…role as that of a moderator. I think if you establish yourself as an authority, you can shut down the discussion. So I make it a point in my syllabus…
…used to describe policies in our syllabus, wondering how that language affects the motivation to learn and whether it reflects a belief that the only effective way teachers can take…
…to keep students on track is to send out a weekly message to let them know what’s coming up. Although the syllabus contains the information about upcoming modules—and students could…
…class. Absence policies that spell out what repercussions follow frequent absences are part of almost every syllabus. Most of us specify that after a certain number of absences the student…
…policy, a syllabus policy, a glare from the teacher, and a public reprimand as all that effective. Forty percent of the students said they would still text in class even…
…produce substantive changes. Adding content to an already jam-packed syllabus puts us in a race to the course finish line—talking a mile a minute and leaving exhausted students in the…
…to skills-based rather than content-heavy courses. Parsons uses game elements in her business writing course and makes this approach explicit in the syllabus: I am attempting to “gamify” the more…
…to a student when I say, “I covered this on the very first day” or “It’s right there on page 14 of the syllabus.” Unless my standards have been front…
