Learning Tools For The On-line Student
By: Diana Squillace
Email: [email protected]
Learning Tools For The On-line Student By: Diana Squillace Email: [email protected]
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| The SyllabusA syllabus is a guide for students to follow. It informs students of assignments due, what is expected from them, the goals and objectives, rationale, school rules, text books, class schedule, assignment and exam dates, and what ever else needs to be included. The old-fashioned hard-copy syllabus was extremely useful in its time, and still has its place in the education system. However, with technological advancements, the on-line syllabus has far surpassed its predecessor. The on-line syllabus is flexible, multi-layered, and interactive, while as useful as the hard-copy syllabus has proven to be, it is static, unchangeable, and certainly not interactive. Below is a template for educators and future educators.
An Online Syllabus
Template
Course Number: Name the course and the credits. Perquisites: Name previous classes and levels of instruction. Meeting Times: Name the class meeting dates and times. Current Quarter or
Semester:
Instructors: Name the Instructor Office Hours: Name the instructor’s office hours Telephone Number: Name the instructor’s telephone numbers Email Address: Name the instructor’s email address Class Location: Name the address and room number where class will be located Meeting Times: Name the class meeting dates and
times University Policy:
Discuss school rules and policies such
as discrimination, sexual harassment, plagiarism, drugs, etc.
Course Description:
Describe the course and give an overview of course activities. Course Objectives
and/or Student Learning
Describe the learning goals and
objectives.
Outcomes:
Describe what the instructor wishes to
see from his/her student’s projects, discussions, and assignments.
Course Methodology:
Describe
learning methods, activities, and projects as well as what is expected from the
students. A rubric can be included
here as well as the possible points or percentages earned through projects,
class participation, and attendance. Grading Policy:
Describe
the grading policy and what is expected from the students including attendance
tardies, materials and texts needed to complete the course.
Topics and
Assignments:
Topics by week:
Assignments:
Student Work:
Hyperlinks by quarters (winter, spring, fall,) and year (2001, 2002, 2003) to examples of students work from previous quarters. Reading List:
List helpful readings both hard copy and Internet hyperlinks that would be helpful to the students. Bibliography
List references that the instructor used to design the course. Library Resources:
Include hyperlinks to Internet sites and also books and other publications. Back to Top
Resources and ExamplesLinguistics TA Handbook: Building a Syllabus Virtual Teacher by Ken Decroo, Lecturer, California State University San Bernardino |
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