I agree that this is a good idea; however, where I am teaching we have 7 people teaching intro. For someone who is the sole teacher of a course (not often intro) it would work, but those are typically upper level courses and by that time the good students will have learned that they should read the book.
Bob ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:25:04 -0700 >From: Annette Taylor <tay...@sandiego.edu> >Subject: RE: RE: [tips] Getting students to read (was: Textbook rentals?) >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" ><tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > >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 >tay...@sandiego.edu >________________________________________ >From: don allen [dap...@shaw.ca] >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 <tay...@sandiego.edu> >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)" ><tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > >> 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 >> tay...@sandiego.edu<mailto:tay...@sandiego.edu> >> ________________________________ >> From: roig-rear...@comcast.net [roig-rear...@comcast.net] >> 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: >> tay...@sandiego.edu<mailto:tay...@sandiego.edu>. >> 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- >> 13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-3751-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: dap...@shaw.ca. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98f18&n=T&l=tips&o=3761or >> send a blank email to >> leave-3761-13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > >Don Allen >Retired professor >Langara College > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: tay...@sandiego.edu. >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-3763-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: drb...@rcn.com. >To unsubscribe click here: >http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13185.d5346723901d967ccc167929e2ee94ad&n=T&l=tips&o=3768 >or send a blank email to >leave-3768-13185.d5346723901d967ccc167929e2ee9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu . 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