Graduate Reading Group
The Graduate Reading Group group meets for lunch three times over the course of the semester to discuss a book on teaching.
Join the Reading Group
Each semester, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning sponsors a Graduate Reading Group. The group meets three to four times over the course of the semester to discuss the chosen book. We'll provide the book and the lunch; you come with thoughts and questions.
The Graduate Reading Group is now at capacity for Fall 2024, and we are no longer accepting new registrations. If you are interested in being placed on a waitlist for this group, please email Emily Pitts Donahoe at ejdonaho@olemiss.edu.
Check back in January for information about the Spring 2025 Reading Group.
Fall 2024
This semester, the Graduate Reading Group will tackle the book The New College Classroom by Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis. Registered graduate students will receive a paperback copy of the book. Join us to learn more about college teaching and connect with fellow graduate TAs, instructors, and aspiring educators.
The Fall 2024 Graduate Reading Group will meet at Hill Hall 117 on the following Fridays from 12:00-1:00 p.m.:
- September 20
- October 18
- November 15
Pizza will be provided for lunch.
Learn more about the Fall 2024 title
In this 2022 book, Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis show us how college instruction is stuck in the past—and what we can do about it. Their accessible chapters take research on teaching and learning and transform it into actionable strategies for TAs and instructors at all levels, teaching in any discipline or modality. With an emphasis on active learning, The New College Classroom explains how we might bring our classrooms into the 21st century and ensure our students are prepared for life after college.
Past Reading Group Selections
- Spring 2024: How Learning Works: Eight Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
- Fall 2023: The Missing Course: Everything They Never Taught You About College Teaching
- Spring 2023: Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom
- Fall 2022: Teaching Matters: A Guide for Graduate Students
Questions about the reading group?
Emily Pitts Donahoe, Associate Director of Instructional Support can answer any questions you have about the Graduate Reading Group or other graduate programming.
Emily Donahoe
Associate Director of Instructional Support in the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Lecturer of Writing and Rhetoric