Using the Common Book in the Classroom
One way that the KU Common Book program engages students with the book is through coursework. This requires collaboration with faculty and instructors to integrate the book and its themes into assignments and curriculum. The resources on this page can be used by faculty and instructors to teach the book in the classroom.
Our partners across campus have helped compile the resources below. If you have additional resources to highlight, please reach out to commonbook@ku.edu.
KU Common Work of Art
KU Reads: A Common Book Experience selects a book each academic year that speaks to the current moment and sparks campus-wide conversations. As part of the conversation, we select a KU Common Work of Art each year to complement and expand on the book’s themes. You can view the Common Work of Art in the Empowerment exhibition, in the Michaelis Gallery, at Spencer Museum of Art.
Orbital: Teaching a Novel
This short presentation by professor Ali Brox covers useful details for teaching Orbital in the classroom.
Art and Orbital
Kate Meyer from the Spencer Museum of Art illustrates the connections between Orbital by Samantha Harvey and a number of significant art works.
Reading Guide
This supplemental reading guide will help guide your classroom discussions around Orbital.
Accessibility in the Classroom:
- How to make documents (Word, scanned documents, PDFs, Excel documents, PowerPoint presentations, email) that are accessible to everyone.
- How to make videos more accessible
- How to make websites accessible
- Ally for LMS and Web
Examples from Previous Years
Below, you can find examples of Teaching Resources from previous KU Reads programming years.
