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"Encouraging Creativity in Online Courses." Though a bit older, I think this article makes some interesting points made in terms of the approach to course development. "Looking at the other side - rather than looking at boundaries, look for the solution outside the assumptions."

Provides convenient links to search engines that can locate creative-commons-licensed images. Students can use these images in their work as long as they attribute the source correctly.

"The NMC Horizon Report > 2015 Higher Education Edition is a collaborative effort between the NMC and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI).....designed to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry in education."

by John Sullivan Why Change? Author provides a practical step-by-step manual for using MS Publisher to design an attractive syllabus.

Ed, I love this option, however in the SON, we are constrained to use the "approved syllabi" by the Curriculum Committee. The belief and supported information tends to validate that consistency among the courses is easier for the students who are enrolled in multiple courses to "find" the information. The creative in me longs for this Publisher option, but the pragmatist must follow the rules!

Hi Ed! Just to follow up on Phyllis' comment - unfortunately, the standardized syllabus is really useful at accreditation time. Accrediting bodies like to be able to see that particular outcomes are being addressed (for example) and having uniform syllabi makes it simpler for departments and schools to demonstrate that. I'm sure that those in our cohort who are administrators can speak more authoritatively about this (and I hope I'm not stating the obvious :)