…to encourage a growth mindset in general and about math in particular. The syllabus and weekly announcements include specific strategies for how to practice the material outside of class. I…
…students opportunities to provide input into syllabus policies or due dates. We might invite students to set ground rules, particularly for discussions of difficult or contentious topics. Having options for…
…that students would expect to find boring. To counteract this view, I started the class by demonstrating how numbers are cool and interesting. Thus, instead of the syllabus containing nothing…
…learn that a dead professor is teaching the class. A hint is that there is an obituary in the syllabus. The lack of a personal touch might alienate some students….
…lather-rinse-repeat instructor who hastily dusted off last semester’s syllabus and plans to coast through on autopilot. This semester will be different. Unique. Prepare, predict, and make public To make this…
…can conceive of at present, which include a few basics, starting with incorporating an AI policy in my syllabus; Boston University’s Faculty of Computing and Data Sciences (2023) provides one…
…minds without crushing their souls. We have examined a variety of course design decisions that can boost learning and decrease stress, including telegraphing flexibility in the syllabus, reconsidering draconian late…
…stress, and cultivating biological resilience. In my syllabus, I describe how our nervous system is like the control center of our body and does a lot more than just keep…
…take you to our online assessment website; the link’s on my syllabus too. OK, everyone—good work today! See you next time. Nichole DeWall, PhD, is a professor of English at…
…responses to the goals and objectives listed in the syllabus and see (hopefully) some congruence. An activity like this conveys the idea that all courses ought to change us in…
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