Designing a successful academic course is a multi-step process requiring both subject expertise and pedagogical knowledge. To ensure the best possible alignment between course subject matter and ...

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.

Simple Higher Ed honored Hocking College for innovative syllabi that use motivational language and visual elements to engage students.

Have you ever been excited to learn about a particular topic, only to attend the session and find yourself disappointed? Perhaps the material was overwhelming or lacked alignment with the outlined ...

Canadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l'éducation, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Spring, 1992), pp. 208-219 (12 pages) The advent of "communicative" second-language teaching has implications not only ...

Some instructors see the syllabus as a simple outline of the course topics, while others add everything related to the course as well as the kitchen sink. An effective syllabus lies somewhere in ...

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