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Sharpen and Shape Up Your Syllabus for Spring √ §

Would a quick tweak help engage learners more effectively?

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 10, 2023, 12:00 pm1:00 pm

Description

Your syllabus is ready (or almost ready) for spring. But, would a quick tweak help engage learners more effectively? We know that the syllabus is an important tool, providing your teaching philosophy and course logistics, requirements, and resources, but how can we help students to use it effectively? To make the syllabus more transparent and relevant to students, in this session we will touch on how to create demonstrable student learning outcomes, incorporate inclusive and student-centered language and practices, design aligned assignments, and ensure accessibility for all students. We'll conclude by highlighting activities that can engage students with the syllabus such as a syllabus quiz, tour, outcome reflection, or assignment. We encourage you to bring your own questions and reflections about the syllabus and examples to review in the open discussion.

For additional resources, please see the FDC Creating a Syllabus webpage and this IHE article on ways to engage students with the syllabus.

Please click “Going Virtually” below to reserve your seat for this session, and we will send you a Google calendar invitation with a WebEx link one hour before the session. If you register less than an hour before the session, you will receive the WebEx link when you register. Please email fdc@umbc.edu if you have any questions. If you have registered and find that you can no longer attend, please kindly release your spot so that others may attend.

√ Counts toward the ALIT Certificate
§ Counts toward the INNOVATE Certificate