syllabus

“Creating a syllabus does not mean checking off a list of required elements. The syllabus is a genre of writing that requires us to reflect on the purpose of our teaching, our relationships with students, and effective means of communication.”

What does it mean to do “learning-centered” or “backward” course design? I explain over at Cultural Anthropology: “Lessons for Learning Centered Course Design“.   Image credit: Flickr, Ethan Trewhitt