Since the majority of college professors out there are just about to begin spring semester courses, let’s talk about that course document that is as ignored by students as it is referenced by ...

A liquid syllabus helps ensure that students begin a course feeling supported by their instructor--before the course even begins.

Make your choices explicit. It’s important to include a course description that addresses the rationale for the course and enumerates specific learning objectives. This material is placed at the ...

This post shows you how to create a dynamic online syllabus by using a spreadsheet and an online calendar app to plan your class sessions.

The course syllabus is one of the central artifacts of higher education. It is a critical means of communication between teacher and student and is often the first form of interaction. The syllabus ...

Designing Syllabi for Clarity, Collaboration, and Success Syllabi are essential to academic integrity and serve as binding agreements that outline course expectations, guide the relationship between ...

Rather than reviewing syllabus material, instructors can consider these five ideas to implement on the first day of class to promote students’ engagement and academic success.

I’m a first-semester undergrad in the five-year combined degree program with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. In my time at Tufts, I’ve noticed that registering for courses is made ...

This in-person session is designed for those who may be unfamiliar with the required elements of a Dalhousie syllabus or are new to creating a syllabus and are learning what they might want to include ...