I had the privilege of attending a Faculty training a few weeks ago. The Facilitator stated that books should be minimally used, if possible not at all, but to use other sources instead. It may be easier to do that with classes such as Photography. On the other hand, with Sociology classes there are many theories to cover and not many real-life experiences to apply to it.
I do believe that real-life experiences are a crucial ingredient to teaching, but I do not believe it should replace the textbook.
