Category Archives: Reading

Readings for April 8 – Kuh and Bean

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Jonas Reitz

I was searching last night for the Bean reading assignment and couldn’t find it (thanks for the reminder, Charles!). I located it this morning in the hard copy agenda from last week, and I’m posting it in case others are … Continue reading →

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Jane Jacobs and Baby D

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Charles Hirsch

When I was in high school, my adopted aunt, Dorothy Holtz, (Baby D we called her behind her back) introduced me to reading Jane Jacobs. Dorothy was one of the foremost city planners at the time–she created the first urban … Continue reading →

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Developmental courses and the First-Year Experience

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Jody R. Rosen

Michelle called our attention to a recent New York Times article about the growing need for remediation within CUNY, “CUNY Adjusts Amid Tide of Remedial Students.” If you did not have a chance to read it yet, check it out … Continue reading →

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On Gardner’s 5 Minds for the Future

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Jonas Reitz

Justin Davis and I were asked to pose a question or two about Gardner’s 5 Minds for the Future, to give us something to think about as we read and prepare for our next meeting (April 25th). I’ll get us … Continue reading →

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Engaging Learning from “Engaging Ideas”, Bean

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Karen Goodlad

As the title implies, John Bean’s Engaging Ideas has been quite engaging. The style is easy to learn from and a lot of valuable information that will help our students can be reviewed in a short time. I already incorporate … Continue reading →

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Announcement: Reading for March 11th

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Jody R. Rosen

On March 11th, City Tech’s Writing Fellows will join our group and help us think about writing in the context of our first-year courses. This work will build on work that you did at yesterday’s very productive meeting with the … Continue reading →

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Reading responses to Dean Edelstein and Gregory C. Wolniak, Tricia A. Seifert, and Charles F. Blaich

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Jody R. Rosen

Please share your responses to these two articles about electives and general education: Dean Edelstein, “Lost in the Middle” in Inside Higher Ed (January 21, 2011): Excerpted from Views: Lost in the Middle – Inside Higher Ed http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2011/01/21/edelstein_on_the_role_of_electives Gregory C. … Continue reading →

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Summerfield reading

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Jody R. Rosen

I posted the Summerfield reading on our Readings page earlier this week–I hope everyone noticed that. You can add your response to the Summerfield reading as a comment to this blog post.

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Jeannette M. Wing reading

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Jody R. Rosen

Here is the reading for the Jeannette Wing lecture: Wing06 *You can add your response to the Wing reading by posting a comment here. You can find the readings on the Readings page by clicking on Readings on the bar … Continue reading →

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Feynman, Gen Ed, and more

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Jody R. Rosen

While you’re reading Richard P. Feynman’s “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”: Adventures of a Curious Character, please share your ideas on the blog. Here are some questions you might respond to: how does this book relate to this seminar specifically, … Continue reading →

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