…syllabus, prepare them for the course, and focus on the learning goals ahead. My Engaging Syllabus Design: Example illustrates all of these design elements. 1. Write an introductory message with…
…syllabus into areas for discussion based on your learning outcomes. Continue embedding discussion questions throughout the whole syllabus. Keep the text and font consistent with your overall syllabus. You may…
We know students do not take it upon themselves to read the syllabus. Yet syllabus indifference still bewilders me after teaching for 25 years, given that my syllabi are conveniently…
…start too early. The syllabus is an organic document that will continually be revised; it is a mistake to think that the syllabus is a static document that only needs…
…one—and it all starts with the syllabus. Structure and communication. That’s what I’ve found to be the keys to an effective online course syllabus. Well, that, and something I call…
It had happened before, sitting at the computer, working on a syllabus, again, fluctuating between excitement about a new course and a vague sense that life itself was being sucked…
…a good syllabus is hard work. Making an accessible syllabus is also hard work. But making a syllabus that reflects your interests can make that hard work more enjoyable for…
…be on everybody’s radar). The article describes four syllabus reviews conducted across five years at the University of West Florida. By syllabus review, we are talking about three reviews of…
