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The course syllabus is one of the central artifacts of higher education. It is a critical means of communication between teacher and student and is often the first form of interaction. The syllabus ...

Your syllabus gives students a first impression about what to expect from your course. It also fosters curiosity and interest. It can also be a tool to start building an inclusive learning environment ...

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) technology is incredibly dynamic and constantly evolving. Teaching in the time of generative AI similarly requires agility in our instructional approaches, ...

The syllabus is a critical roadmap to the intellectual journey we embark upon with our students. This website provides tips and resources for crafting this important map. When crafting your syllabus, ...

Many of the decisions affecting the success of a course take place well before the first day of class. Careful planning at the syllabus design stage not only makes teaching easier and more enjoyable, ...

The goal of this document is to provide reasonably thorough, but also accessible and brief, guidance to support the AI approaches and practices of instructors, as well as how they communicate their ...

Both minimalist and maximalist approaches to syllabus design have their proponents: concise syllabi are easier to navigate, while detailed ones offer a more precise picture of the course structure.

Instructors must develop and share a course syllabus with their students. In the syllabus guidelines page of the Innovative Learning website, you will find Microsoft Word documents outlining required ...

To help set up your asynchronous online section, consider the following ideas: Use discussion forums for weekly interaction. Create discussion prompts each week to encourage ongoing peer engagement.

Many of us struggle to confirm that our students do, in fact, read the syllabus. I used to read through it aloud on the first day of class. However, not only is that tedious, but there are often ...