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NDMU Common Read Resource Guide 2017-2018: Faculty Resources

The Value of Common Read Programs

"Creating Common Ground: Common Reading and the First Year of College"
This piece from the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) discusses the rationale for a common read program, and provides examples of models from various universities.
"Why a Common Reading?"
Objectives and goals of a Common Reading program from Northern Illinois University.

Further Reading

Common Reading Programs: Going Beyond the Book by Jodi Levine Laufgraben; National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition (University of South Carolina) Staff (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9781889271538
Publication Date: 2006-05-17

Teaching with the Common Read

Tips for Incorporating the Common Reading into Courses (PDF)
Teaching tips from the Common Reading Committee at University of North Carolina, Wilmington.
Common Read Discussion Session Teaching Tips (PDF)
UMass Amherst provides pedagogical tips, suggestions for discussion strategies, and more.
How To Facilitate Common Read Discussions (PDF)
Common Read discussion tips from a professor at Gustavus Adolphus University.

"Reading Between the Lines: Extending the Reach of a University Common Reading Program" (PDF)
Learn about campus-wide collaborations that were crucial to the success of Northern Kentucky University's "Book Connection Program."