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David Jenkins

The Centrailty of the Syllabus for Time Management (and the joys of having a right side... - 1 views

https://www2.uwstout.edu/content/profdev/teachingonline/before.html http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415997263/pdf/Teaching_Online_Ch_5.pdf These two articles address the significance of th...

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started by David Jenkins on 04 Jul 14 no follow-up yet
dseeman

Creating an Effective Online Syllabus - 6 views

This is an extremely helpful chapter. I intend to use it carefully next week while designing a draft syllabus. I tend to leave spaces open in my traditional syllabus for readings that may be added ...

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started by Marimer Carrión on 14 Jun 16 1 follow-up, last by dseeman on 19 Jun 16
dseeman

The Tone of the Syllabus - 1 views

cft.vanderbilt.edu/...syllabus-design

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shared by dseeman on 21 Jun 16 - No Cached
  • dseeman on 21 Jun 16
     
    This guide to syllabus construction from Vanderbilt reiterates many points from our readings and is not specifically concerned with online teaching. However, one thing I had not yet seen in other readings that concerns us here is the importance of choosing the right tone for introducing the class to students. I am not sure that the warm and friendly approach recommended here is always the right one but it makes sense for us given the difficulty we will have in any case making personal connections with students in the online environment.
  • Yu Li on 23 Jun 16
     
    I think this is an important point. I had to revise some of my syllabi for exactly this reason. I guess when I first started teaching, I wanted to sound official and proper, but then a few years later discovered that I did not even recognize the person behind the formal, detached voice of the syllabi, and perhaps along the way, that a good instructor did not need to sound official or proper! Good reminder for me this time around, so thanks for posting this!
  • dseeman on 29 Jun 16
     
    Thanks, Yu, I am just seeing this now. I think my draft syllabus was too formal and scary, but on the other hand I want to be super clear up front about expectations. I will need to tweak this,
Brent Glenn

Best Practices in Teaching Online: Creating an Online Syllabus - 11 views

ux1.eiu.edu/...g%20an%20Online%20Syllabus.pdf

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shared by Brent Glenn on 09 Jul 15 - No Cached
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  • Brent Glenn on 09 Jul 15
     
    Graphics-based exampled of questions to answer in the syllabus. Ignoring the ugly UT brown color, this is a bulleted document that offers good points in simple fashion.
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  • Leah Chuchran on 10 Jul 15
     
    Hi Brent, I love this resource! I might even add/revise a bit from the syllabus template that I've provided...at least I'll double check to see the cross-references. Thanks!
  • Dan Reynolds on 12 Jul 15
     
    This lays a lot of information out nicely and is especially helpful in thinking about what the students need to get oriented to the class. Hideous brown, though, it's true.
  • anonymous on 12 Jul 15
     
    I agree with all the above, including the poor color choice, however ... am I the only once feeling daunted and this point? I am beginning to wonder if it takes a certain "type" of faculty member to create an appropriate online course - someone who can think and manage in multiple platforms, constantly, both synchronously and asynchronously!! What about all the rest of our work engagements? how do they fit in?
edphillips

4Faculty - 3 views

www.4faculty.org/...01.htm

Syllabus graphic design

shared by edphillips on 30 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • edphillips on 30 Jun 14
     
    by John Sullivan Why Change? Author provides a practical step-by-step manual for using MS Publisher to design an attractive syllabus.
  • Phyllis Wright on 01 Jul 14
     
    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!
  • annmassey on 02 Jul 14
     
    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 :)
Jennifer Ayres

Hangen, "Extreme Makeover: Syllabus Edition" - 2 views

www.tonahangen.com/...syllabus-makeover

shared by Jennifer Ayres on 14 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • Jennifer Ayres on 14 Jun 13
     
    Hangen reflects on a radical redesign of her syllabus, which also includes elements of more student-directed learning.
Leah Chuchran

Syllabus design - magazine style - 2 views

www.tonahangen.com/...syllabusdesign

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shared by Leah Chuchran on 05 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • Leah Chuchran on 05 Apr 13
     
    This is the resource that was shown in the live Week 3 session - demonstrating how to create a magazine style syllabus
sheilatefft

Writing and Peer Tutoring Students Create an Interactive Syllabus - 1 views

www.isoc.org/...c7_1.htm

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shared by sheilatefft on 17 Jul 15 - No Cached
  • sheilatefft on 17 Jul 15
     
    I liked the article in this week's reading on creating an interactive syllabus and found this article about how writing students contributed to an interactive course syllabus. This resonated with me since I teaching writing courses.
ginnysecor

Creating an Effective Online Syllabus - 4 views

www.college.hmco.com/...walk_0618000429_4.pdf

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shared by ginnysecor on 08 Jul 15 - No Cached
  • ginnysecor on 08 Jul 15
     
