Course Structure and Design

Inductive learning starts from examples and asks learners to infer general principles.

By Dr. Raechel Soicher, 2022 CTL Blended Learning Innovations in Pedagogy (BLIP) Initiative Faculty Fellow and Instructor in the School of Psychological Science. As with most (all) of my great teac…

Need a little refresher on the definition of equity? Here is a short video you can have to share with peers and students promoting equity.

Example syllabus statements to start conversations with students about appropriate use of academic sharing sites.

Using an evidence-based approach to syllabus development and messaging, you can help ensure that students’ earliest experiences in your course promote a sense of belonging and self-efficacy that will support equity, belonging, and growth.

Course syllabi set the tone for the whole semester. With the help of a new tool kit, some instructors are overhauling theirs to make them more welcoming, inclusive and focused on student success.

Agendas are an easy, inexpensive, and flexible instructional strategy that will benefit both the instructor and students.

By Michelle Pacansky-Brock, Ed.D., Foothill-DeAnza Community College District The Syllabus: Microaggression or microaffirmation? College professors are well versed in their discipline but, generally, are poorly prepared for the affective and cognitive differences their students bring with ...

An unread syllabus says more about a professor than students.

Easter eggs help learners to engage with the syllabus and add personality to your course.

What's considered "best practice" when it comes to syllabi design? These instructors address the scattered collection of positives and negatives.

The following information is also available in PDF format What is a Community Agreement? Why make Community Agreements? A community agreement (also known as group contract, learning agreement or classroom agreement) is a shared agreement between learners about how we want to work together over the course of our time together. This can include guidelines […]

Liquid Syllabus A humanizing element for online courses Sends the cue, “I will be a partner in your learning.” A Liquid Syllabus (Pacansky-Brock, 2021, 2014, 2017) is a humanizing element that ensures students start a course feeling supported by their instructor. It intentionally provides students with what they need to succeed in week one of…

These seven design elements help students get the most out of your syllabus, prepare them for the course, and focus the class on the learning goals ahead.

This model and template will help college, high school, and middle school teachers put together a syllabus that sets you and your students up for a great year.

Student reflections on Project-Based Learning

September 2020 Update: View all #AnnotatedSyllabus posts and resources. Perhaps it is not surprising, given my research about social annotation and learning, that the two most-read blog posts I&#82…

As instructors navigate the transition to emergency online teaching, a religious-studies professor’s “adjusted syllabus,” which lists principles to guide his work with students this term, is resonating with many.

Guest Contributor Sara Goldrick-Rab is a Professor of Higher Education Policy and Sociology at Temple. She describes herself as “a scholar-activist with a singular mission: to identify novel approaches to making higher education the accessible and

From the very beginning of your course design, consider how you will actively work to create an equitable, accessible and inclusive environment for your students and instructional team. Duke’s own ...

The Educationalist. By Alexandra Mihai

Support every student by breaking learning up into chunks and providing a concrete structure for each.