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The course syllabus : a learning-centered approach / Judith Grunert O'Brien, Barbara J. Millis, Margaret W. Cohen ; foreword by Robert M. Diamond.

By: O'Brien, Judith Grunert.
Contributor(s): Millis, Barbara J | Cohen, Margaret W | Diamond, Robert M.
Series: The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series. Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, c2008Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xix, 132 p. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9780470197615 (pbk.).Subject(s): Learning and scholarship -- Outlines, syllabi, etc | Education, Higher -- Curricula | Instructional systems -- DesignDDC classification: 378.199
Partial contents:
pt. I. Focus on learning - Preparing students - Setting a framework for knowledge - Planning your learning-centered syllabus : an overview of the process - Composing a learning-centered syllabus - Using a learning-centered syllabus -- pt. II. Examples - Checklist - Table of contents - Instructor information - Student information form - Letter to the students or teaching philosophy statement - Purpose of the course - Course description - Course objectives - Readings - Resources - Course calendar - Course requirements - Policies and expectations : attendance, late papers, missed tests, class behaviors, and civility - Policies and expectations : academic integrity, disability access, and safety - Evaluation - Grading procedures - How to succeed in this course : tools for study and learning - pt.III. Suggested readings - General teaching - Active learning - Assessment and evaluation - Cooperative and collaborative learning - Course and curriculum design - Critical thinking - Information technology - Learning and motivation - Student differences - Online resources for syllabus construction - Teaching portfolios.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-126) and index.

pt. I. Focus on learning - Preparing students - Setting a framework for knowledge - Planning your learning-centered syllabus : an overview of the process - Composing a learning-centered syllabus - Using a learning-centered syllabus -- pt. II. Examples - Checklist - Table of contents - Instructor information - Student information form - Letter to the students or teaching philosophy statement - Purpose of the course - Course description - Course objectives - Readings - Resources - Course calendar - Course requirements - Policies and expectations : attendance, late papers, missed tests, class behaviors, and civility - Policies and expectations : academic integrity, disability access, and safety - Evaluation - Grading procedures - How to succeed in this course : tools for study and learning - pt.III. Suggested readings - General teaching - Active learning - Assessment and evaluation - Cooperative and collaborative learning - Course and curriculum design - Critical thinking - Information technology - Learning and motivation - Student differences - Online resources for syllabus construction - Teaching portfolios.