Inspired by a recent blog post on ProfHacker about creative approaches to the syllabus, this semester I’m trying out something with my course syllabus: instead of handing out copies of the syllabus in class on the first day and then reading through it, I shared it online through Google Docs with my students and asked them to post comments/questions/suggestions on the document itself. I made it an optional and ungraded assignment for the first week of class, due by the second class meeting. I set aside a limited amount of time on the second day of class to briefly discuss the major questions that they would post. Read on for more…
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