Learner-Centered Syllabi Resources
Learning-Centered Syllabi Workshop
Material prepared by Lee Haugen, Iowa State University
Excellent presentation of specific ideas to help you construct a learner-centered syllabus.Designing a Learning-Centered Syllabus
Center for Teaching Effectiveness (University of Delaware)
Excellent resources for creating learner-centered syllabi.Stalking the Superior Syllabus: An IUP Reflective Practice Group Presentation
by John Woolcock , IUP Chemistry Department
Excellent resource. Lots of specific suggestions for creating a learner-centered syllabus.Summary of "Creating a Learning Centered Syllabi"
by Ken Jones, College of Saint Benedict | Saint John's University
Excellent discussion that focuses on the rationale for using a learner-centered syllabus.Highlights from Judith Grunert's The Course Syllabus
Taken from The Course Syllabus--A Learning-Centered Approach by Judith Grunert. A very interesting read on some questions to ask yourself about your course.An Evaluation of Online Syllabi in The University of Tennessee College of Communications
by Teresa Welsh
Nice discussion of online syllabi. Excellent grid you can use to assess the "quality" of your own syllabi.The State of the Syllabi at Drexel University
Good discussion of why to use a learner-centered syllabus and syllabus template.The Learning-Centered Syllabus
Article by Mary L. Beaudry and Tracey A. Schaub, Faculty Teaching Ctr., University of Massachusetts Lowell
A version of this article appeared in The Teaching Professor, Feb. 1998, Vol. 12, No. 2
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Grunert, J. (2000). The course syllabus: A learning-centered approach. Bolton, MA: Anchor Publishing.
Huba, M. E. & Freed, J. (2000). Learner-centered assessment on college campuses: Shifting the focus from teaching to learning. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
McCombs, B. L., & Whisler, J. S. (1997). The learner-centered classroom and school: Strategies for increasing student motivation and achievement. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
O'Banion, T. (1997). A learning college for the 21st Century. Phoenix: ACE/Oryx Press.
Weimer, M. G. (2002). Learner-centered teaching: Five key changes to practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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