I use literature/reading circles to foster class discussion. The models on line are easily modified for use in the college classroom. I like to assign roles to students (director, connector, investigator, vocab researcher, etc) and rotate those roles. It promotes critical reading and encourages discussion.
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Mike Phillips
Geology Professor
Illinois Valley Community College
815-224-0394
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For earthquakes, floods and mass wasting in the developing world vs developed world a good source would be:
Mutter, J., 2015, The Disaster Profiteers: How Natural Disasters Make the Rich Richer and the Poor Even Poorer, St. Martins Press.
Good luck with your participation in the common book project; sounds like fun.
Kim
On Aug 25, 2016, at 8:07 PM, O'Connell, Suzanne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
This is a fantastic idea. I have never thought of “I am Malala” in this context and love it. What a creative way to explore a popular/important book.
If you need/want references/table/charts for the underrepresentation of women, I can help you there.
For the rest, I don’t have many resources, but the recent earthquake in Italy (developed world with old/undeveloped world buildings) compared to developing world and developing world buildings is fascinating.
Please keep us/me informed.
Suzanne
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Suzanne OConnell
Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Faculty Director McNair Scholars
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT 06457
860 685 2262
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Date: Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 6:34 PM
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Subject: FWD: Using a common book
Hi!
We are piloting a common reading initiative at my college this semester and I
would like to be part of that initiative. The book we are using is I Am Malala. Has
anyone ever used a non-geology text in class? I teach physical geology and I am
looking for ways to include parts of this book in the class.
Some thoughts I had are:
1. the persistent underrepresentation of women in STEM fields
2. how geology can isolate and therefore have influence on society - example, the
Swat Valley.
3. Earthquakes in the developing world vs. the developed world
4. Floods and mass wasting events in the developing world vs. the developed
world.
If you have any ideas to add, I would love to hear it!
Kristie Bradford
Associate Professor of Geology
Lone Star College - Tomball
30555 Tomball Pkwy
Tomball, TX 77375
281-351-3317
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