Syllabus Resources

 Your syllabus is a critically important! It serves many functions, from marketing your course to students to providing critical information about due dates. And what about those mandatory, boilerplate statements from the administration? 

David Goobar wrote a great article Links to an external site. on designing a syllabus that students will read. You may not want to go as far as making your syllabus into a graphic novel, but you can make it much inviting. One of the best tips: Put all of the official additions at the end, perhaps in small font. Students see them in every syllabus, so they tend to stop reading when the official information starts. 

Some departments have syllabus templates that must be followed for accreditation reasons. Be sure to ask before you put too much time into a re-design. But ask, don't simply assume that you cannot be innovative. 

We have a Box folder with lots of information:

• Sample Syllabi, What to Include in Your Syllabus, Official Additions to your Syllabus Links to an external site.

If you prefer tutorials, here is one:

• Tutorial: Designing a Learner-Centered Syllabus