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Creating Your Syllabus: Strategies, Resources, and Best Practices

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Creating Your Syllabus: Strategies, Resources, and Best Practices

This is a collection of resources from the CTLI and other contributors on iTeachMSU focused on syllabi at MSU. Topics include syllabus design, requirements, considerations, MSU resources and templates, and policies. Feel free to email any new syllabus resources for this playlist to the CTLI [teaching@msu.edu]

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  • Playlist Sections
  • Overview of Syllabi at MSU
  • Syllabus Statements and Inclusive Language
  • MSU Policies and Resources
  • Syllabi Templates and Examples
  • After the syllabus: Tips for the first day of class

Description

These items will introduce you to syllabus basics.

We also recommend you check out the "Complete" Guide to Writing Syllabi: A Constant Cycle playlist for a deep dive into three ways syllabi can be used as course tools (teaching, learning, and administrative) along with rubrics to help you write/reflect on your own syllabi documents. This playlist is authored by Erik Flinn a member of the 2024-25 CTLI Graduate Fellowship Cohort- we are grateful to Erik for his contribution!
Syllabi at MSU
Designing your MSU syllabus: Resources and tips for creating syllabi that meet students' needs
The What and Why of a Syllabus

Description

Here is a collection of resources and considerations for MSU educators as they write their syllabi
Syllabus Policy Creation for Fall 2024
Syllabus Policy Examples: Discourse
Syllabus Policy Examples: Attendance
Important Syllabus Statements: Emergencies
Optional Syllabus Statements: Inclusion
Assessing the Impact of Inclusive Language on Syllabi

Description

Here are a collection of resources related to policy and insitituional guidence on informed practice.
MSU Code of Teaching Responsibility
Mandatory Reporting & Sample Syllabus Statement
MSU Grief Absence Policy
GenAI: MSU-specific Guidance and [Non]Permitted Uses
Complete Guide to Incorporating Generative AI in Your Syllabus
Guidelines for Online Camera Policies

Description

Here you'll find example sylabi (as shared on #iteachmsu) from educators across MSU
Inclusive Syllabi
Short-form Syllabus Template This short-form syllabus template guides you to including all the elements required by the code of teaching conduct. Adhering to this template will help ensure that your syllabus meets MSU's digital content accessibility requirements. The template has been updated with relevant date and policy changes for Spring 2024. To use the template, download the file, open it in MS Word, then edit all areas enclosed in ***.
CISGS Syllabus Template (Natural Science)
Comprehensive Syllabus template • This syllabus template meets all MSU syllabus content requirements and is fully compliant with accessibility standards for both printed and online documents. • Using the template helps ensure a uniform and accessible point of entry into courses. • Consistency in syllabus design and branding ensures that all students can easily access critical course and MSU information, policies, and procedures. • All headings, tables, web links, and sample text are formatted to optimize the document for all students, including those students who rely on assistive technologies to read their syllabus. More robust than the short-form syllabus, this template provides supplemental policy language, sample design ideas, and greater level of detail for documenting your course plan for your students. To use the template, download the file, open it in MS Word, resolve all comments, delete un-needed material, and edit all content enclosed in ***.

Description

Some activities and considerations for kicking off your course
Kicking off your course with a Community Building Circle
10 Tips for the First Day of Class
Civil Discourse for Educators in the Classroom: A Guidebook
Lighten Your Load: Designing Semester and Feedback Plans

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