Hi Rick- Good point. No system is perfect. To be fair I would tell any student that if they could show proof of off-campus purchase then I would award them the points if they attested that they had actually read the book.
-Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Stevens <[email protected]> Date: Friday, July 23, 2010 12:35 pm Subject: Re: RE: [tips] Getting students to read (was: Textbook rentals?) To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > What about the students who buy their books off campus? > RS > > > On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Annette Taylor > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ah! Now that's the type of creative idea I was hoping for :) > > > > thanks > > > > Annette > > > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > > Professor, Psychological Sciences > > University of San Diego > > 5998 Alcala Park > > San Diego, CA 92110 > > [email protected] > > ________________________________________ > > From: don allen [[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 8:23 AM > > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > > Subject: Re: RE: [tips] Getting students to read (was: > Textbook rentals?) > > > > Hi Annette- > > > > If you want to try something completely different do the following: > > > > 1. Make up a bunch of small (1" X 2") pieces of paper that > have "This > > coupon entitles the bearer to 10 extra points on the first > quiz" printed on > > them. > > > > 2. Prior to the start of the semester, go to the bookstore and > insert a > > coupon in each book somewhere in the first chapter. > > > > 3. Enjoy the looks on student faces when you remind them to > hand in their > > "extra 10 points" coupon. Especially the puzzled looks. > > > > The students may not read the following chapters but you can > bet that they > > will at least go through all of the pages. > > > > Hope that helps, > > > > -Don. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Annette Taylor <[email protected]> > > Date: Friday, July 23, 2010 5:55 am > > Subject: RE: [tips] Getting students to read (was: Textbook > rentals?)> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" < > > [email protected]> > > > > > I'm not so troubled by the use of rental books. I kept > > > mine...and almost never looked at them after I was done with > > > them...and recently cleared them all out after moving them a > > > dozen times. > > > > > > I think rental books are fine, or purchased books are fine, as > > > long as they are read! Even though I do lots of little > things to > > > motivate reading, I know there are too many students who still > > > don't read. > > > > > > Does anyone have things they do that are new and inventive? > > > > > > I use reading quizzes; I test over material students read > but I > > > have not time to discuss in class; I repeatedly emphasize in > > > class how important it is to do the readings and reinforce that > > > as often as possible with examples of things that transpire in > > > class. I try to add in "interesting" readings with the hope that > > > the textbook nonreaders will read the more interesting stuff > > > (example: I have a facebook page where I post interesting news > > > in psych). > > > > > > Any novel ideas? > > > > > > Annette > > > > > > > > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > > > Professor, Psychological Sciences > > > University of San Diego > > > 5998 Alcala Park > > > San Diego, CA 92110 > > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > ________________________________ > > > From: [email protected] [[email protected]] > > > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:02 PM > > > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > > > Subject: Re: [tips] Textbook rentals? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I want to thank all of you who responded to my post on textbook > > > rentals. As someone who loves printed books and who kept > most of > > > his college textbooks from the 1970s until very recently > (had to > > > make room), it pains me to see the newer trend in students' more > > > detached relationship to their textbooks. > > > > > > > > > > > > Miguel > > > > > > > > > > > > PS I kept my copy of little "Garrett" (Elementary Stats) > > > and Cambell and Stanley's. ;-) > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. > > > To unsubscribe click here: > > > > > > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=3751> > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line > > > is broken) > > > > > > or send a blank email to leave-3751- > > > > [email protected]<mailto:> > leave-3751-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > > > > > > --- > > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe click here: > > > > > > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98f18&n=T&l=tips&o=3761orsend > a blank email to > > leave-3761- > [email protected]> > > Don Allen > > Retired professor > > Langara College > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > > > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=3763> > or send a blank email to > > leave-3763- > [email protected]> --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > > > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13526.d532f8e870faf8a0d8f6433b7952f38d&n=T&l=tips&o=3768> > or send a blank email to > > leave-3768- > [email protected]> > > > > -- > Rick Stevens > Psychology Department > University of Louisiana at Monroe > [email protected] > SL - Evert Snook > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98f18&n=T&l=tips&o=3769or > send a blank email to > leave-3769-13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98...@fsulist.frostburg.edu Don Allen Retired professor Langara College --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. 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