Faculty Focus

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recently, I attended a conference and was sharing my new visual syllabus with some colleagues. After several interactions, I noticed the most frequent comment was, “What a cool syllabus…but is it accessible?” A little background about myself; I love designing, redesigning, and getting creative with my syllabus.

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Syllabus Accessibility Quizzes Disabilities 115

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 18, 2015

Unfortunately, many teachers spend the first day of school reading their syllabus to their students and explaining all of the classroom norms and rules. Will the class be teacher centered or student centered? Will they work in isolation or in collaborative groups? Will they be challenged or not?

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Syllabus Learning Styles Schools Quizzes 420

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Ever wonder why students dont read the syllabus, despite the time and effort we put into creating it? In many classes, professors go over the syllabus during the first week (Richmond, 2016), so frequently that students have dubbed it syllabus week not exactly the most exciting start to a semester! Think-Pair-Share.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recently, I attended a conference and was sharing my new visual syllabus with some colleagues. After several interactions, I noticed the most frequent comment was, “What a cool syllabus…but is it accessible?” A little background about myself; I love designing, redesigning, and getting creative with my syllabus.

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Syllabus Accessibility Quizzes Disabilities 98

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Going from zero to hero Just days before our fall semester started, I learned that I’d been assigned mythology—a subject I’d not taught before and one without a syllabus. Now create a syllabus, complete with readings.” But, like my students during their inquiry unit, I knew I could turn to ChatGPT as my creative partner.

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English Syllabus Intelligence Assignments 337

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

But lessons on social-emotional learning aren’t typically found in a classroom syllabus. Whether they’re pursuing a future career or simply playing on a school sports team, it’s imperative that students know how to work together with the people around them. So, how do we as educators actively foster these qualities in our students?

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Science Syllabus Students Math 317

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

Syllabus Inclusions Syllabus inclusionspromise and provide proper guidance throughout the semester with individual teams outside of class. Once decided, be sure to update your syllabus with the revised details of whats expected, how to do it, and what graded parts will be needed.

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Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 91

eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Planners that break down assignments, scaffolded note-taking templates, or even a syllabus can make all the difference in setting clear expectations. Equally, because many students with dyslexia grapple with executive function skills, it’s helpful to offer tools that support organization.

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Reading Syllabus Learning Intelligence 306

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

As November 8 th approached, I made sure to leave extra class time to allow my communications students to discuss the upcoming presidential election, hoping to align their discussions with topics on my syllabus. My only rule was that they were to be respectful in their comments.

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Syllabus Teachers Counselling Beliefs 250

eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

We’ve already discussed a few ways teachers can use social annotation, but a couple of other interesting methods might involve syllabus searching, where students annotate important course details as a way to help build a sense of community where they are all working towards something at the same time.

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Learning Syllabus Universal Design Quizzes 306

Edsurge

JULY 19, 2019

It’s called the Open Syllabus Project , and this week its leaders released a new version of their tool that analyzes assignment lists from more than six million syllabi. The Open Syllabus Project scans college websites, but can only see what is on publicly shared or submitted to the collection. But version 2.0,

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Syllabus Assignments History Knowledge 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Verify that your syllabus contains statements that reflect your values in this area. The Inclusion By Design syllabus survey can help you analyze a specific syllabus to “get a broader perspective on inclusion in your actual teaching practices.” The text of your syllabus and course design. And the subtext of your syllabus.

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Syllabus Teaching Beliefs Instructors 155

Faculty Focus

JULY 8, 2025

Step 1: Take a critical look at your current syllabus. To help us achieve these aims, here are five steps to update assignments in ways that help students learn the skills they need while fostering a culture of academic honesty. If you’re like me, you have tried-and-true activities and assignments that you’ve relied on for many years.

Critical Thinking 112

Critical Thinking Assignments Academic Integrity Intelligence 112

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Between the barbeque and baristas, the dive bars and dueling pianos, thousands of educators, along with entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and policymakers across the education industry, will descend on Austin, Texas, during the first week of March for SXSW EDU.

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Syllabus Science Learning Styles Testing 115

eSchool News

MARCH 24, 2020

Course Wizard – a course creation tool that allows you to custom-build activities based on vocabulary in your syllabus or from an excerpt of text. Lingvist Classroom – aggregated statistical tracking that allows educators to monitor the progress of all of their students in one place. Available only in certain language pairs.

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Language Languages Learning Tools Syllabus 190

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2024

We then use these responses to solidify the course syllabus as a living document that prioritizes the voices and narratives absent from their previous experiences in the English department.

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Syllabus English Learning Students 195

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

After a semester where I threw out the syllabus, I was left with an inspiring question: How can I make my future courses more practical and still keep the academic writing and the academic requirements intact? Research has shown that young children’s brains are primed for this kind of hands-on, exploratory learning.

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Teaching Teachers STEM Syllabus 278

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

I grew tired of uploading the syllabus as a file within our LMS, only to need to upload a new version every single semester. I then found myself needing to send out a revised syllabus to her and once again having to upload a revision to the LMS. I would name it something like syllabus-BUSN114.pdf syllabus-BUSN114.pdf)

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Syllabus Mobile Devices Learning Assignments 135

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

I think the phenomena of the infographic syllabus has been an effort by many teachers to make that document more accessible, more real,” she explains. “We We can solve a lot of problems as educators if we can just get people to read the syllabus upfront.”.

