Critiquing and Redesigning the Syllabus
Time frame for this activity: (30 mins)
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how and why the genre of the online syllabus differs from the on-campus course syllabus (Knowledge and Comprehension)
- Understand the specific components that should be included in a syllabus for an online course (Knowledge and Comprehension)
- Analyze and evaluate a syllabus using a rubric to determine its effectiveness for an online
course (Analysis & Evaluation)
(Image Source: Flickr Amy Andress http://tinyurl.com/q66lwty )
1. Read the "Syllabus Evaluation Rubric from Cornell University" (approx. 10 mins.)
2. Negotiation of Meaning (approx. 20 mins.)
Using the Cornell University rubric as a guide, analyze and evaluate a syllabus. Access the syllabus by clicking on this Google doc.
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Add your comments to the Google doc and edit the Google doc Syllabus to critique and redesign it.
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Which components are missing?
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On the Google doc, comment on which components you have added or would add and why to create a more effective online syllabus.
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Refer to the Cornell Rubric and on the Google doc comment on which components are beginning, emerging or exemplary.
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Reply to another participant's comments or edits on the Google doc.
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Use the comment section below for any questions or additional comments you may have.
** Here is a guide on how to use Google docs.