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.
Please note: CETL reading groups exist to foster dialogue among UM instructors about important issues in higher education teaching and learning. The views expressed in the selected books are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily represent the views of CETL staff.
Spring 2025
This semester, the Graduate Reading Group will tackle the book Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson. 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 Spring 2025 Graduate Reading Group will meet at Hill Hall 117 on the following Fridays from 12:00-1:00 pm:
- February 14
- March 7
- April 4
Pizza will be provided for lunch.
Space is limited for this reading group. If you’d like to join, please fill out the interest form below by Wednesday, January 29. We will follow up with confirmed participants by the end of that week.
Interested in the reading group?
Learn more about the Spring 2025 title
In Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning, José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson explore how generative AI can be used in thinking, teaching, learning, and writing. After a survey of how AI is changing the landscape of higher education and the professional world, Bowen and Watson turn to recommendations for effectively integrating AI into college courses across disciplines. Along the way, they also consider academic integrity and other issues raised by generative AI in the classroom.
Fill out the interest form for the reading group above!
Past Reading Group Selections
- Fall 2024: The New College Classroom
- 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