Spring Semester 2007 Book Discussions
ACTC Library will again be offering book discussions to a select number of technical program classes at the Roberts and Technology Drive campuses. The librarians can accommodate up to four discussions this semester. Culinary Arts has already requested a book discussion for 2007, its third year of participation.
The discussion program is simple --- 1) Instructors review an annotated list of library-suggested titles, which can be either non-fiction or fiction, as long as the book is available in paperback and relates in some way to the course of study; instructors select the book with assistance from the librarian; 2) ACTC Library purchases the books and delivers them to each instructor for distribution to his/her students; 3) Students have at least one month to read the book in or out of class, or whichever reading time period the instructor prefers; 4) Each book discussion group convenes, one time, for a discussion session in late February or during the month of March; the session includes a discussion facilitator, as well as an invited resource person, or "scholar" in the particular program field; 5) Each book discussion lasts from 75 to 90 minutes and participants may keep their books.
Technical programs faculty members ... If you are interested in scheduling a book discussion for your students, please contact either Matt Onion (ext. 6-2113) or Pam Klinepeter (ext. 6-2254) for more information.
The discussion program is simple --- 1) Instructors review an annotated list of library-suggested titles, which can be either non-fiction or fiction, as long as the book is available in paperback and relates in some way to the course of study; instructors select the book with assistance from the librarian; 2) ACTC Library purchases the books and delivers them to each instructor for distribution to his/her students; 3) Students have at least one month to read the book in or out of class, or whichever reading time period the instructor prefers; 4) Each book discussion group convenes, one time, for a discussion session in late February or during the month of March; the session includes a discussion facilitator, as well as an invited resource person, or "scholar" in the particular program field; 5) Each book discussion lasts from 75 to 90 minutes and participants may keep their books.
Technical programs faculty members ... If you are interested in scheduling a book discussion for your students, please contact either Matt Onion (ext. 6-2113) or Pam Klinepeter (ext. 6-2254) for more information.
Labels: 2007, Spring book discussions
posted by Matt | 10:52 AM
