Whether you’ve had your first day of class or not, I always struggle with what to do with the syllabus this time of year. I want the students to use it, but I don’t want to spend valuable class time reading it to them. Find concrete ideas for how to engage students in your syllabus with the Higher Ed article, Starting off right with the syllabus. Topics range from a bit of prep (5-10 minutes) to something more involved (two-three hours), depending on your workload and interest:
- Scavenger hunt (prep time: 5-10 minutes)
- Mapping the syllabus (prep time: 5-10 minutes)
- Collaborative annotation (prep time: 15-20 minutes).
- Peer-to-peer syllabus learning (prep time: 30-60 minutes)
- Interactive syllabus project (prep time: two-three hours)
It’s not too late to give one of these a try!