…a syllabus based on what my colleague had already done for the course, my own reading tastes, and my pedagogical training in composition, well aware that teaching writing and teaching…
…day of class and in my syllabus, I share with my students R. Keith Sawyer’s idea that the “best learning takes place when learners articulate their own unformed and still-developing…
…returns. At some point, a kind of paralyzing inertia can settle over us. We no longer have the energy or motivation to change the syllabus, alter course readings, or update…
…education is making room for failure. On the most basic level, this means making space in the course syllabus for feedback and revisions of not just early drafts of written…
…through content weekly or by units or modules. Be consistent about this organization, and be sure that students are informed on the syllabus and through News or announcements about where…
…share with the class a couple of their own introductory pictures. 3. Share a short teaching manifesto In addition to or as a supplement to the syllabus, share a short…
…negative impact as well. For instance, not including female writers, LGBTQ scientists, and artists of color on a syllabus can signal to students from these groups that they don’t belong…
…and the syllabus. Students may need to contact the instructor—this will ensure that they have a means of accomplishing this. A second way to be visible in the classroom is…
