Haley Reading Groups, Spring 2013

This spring, we'll coordinate four reading activities as part of our work with approximately 125 Johnetta Haley Scholars.  This semester, our four groups are reading Malcolm Gladwell's collection of essays What the Dog Saw, Sheena Iyengar’s The Art of Choosing, Charles Duhigg's The Power of Habit, and Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa's Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses.  The project is designed to:

● Stimulate increased intellectual activity among Haley Scholars and the broader community 
● Strengthen reading, writing, and web-based communication skills among participants
● Create opportunities for participants to collaborate on the implementation of intellectual service work

The reading schedules for the books are as follows:

● Academically Adrift
Chapter 1: pages 1 – 19 (January 22)
Chapter 2: pages 33 – 47 (January 29)
Chapter 2: pages 47 - 57 (Feb. 5)
Reflections (Feb. 12)
Chapter 3: pages 59 – 73 (Feb. 19)
Chapter 3: pages 73 - 89 (Feb. 26)
Chapter 4: pages 91 - 109 (March 12)
More reflections on studying alone vs. studying in groups (March 19)
Chapter 4: pages 109 - 120 (March 26)
Chapter 5: pages 121 - 135 (April 2)
Chapter 5: pages 135 - 144 (April 9)
Reflections (April 16)

● What the Dog Saw
True Colors (January 22)
"What the Dog Saw" (January 29)
Something Borrowed or Stolen? (Feb. 5)
The Art of Failure (Feb. 12)
The Talent Myth (Feb. 19)
Troublemakers (Feb. 26)
Reflections on What the Dog Saw (March 12)
Million Dollar Murray (March 19)
Late Bloomers (March 26)
Dangerous Minds (April 2)
Creation Myth (April 9)
Small Change (April 16)

● The Art of Choosing
The Art & Science of Making Choices - Chapter 1 (January 23)
Choice & the Influence of Cultural Background - Chapter 2 (January 30)
Songs of Ourselves - Chapter 3  (Feb. 6)
Reflections  (Feb. 13)
Choice Contexts & Informed Intuition - Chapter 4 (Feb. 20)
Values and Choice - Chapter 5 (Feb. 27)
Zeroing in on Choices - Chapter 6: pages 177 – 200 (March 13)
Applying the Art of Choosing (March 20)
Creativity and Restrictive Choice  (March 27)
Choosing with less pressure  - Chapter 7: pages 216 – 236 (April 3)
Limiting Choices - Chapter 7: pages 237 – 255 (April 10)
Choice remains an art – Epilogue (April 17)

● The Power of Habit
Prologue (January 23)
Chapter 1 (January 30)
Chapter 2 (Feb. 6)
Chapter 3 (Feb. 13)
Reflections (Feb. 20)
Chapter 4 (Feb. 27)
Chapter 5 (March 13)
Chapter 6 (March 20)
Reflections: Collaborative work habits (March 27)
Chapter 7 (April 3)
Chapter 8 (April 10)
Chapter 9 (April 17)

Related:
Haley Scholars Fall 2012 Reading Groups