Syllabus Makeover Challenge (Part 2 - Visual) (Spring 2019)

This is part 2 of a two-part workshop. Having a standard syllabus is essential. If you haven’t taken part 1 yet, consider registering for part 1 to create a standard (accessible) syllabus before you create a visual syllabus.

Outcome

Create a syllabus activity and a visual syllabus.

Introduction

Creating a course syllabus and making it available to students is an essential responsibility as an instructor. Often the syllabus gives students a first impression about what to expect from the course.

A syllabus outlines a course’s organization, goals, requirements, policies, expectations, etc. (but is not intended to be used to outline details of the entire course). How can we add value to our syllabi and create value for students to use syllabi? One way is to create an interactive syllabus activity paired with a visual syllabus to help your students learn about the course requirements in a more meaningful way and get them excited about what they will be learning.

Your challenge is to create an engaging syllabus activity and design a visual syllabus to support how the syllabus will be used in the course.

Workshop Objectives

1. Create a syllabus activity for your class.
2. Create a visual syllabus.
3. Add your syllabus to Laulima to make it accessible to students.
4. Optional: Create a self-introduction video.

More Information

Please bring your:

• Laptop, if you have one.
• Syllabus (or last semester's syllabus) in electronic format.

Note for TEP participants: This workshop was already included in your program so you do not need to register for this event.

Note: This workshop is part of the Learning with Technology for Teaching > Starter Instructional Technologies workshop series. For more information about the "Syllabus Starter and Makeover" workshop, please visit: http://blogs.leeward.hawaii.edu/teach/syllabus-makeover-challenge-2/.