Center for Teaching & Learning

It can be difficult to make static documents, such as syllabi, feel motivating, collaborative, and developmental for students. “Interactive” syllabi can transform the way you not only share information with students but build relationships with them, using a simple survey.

Typically, information is pushed out to students (“read the syllabus,” “read the assignment instructions”). We sometimes do a quick check for knowledge (a syllabus quiz or a discussion for clarifying assignment instruction questions), but even these efforts can feel patronizing (“did you read the syllabus carefully?”) or underutilized (an occasional clarification question on a discussion). Interactive syllabi turn a previously transactional document into a guided conversation between the instructor and each individual student, using warm, cruelty-free, and inviting language. During the workshop, we’ll explore several options, both thematically and technologically, for using an interactive syllabus, including starting from a template to reduce your workload.

Facilitated by Jen Garrett-Ostermiller, CTL Educational Developer.

You will receive a Microsoft Teams calendar invitation the afternoon prior to your event explaining how to join and participate in the meeting.  If you click “accept,” it will populate on your Teams calendar for easy access!