{"281251":{"#nid":"281251","#data":{"type":"news","title":"First-year Reading Program Becomes \u2018Project One\u2019","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter a number of years of encouraging incoming freshmen to participate in a common reading experience, a restructured program called Project One will aim to engage more of campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe goal is to create a common experience, but also to get [incoming freshmen] primed for the kind of work they\u2019ll be doing once they get to Tech,\u201d said Nirmal Trivedi, director of academic transition programs in the Center for Academic Enrichment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the past, a campus committee selected a book that was then distributed to new students at FASET orientation. The book was subsequently used in assignments in GT1000 and ENGL1101\/ENGL1102 courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith Project One, students will instead receive a packet of shorter readings of both fiction and nonfiction. Some may come from popular nonfiction works, while others may be written by academics but not necessarily be academic in nature. The packet will likely be delivered electronically. Students will still use this reading in their introductory courses, but projects will have more focus on multimodality.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIncoming students will be given access to a website where they will be able to create a profile and share responses to the readings. The idea is that they will already have shared a classwork experience before even arriving on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe want students to get a taste of the interdisciplinary and creative possibilities that await them,\u201d Trivedi said. The Center for Academic Enrichment will also facilitate having faculty and upperclassmen participate in the online conversations, and plans to coordinate a related keynote speaker and competition in the fall.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA committee composed of faculty from every college will help determine the final reading selections, but suggestions from current students, faculty, and staff are encouraged via \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s\/p1gt\u0022\u003Ean online form\u003C\/a\u003E. Many of the readings being considered touch on a theme of transition or transformation \u2014\u0026nbsp;themes that should ring true for new students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProject One will begin this summer when the packet of short readings is distributed to incoming students.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERestructured program will facilitate student collaboration and multimodal projects.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Restructured program will facilitate student collaboration and multimodal projects."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-03-06 13:19:33","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:58","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-03-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-03-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65472":{"id":"65472","type":"image","title":"Buzz Reading","body":null,"created":"1449176831","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:07:11","changed":"1475894579","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:59","alt":"Buzz Reading","file":{"fid":"193226","name":"buzz_reading_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/buzz_reading_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/buzz_reading_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1823417,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/buzz_reading_0.jpg?itok=BhvAO39T"}}},"media_ids":["65472"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/enrichment.gatech.edu\/","title":"Center for Academic Enrichment"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s\/p1gt","title":"Submit Feedback about Project One"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"61661","name":"Center for Academic Enrichment"},{"id":"69891","name":"First-Year Reading"},{"id":"88481","name":"Project One"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"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\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}