Many of the decisions affecting the success of a course take place well before the first day of class. Careful planning at the syllabus design stage not only makes teaching easier and more enjoyable, ...

For most of my teaching career, I knew it was time to think about my Fall courses when I could no longer postpone turning in my book order. When the inevitable couldn’t be put off for one more day, ...

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This post was inspired by the presentation Everyday Instructional Design Practices That Support Student Success (and Reduce Frustration), given by Ryan Allen, Aaron Witherspoon, and Sarah Tangeman on ...

In my post today, I’m going to show you how to use GoogleDocs and Google Calendar to create a dynamic calendar for a course. This calendar can be displayed as a web page or embedded in a course web ...

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The following answers are designed to address common questions associated with Indiana HEA 1001, which asserts “A faculty member shall prepare and post on the institution’s website a syllabus for each ...

Early in my career I was counseled to frame my syllabus as a “contract.” It made some intuitive sense, particularly at the start of my teaching experience when I didn’t know what I didn’t know. Here’s ...