
Selection Process CRE Selection Process University of Kentucky Selection Criteria Criteria for Selection 1. Intellectually stimulating - stretch students' minds, encourage students to think about issues they might not have before. Selected ¡books ¡should ¡be ¡at ¡least ¡a ¡bit ¡over ¡the ¡student’s ¡heads ¡but ¡not ¡beyond ¡reach. 2. Engaging and one that is not too short or too long 3. Reading that will provoke interesting discussion 4. Addresses a theme or topic that can be made applicable to a wide range of students 5. Likelihood that students will not have read the book in high school 6. Relevance to first-year students, the institutional mission, campus initiatives, the current society, and/or the local community 7. Possibilities for additional programming 8. Ability to be integrated with content areas from the UK Core Other Criteria for Consideration 1. What UK Core content area(s) does the book lend itself? 2. What themes or genres have we not yet had as a common reading experience book? 3. Is the author living and available to come to campus? 4. Can the books be customized through the publisher? 5. Cost of books and fees associated with an author visit
Curricular Partnerships Infusing within Academia
Curricular Partnerships ● CRE Committees ● CRE Promotion to Faculty ● Course Partnerships ● CRE and Faculty Course Support
Curricular Partnerships Curricular Partnerships University of Kentucky Common Reading Experience (CRE) Committees • CRE Selection Committee • CRE Programming/Implementation Committee • CRE Advisory Board
Curricular Partnerships University of Kentucky CRE Promotion to Faculty • Book announcements and mailers sent to faculty and administration to further incorporate the CRE into courses • CRE Faculty Involvement webpage • CRE Resource Guide • CRE book presentations are given each year to the College Deans, Associate Deans, and Board of Trustees meeting University of Florida CRE Promotion to Faculty • Announcement sent to Vice Presidents Council within Student Affairs and Council of Academic Deans • Behind the Scenes/Unveiling
Curricular Partnerships
Curricular Partnerships www.uky.edu/CommonReading
Curricular Partnerships University of Kentucky Course Partnerships ● Strong partnership with UK 101 and Communication courses ● UK Core general education curriculum and diverse course partnerships ● Faculty involvement in designing discussion guides and lesson plans ● Pathways to the Visual Arts ● UK 101, CRE, and University Libraries partnership University of Florida Course Partnerships ● General Education Course: HUM2305: What is the Good Life? ● Transition Course: SLS1102: First Year Florida ● Courses within disciplines discussed in book
Curricular Partnerships
Curricular Partnerships
Curricular Partnerships CRE and Faculty Course Support ● Trainings for UK 101 Instructors and Peer Instructors on the CRE ● UK 101 lesson plans and discussion guides ● Optional participation in a CRE Summer Book Club for UK 101 and English Instructions with faculty discussion leaders ● Title IX and faculty support
Reflection Identify areas for curricular partnerships and development to create a comprehensive year-long CRE program.
Co-Curricular Partnerships Bringing the Book to Life
Co- Curricular Partnerships Programming Committee • Created educational learning experiences outside of the classroom. Events are meant to supplement different themes and topics found in the book. • Events Created for every semester: • Summer B • Fall • Spring
Co- Curricular Partnerships Summer B Spring • Documentary Screening • Lecture • Expert Panel • Community Panel • Museum Nights • Speaker Fall • New Student Convocation • Local/Community Partners • Farm Tour • Sustainability Fair • Speaker • GatorNights
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