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Syllabus Teachers Course Outline English 167

eSchool News

JULY 12, 2023

In addition to the Syllabus, Pacing Guide, and Standards Map located in the header of the home page for my course, lesson materials are easily accessed right at your fingertips and a click away, without looking for links within the lesson plan. “I just LOVE the new platform for instructional materials.

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Curriculum Syllabus Education Science 223

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

Try This in Your Class Tomorrow If you want to test this out without overhauling your syllabus, here’s a quick plug-and-play format: Choose a paradox related to your next topic. After exploring the paradox, I now say, “Here’s one way to look at it.” That shift— one way—keeps the door open. Make it messy.

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Syllabus Ethics Art Questions 98

eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Prepare syllabus and assignment due dates carefully and well in advance so that students know what to expect and when. They will need to know what is expected of them so that they can organize their time to meet course requirements.

Education 279

Education Syllabus Instructors Feedback 279

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Instead of handing students a syllabus with a set of class rules, engage your students in the process of co-constructing classroom agreements about behaviors. So, how do we help students make responsible decisions? 5 Strategies Designed to Help Students Make Responsible Decisions. Strategy #1: Co-construct Classroom Agreements.

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Learning Syllabus Evaluation Discussions 370

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Here are popular online resources to teach about using games in education ( click here for updates to the list ): Battleship on Google Sheets Breakouts by BreakoutEdu.com — a bit like Webquests but more comprehensive Breakout Room Template Game Show Templates –Frazzle, Jeopardy, Family Feud, Price is Right, more Gamified Syllabus –a template to create (..)

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Gamification Syllabus Education History 183

Faculty Focus

JULY 8, 2025

Step 1: Take a critical look at your current syllabus. To help us achieve these aims, here are five steps to update assignments in ways that help students learn the skills they need while fostering a culture of academic honesty. If you’re like me, you have tried-and-true activities and assignments that you’ve relied on for many years.

Critical Thinking 90

Critical Thinking Assignments Academic Integrity Intelligence 90

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

Try This in Your Class Tomorrow If you want to test this out without overhauling your syllabus, here’s a quick plug-and-play format: Choose a paradox related to your next topic. After exploring the paradox, I now say, “Here’s one way to look at it.” That shift— one way—keeps the door open. Make it messy.

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Syllabus Ethics Art Questions 85

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

The Marginal Syllabus project is just one example of the power of this type of collaboration. As they describe on their website, “The Marginal Syllabus hosts and curates publicly accessible conversations among educators that occur in the margins of online texts via open web annotation.” Here’s an example of Hypothes.is

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Instructors Syllabus Peer Review Students 162

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Successful syllabus While there are mandatory components of a standard syllabus, I also add welcoming elements. I always begin my syllabus with an inclusive and inspirational quote. As a little incentive, I offer an extra point on their first quiz for sending the email and many students choose to reply.

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Syllabus Lecturing Instructors Feedback 121

Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

The first day or week of the semester is often referred to as what students call “syllabus week,” because professors typically spend the first day of class reviewing the syllabus—interject a big yawn here. At this point, I still have not reviewed the syllabus with them and instead begin a community building activity.

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Student Engagement Activities Syllabus Instructors 115

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

A few repositories like the Open Syllabus Project collect syllabi from around the world. These portfolios bring those internal workings out in ways that a syllabus or course evaluations could never capture,” she says. And some professors share their teaching tips informally on blogs like ProfHacker.

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Teaching Portfolio Teaching Syllabus Peer Review 167

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2020

In her syllabus written before the pandemic, she had planned a final exam with a series of physics problems for students to work out. That was the case with Stephanie Bailey, an assistant professor at Chapman University who was teaching an introductory physics course in the spring covering concepts like electricity and magnetism.

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Exams Essay Syllabus Questions 180

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Since he has been forced to teach online during COVID, to students who are struggling with job losses and disruptions, he has realized that most students want to learn, even if they may not meet the strict requirements on the syllabus. “I

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Exams Syllabus Lecturing Testing 178

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

The following includes a few strategies and examples to ensure clarity: A clear, inclusive syllabus with a course calendar of class activities, routines, materials, links to rubrics, etc. Designing an inclusive syllabus. link] (retrieved January 2, 2023). CEI (2022). Learning science principles for instructors. Columbia CTL (2022).

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Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 131

eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Between budgetary constraints, bandwidth crunches, and a constantly changing syllabus, teachers have their hands full when it comes to structuring and building their class’s lessons and lectures.

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Quizzes Lecturing Ethics Exams 297

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. Introductions and low-stake interactions in the syllabus, in your communications, and in class can reduce intimidation and help students get ready to learn. Effect of syllabus tone: Students’ perceptions ofinstructor & course. How do they feel in your class?

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Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

If you are a classroom educator, you might consider adding a note in your syllabus about the appropriate use of AI tools (example here ). Thus, we encourage all life design practitioners, K-12 educators, and career educators to consider how this emergent technology can support your students in dreaming about and exploring their future.

Ethics 339

Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 339

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2021

Other elements of his syllabus were going to be taught using flexible online learning modules. Knowing he would have limited live time with students, he felt it was important to reflect on what aspects of the curriculum and his day were most critical to teach in-person with students.

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Blended Learning Failure Syllabus Schools 195