The course syllabus : a learning-centered approach /

O'Brien, Judith Grunert

The course syllabus : a learning-centered approach / Judith Grunert O'Brien, Barbara J. Millis, Margaret W. Cohen ; foreword by Robert M. Diamond. - 2nd ed. - San Francisco Jossey-Bass c2008 - xix, 132 p. 28 cm. - The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series .

Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 121-126) e índice.

Focus on learning -- Preparing students -- Setting a framework for knowledge -- Planning your learning-centered syllabus : an overview of the process -- Composing a learning-centered syllabus -- Using a learning-centered syllabus -- Examples -- Checklist -- Table of contents -- Instructor information -- Student information form -- Letter to the students or teaching philosophy statement -- Purpose of the course -- Course description -- Course objectives -- Readings -- Resources -- Course calendar -- Course requirements -- Policies and expectations : attendance, late papers, missed tests, class behaviors, and civility -- Policies and expectations : academic integrity, disability access, and safety -- Evaluation -- Grading procedures -- How to succeed in this course : tools for study and learning -- Suggested readings -- General teaching -- Active learning -- Assessment and evaluation -- Cooperative and collaborative learning -- Course and curriculum design -- Critical thinking -- Information technology -- Learning and motivation -- Student differences -- Online resources for syllabus construction -- Teaching portfolios.

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Aprendizaje y erudición ---Compendios, sinopsis, etc.
Educación superior ---Currícula
Sistemas de enseñanza ---Diseño
Learning and scholarship ---Outlines, syllabi, etc.
Education, Higher ---Curricula
Instructional systems ---Design

LB 2361 / G78 2008