    More help on creating your syllabus. I found the sections on "Managing Your Student's Expectations" and creating the geographical "Map" for your course (showing students where everything is on the Bb site for example) were very helpful and provided some interesting information. It's not just about the nuts and bolts of putting a syllabus together but how doing it well can save you time and headaches later!
edownes

learning goals - http://teaching.berkeley.edu/designing-your-course - 3 views

Judy, I think you are great company in this course! You have made feel less overwhelmed and given some great links and encouragement! Thanks, Elizabeth

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started by anonymous on 12 Jul 15 1 follow-up, last by edownes on 12 Jul 15
anonymous

Interesting Rubric for Evaluating Syllabi, from Cornell U - 3 views

After this week's work on creating our first online course syllabus, it is interesting to compare our results with "standards" as set by other universities. http://www.cte.cornell.edu/documents/Syl...

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started by anonymous on 19 Jul 15 no follow-up yet
erinannmooney

Online by Design: The Essentials of Creating Information Literacy Courses: Yvonne Mery,... - 2 views

www.amazon.com/...ref=sr_1_1

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shared by erinannmooney on 06 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • erinannmooney on 06 Jul 14
     
    This book has a chapter on creating a "student-centered syllabus" for an information literacy course, which could come in handy next week!
erinannmooney

Home - UDL-Universe: A Comprehensive Universal Design for Learning Faculty Development ... - 2 views

enact.sonoma.edu/content.php

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shared by erinannmooney on 14 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • erinannmooney on 14 Aug 14
     
    This is a great research guide designed to help faculty who wish to incorporate UDL into their classes. See especially the UDL syllabus rubric page (listed under the tab "UDL Course Changes"
Leah Chuchran

Faculty Focus: 11 Strategies for Managing Online Courses - 8 views

www.facultyfocus.com/...r-managing-online-courses1.pdf

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shared by Leah Chuchran on 02 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • peggyw on 02 Jul 14
     
    Comprehensive. Several individual topics covering course management to syllabus design. I couldn't find a date of publication, however. The website facultyfocus.com has other good blog posts.
  • Phyllis Wright on 03 Jul 14
     
    Peggy, this was a great find. I thoroughly enjoyed reading these tidbits and tips. Thanks so much. The get acquainted idea and cultural diversity ideas were wonderful.
  • MaryJane Lewitt on 05 Jul 14
     
    This is a great resource... I really liked the different ideas about how to organize the course.
imeldareyes

Be Efficient, Not Busy: Time Management Strategies for Online Teaching - Faculty Focus ... - 3 views

www.facultyfocus.com/...strategies-for-online-teaching

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shared by imeldareyes on 15 Jun 16 - No Cached
  • imeldareyes on 15 Jun 16
     
    Online teaching redefines the faculty member's schedule. The feeling of being a 24/7 professor can lead to frustration. Managing one's time as an online teacher can be a challenge. As the popularity of online education continues to grow, teaching faculty need to develop effective time management behaviors to be efficient and not just busy.
  • Yu Li on 16 Jun 16
     
    Thank you for sharing this! I find the tips all very useful. As one example, I am going to give the students a syllabus quiz, for sure. When I took the Zaption quiz Leah prepared during M1, I was a bit surprised by how much information my brain did not retain reading through the course guidelines. The quiz was obviously helpful.
Dan Reynolds

Best Practices for On-line Testing in Blackboard Learn - 2 views

www.celt.iastate.edu/...ces_Online_Testing_BbLearn.pdf

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shared by Dan Reynolds on 19 Jul 15 - No Cached
  • Dan Reynolds on 19 Jul 15
     
    In designing my syllabus, I'm trying to decide whether to include testing like I do in the conventional version of the course, which has a midterm and a final. This resource from Iowa State is helping me think about whether a midterm will be useful in the same way for an online course as it is for a conventional one-and how I might format it if I decide to have one.
  • bjbaker on 20 Jul 15
     
    Great resource, I could have used this many times. I will keep handy going forward. Thanks
anonymous

VLE and PLE - 0 views

Terms!!! The whole "learning environment" revolution is moving so rapidly it is daunting! Once again, in following your threads posted below, i wandered off and felt the need for basic study of ter...

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started by anonymous on 12 Jul 15 no follow-up yet
anonymous

Foreign Language Teaching Methods Online - 1 views

www.actfl.org/nguage-teaching-methods-online

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shared by anonymous on 09 Jul 15 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 09 Jul 15
     
    The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and Weber State University (Ogden, UT) have developed an Online teaching methods course that reflects state-of-the-art research and practice in foreign language education. This course is offered through WSU Online. For information concerning registration or to see an outline and syllabus, go to http://www.weber.edu/ForeignLanguages/Student_Resources/Onlinemethods.html.
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