Creating an Inclusive Syllabus using Learning Outcomes √ §

At midsummer, your syllabus may include glimpses of your teaching philosophy, requirements, assignments, logistics, and resources. Plus you’ve drafted your vision for an inclusive classroom culture. But your eyes keep scanning the section on student learning outcomes (SLOs) (everyone has been talking about SLOs and the 70 percent rule, aka the Transfer with Success Act), and you ….

• aren’t sure if your course-level outcomes express your “desired results” for student learning; or
• aren’t sure if your course-level outcomes are clear to students (and other audiences); or
• aren’t sure how to help students link course-level outcomes to prior, concurrent, and future learning.

When you articulate what students will know and be able to do by the end of your course, in connection with their other learning, you are working to create an inclusive, welcoming, and clear syllabus. For this workshop, please have your syllabus and SLOs handy as we share best practices (with templates), collaborate to clarify your example outcomes, and discuss how to cultivate inclusive SLOs. Plus, we’ll share enhanced online resources to support your efforts.