{"218621":{"#nid":"218621","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Campus Invited to Support First-Year Reading","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen it comes to the First-Year Reading program, its success relies just as much on faculty and staff support as it does on student \u003Cbr \/\u003Eparticipation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis year\u2019s book, \u003Cem\u003ELiving With Complexity\u003C\/em\u003E by Don Norman, was selected to connect with themes in Georgia Tech\u2019s strategic plan, particularly those around design and innovation,\u201d said Steven Girardot, associate vice provost for undergraduate education. \u201cWe hope the book stimulates discussion on these topics among faculty, staff, and students.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe premise of this year\u2019s book is that bad design complicates all aspects of our lives, while good design can \u201ctame\u201d complexity. According to Norman, \u201cDesigners have to produce things that tame complexity. But \u2026 we have to take the time to learn the structure and practice the skills. This is how we mastered reading and writing, driving a car, and playing sports, and this is how we can master our complex tools.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach year, the First-Year Reading book is selected by a committee comprised of faculty, staff, and students. Incoming freshmen learn about the program and receive their copy of the book over the summer when they attend FASET orientation. They are asked to complete it by the time fall semester classes begin.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll members of the campus community are encouraged to join the incoming first-year class by reading the book and participating in the related reading groups, speaker series, and student-led forums held during the academic year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEvents are currently being planned and will be updated throughout the semester on the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.enrichment.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECenter for Academic Enrichment website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to these activities, faculty members and English 1101\/1102 and GT 1000 instructors often integrate the book into their lesson plans. (The \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.enrichment.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECenter for Academic Enrichment\u2019s website\u003C\/a\u003E will contain a curriculum guide to assist in this planning by August.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen Esther Jordan integrated Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s \u003Cem\u003EI Have a Dream: Writing and Speeches that Changed the World\u003C\/em\u003E (the 2011 First-Year Reading book) into her GT 1000 course, she encouraged students to attend several campus events related to the reading.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAnd we invited Stephanie Ray, associate dean of students, to speak to our class,\u201d \u003Cbr \/\u003Esaid Jordan, assistant director for programming in the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) and a visiting assistant professor in the School of International Affairs. \u201cShe performed a monologue in the voice of Coretta Scott King \u2014 which was amazing and really resonated with students \u2014 and then engaged them in a dialogue about the text.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe First-Year Reading program is coordinated by Nirmal Trivedi, director of academic transition programs in the Center for Academic Enrichment. Faculty and staff interested in integrating the First-Year Reading text into their classes or coordinating programs around the book should contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:nirmal.trivedi@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETrivedi\u003C\/a\u003E for a copy.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen it comes to the First-Year Reading program, its success relies just as much on faculty and staff support as it does on student participation.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"When it comes to the First-Year Reading program, its success relies just as much on faculty and staff support as it does on student participation."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2013-06-24 10:05:16","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:23","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-06-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-06-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"218531":{"id":"218531","type":"image","title":"Living With Complexity","body":null,"created":"1449180130","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 22:02:10","changed":"1475894885","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:05","alt":"Living With Complexity","file":{"fid":"197196","name":"living_with_complexity.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/living_with_complexity_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/living_with_complexity_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":38464,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/living_with_complexity_0.jpg?itok=ngvPRifZ"}}},"media_ids":["218531"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.enrichment.gatech.edu\/","title":"Center for Academic Enrichment"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"61661","name":"Center for Academic Enrichment"},{"id":"68291","name":"First-Year Reading Program"},{"id":"68301","name":"first-year students"},{"id":"68281","name":"Living with Complexity"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:nirmal.trivedi@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ENirmal Trivedi\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECenter for Academic Enrichment\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}