Designing meaningful student engagement with course readings
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Zeivots, SandrisAbstract
Course readings are central to student learning, yet they’re often treated as a routine, grudging task rather than a designed learning experience. On average, only 20-30% of students engage with assigned readings, which impacts class interaction, development of ideas and assessment quality. This post discussed a framework that brings together six dimensions that help educators design purposeful, relational engagement with course readings. These dimensions operate as an entangled assemblage rather than discrete elements and draw on the lenses of what, how and why.Course readings are central to student learning, yet they’re often treated as a routine, grudging task rather than a designed learning experience. On average, only 20-30% of students engage with assigned readings, which impacts class interaction, development of ideas and assessment quality. This post discussed a framework that brings together six dimensions that help educators design purposeful, relational engagement with course readings. These dimensions operate as an entangled assemblage rather than discrete elements and draw on the lenses of what, how and why.
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Date
2026Source title
Teaching@SydneyPublisher
The University of SydneyLicence
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The University of Sydney Business SchoolShare