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As reports from faculty members and students alike note that students seem less likely to complete assigned readings, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) will host a half-day of micro-sessions on Monday, Feb. 10, focused on reading across disciplines, from textbooks to primary literature and scientific articles.

The sessions will examine strategies to support reading in general before taking a deeper dive into the specific challenges of reading in the humanities, STEM and social sciences in three separate concurrent sessions.

The schedule for the “Reading Across the Disciplines” sessions, each of which facilitated by members of the CTL team, can be found below. For more information or to register for the event, visit the CTL webpage. 

“Reading Across the Disciplines” Schedule

Listen to Learn Lunch: Why Don’t Students Read? 
Monday, Feb. 10, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Facilitators: Beth Lisi & Colleen Kuusinen

What prevents students from reading? This session will explore the general causes and discuss the implications teaching. Before the session, attendees are asked to listen to the podcast episode "Why Don’t Students Read?” with Betsy Barre. They will then participate in a discussion about the major ideas explored in the episode. Lunch will be provided.

Concurrent Sessions 

(All sessions scheduled for Monday, Feb. 10, 1:40 – 2:10 p.m.)

Attendees may choose one of the following concurrent sessions upon registration:

Fostering a Community of Readers in Humanities Classrooms (And Beyond!) 
Facilitator: Brian Baldi
One way to foster deeper engagement with course readings is to leverage the benefits of community. This session will discuss how to promote active reading through peer engagement structures.

Social Sciences: Specific Challenges and Strategies for Reading  
Facilitator: Claire Hamilton
Study after study reports that students are reading less and that many are not completing their assigned course readings. This session will discuss the challenges and strategies for engaging students in reading textbooks, primary resources and popular text sources in the social sciences.

STEM Requires Reading Skills, Too!: Supporting Student Reading in STEM  
Facilitator: Katie Ingraham Dixie
Students in STEM often struggle to effectively read textbooks and primary literature. This session will explore ways faculty members can support STEM students to build skills to become more efficient readers.