…Who am I writing this new syllabus for? Without the limitations of previous versions offering convenience and habit, everything was debatable and in need of rethinking. Should the syllabus be…
…on the syllabus, include them but offer a translation that indicates what about these objectives makes you enthusiastic and passionate. Links What Role Does Your Syllabus Play? Syllabus Tone: It…
…instructional methods, policies, and assessment criteria. Curricular consistency is usually supported with a common course syllabus or syllabus template. The common syllabus usually prescribes everything about how the course will…
…when the course is over? Does the syllabus identify resources that can help students master the materials and skills of the course? Syllabus as collaboration—With this frame, the syllabus or…
…online, and use only when we are challenged. First, use the syllabus to clearly define responsibilities—theirs and ours. My syllabus explains that this is a discussion class. That means I…
…Based on the syllabus alone, these students attributed teacher-centered or learner-centered characteristics to the hypothetical professors they had been told authored each syllabus. It reminded me of an activity I…
…as a one-time “read the syllabus” directive. The syllabus should not be a document used in isolation but rather should be a map for student success that is integrated throughout…
It’s almost impossible to read blogs, articles, even books on teaching without seeing a multitude of suggestions for not “wasting” the first day of class by covering the syllabus, course…
…person. Give students a reason to read the syllabus. In most courses teachers cover syllabus content so completely students don’t have to read it. Talking at length about the syllabus…
…on. At the end of the period, all the syllabus templates are collected, and the instructor synthesizes the information, using it to create the course syllabus. Interestingly, the syllabus includes…
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