What do you think students want in a syllabus? What new thing will you include in your syllabus this year or what change will you make and why?
Clear schedule
Explanation of how the class is run (lecture, discussion...)
What is expected of the student
Regarding library instruction: I will clarify my reasons for teaching Information literacy/Library instruction. I do not teach these principles solely for entertainment; I teach to encourage students to think more deeply about their topic and to present alternative resources to enhance classroom learning.
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Anita,
ReplyDeleteIt is good to include student expectations in the syllabus, so that the students know what is expected of them and what will and will not be tolerated.
Anita,
ReplyDeleteHow can we use the syllabus to get them excited?
Shelley
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ReplyDeleteAnita,
ReplyDeleteI think your passion to stimulate learning even through library instruction is worth emulating and I applaud you for that. I also support the idea of including alternative resources to enhance classroom learning in a syllabus. I am just wondering how you encourage students to think more deeply about their topic from just the sylabus. I know that in the course of teaching, this is very possible. I am still trying to stimulate them from the onset in syllabuses but usually it is very difficult for me.