Course Syllabus Issues

The World Lecture Hall

University of Texas at Austin

http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture

 

              The World Lecture Hall contains links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the

              Web to deliver university-level academic courses in any language

 

 

For Openers... An Inclusive Syllabus

http://wtscenarios.com/TRScontent/hmco/s100012content2_5/e1.r.2a.html

             An article by Terry Collins on practices and techniques for effective syllabus organization

 

            Collins, Terry. (1997). For Openers... An Inclusive Syllabus. In W. E. Campbell and K. A. Smith                        (Eds.), New Paradigms for College Teaching, Interaction Book Company, Edina MN

 

Plan the Syllabus Tutorial

University of Minnesota

http://www.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/syllabus

 

             A tutorial covering important elements of an effective syllabus

 

101 Things You Can Do the First Three Weeks of Class

http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/ 101thing .htm

 

           This catalog of suggestions is for college teachers looking for a fresh way of creating the best

           possible environment for learning. It was gathered from University of Nebraska professors and

           other college teachers by Joyce T. Povlacs at the Teaching and Learning Center , University of

           Nebraska-Lincoln

 

Concept-Centered Course Design

http://wtscenarios.com/TRScontent/hmco/s100012content2_5/e1.r.2b.html

 

           A brief checklist to aid in course planning by Joan S.Stark and Lisa R. Lattuca

Fink's Five Principles of Good Course Design

http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/finks5.htm

 

           This list is from Dee Fink, Director of the Instructional Development Program at The University

           of Oklahoma