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.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.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 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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