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TITLE: |
The course syllabus : a learning-centered approach / Judith Grunert O’Brien, Barbara J. Millis, Margaret W. Cohen ; foreword by Robert M. Diamond. |
AUTHOR: |
O’Brien, Judith Grunert. |
SERIES: |
The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series |
PUBLISHED: |
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2008. |
DESCRIPTION: |
xix, 132 p. ; 28 cm. |
EDITION: |
2nd ed. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-126) and index. |
NOTES: |
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 -- 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 -- 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. |
SUBJECT: |
Learning and scholarship --Outlines, syllabi, etc. |
SUBJECT: |
Education, Higher --Curricula. |
SUBJECT: |
Instructional systems--Design. |
ADDED ENTRY: |
Millis, Barbara J. |
ADDED ENTRY: |
Cohen, Margaret W. |
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