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You are warmly invited to join the workshop “What Works When Students Won’t Read? A Data-Driven Conversation on Reading Practices”

Date: 1 Dec 2026 (Tue)
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Venue: Learning Lab (RRS321, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU)

To better understand the challenge of declining student engagement with assigned readings and identify effective practices, we surveyed Common Core colleagues on their reading practices, communication strategies, accountability mechanisms, and perceived levels of student engagement. In this one-hour workshop, we will share the key findings from the survey, including the challenges most commonly reported by colleagues and the practices that appear to make a positive difference.

We will then hear from two colleagues with intensive reading experience in their classrooms: Ms. Nicole Tavares, who will share her use of Perusall as a social annotation tool to foster active reading before class, and Dr. David Villena, who will discuss the iterative adjustments he has made to his reading requirements and how these changes have shaped student engagement. The goal of this session is not to prescribe a single solution, but to learn from each other and leave with actionable ideas suited to each colleague’s context.