Using the Syllabus as a Planner through the Review Function in Word
Faculty joke about how often we tell students “It’s in the syllabus!” But what if the answers that we faculty wanted for what we are doing in the course were in the syllabus? The syllabus is a funny document to me because officially it is for students, but I also use it for myself to remember what the class is supposed to be doing in any given class meeting. The problem is that I don’t want to put all the information that I need for planning on to the same document that students get. This is not because I want to keep it to myself, but I think an overwritten syllabus can be distracting and confusing. And sometimes as the course progresses, the planning changes. Read more
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