"Would
you tell me, please, which way I ought to go
from here?"
"That's depends a good deal on where you
want to get to."...
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"Alice in Wonderland," Chapter VI,
P 64; Carroll, 1960
"The
syllabus is a small place to start bringing
students and faculty members back together....
If students could be persuaded that we are really
interested in their understanding the materials
we offer, that we support their efforts to master
it, and that we take their intellectual struggles
seriously, they might respond by becoming involved
in our courses, by trying to live up to our
expectations, and by appreciating our concern."
- Rubin, "Professors, Students,
and the Syllabus," Chronicle of Higher
Education
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Early
reviews of 4faculty.org reveal that "Building
Your Syllabus" is one of the most popular
sections offered. That said, we hope you'll
read it and share your ideas for making it
even more helpful.
What
is the module about? It's about legal requirements
first, but much more importantly it's about
creating a syllabus that promotes you, your
class and your students' success. Ask yourself
as you read this lesson what are you really
doing when you write a syllabus. Aren't you
trying to sell ideas, change behavior, encourage
students to read and then act in a certain
way? Isn't the syllabus by its very nature
a persuasive document? Or, did you just think
it was about text book names and assignment
dates?
If
we are truly student centered and if we understand
community college students, we know that the
syllabus needs to motivate. We need to move
beyond instructor centered documents to learner
centered syllabi that capture the students'
imaginations. We want them to go home, show
it to their friends, tell them about the exciting
class in which they are enrolled. We want
them to "see" that we carefully
planned for their learning.
You'll
find templates for syllabi in this lesson.
Please come back soon as we add new ideas
and examples all the time.
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by Kristina Kauffman
This
module contains the following main readings:
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Course
Outlines and Descriptions
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Building
A Learner Centered Syllabus
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Objectives |
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By
the end of this module you should be able
to:
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Discuss the purpose of the course outline
and its relationship to your syllabus.
2.
Describe how learner centered objectives
are developed.
3.
Build a learner centered syllabus using
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Knowledge
Check
The official
document that defines the fundamental, required
components of a course that the institution
expects the faculty to teach is known as the:
A.
Lesson Plan.
B. Course Outline.
C. Course Syllabus.
D. Curriculum Plan.
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