We continue our exploration of the university’s reflection on the year’s Common Reading with the review of exciting experiences in University 1000 and General Studies Writing classes. UNIV 1000 and General Writing instructors shared their perspectives on how the Common Reading can be implemented in the classroom curricula. There are several types of assignments organized […]
Continue Reading September 29th, 2009
Carney’s This I Believe essay can be found here: http://thisibelieve.org/essay/22302/ I wrote my This I Believe essay in the dead of winter, January 2006, sitting in my office one day prior to the start of the winter term. Over the years I’ve learned that this is a time of year when the warmth of a […]
Continue Reading September 17th, 2009
I guess you would have to call me a “common reading junkie.” Every spring when the BGSU common reading for the next academic year is announced, I make a bee line to the bookstore and purchase a copy. I always put the common reading book at the head of my summer reading list. I have […]
Continue Reading September 10th, 2009
The This I Believe program began on the radio, with authors reading their essays about what they believed. While the common reading highlights this project in book form, using various medias in the classroom can help your students understand the material in a more comprehensive way. To assist you, we have included links to a […]
Continue Reading September 4th, 2009
While it can seem overwhelming to try incorporating a common reading into your already content-heavy course, This I Believe, Inc. has put together a curriculum guide for instructors in higher education. You can find the curriculum guide at http://thisibelieve.org, under the educators tab labeled “resources.” The guide is divided into four sections, one more general […]
Continue Reading September 3rd, 2009
