Summer is a great time to plan new courses or revise existing ones, so here are some particularly useful course design resources:
The files listed on our Syllabus Boilerplates page allow faculty to easily copy and paste required/recommended syllabus statements from existing Word documents.
The Chronicle offers a helpful breakdown of four major learning models, which are important to consider when writing new assignments or considering learning objectives.
When it comes to actually writing learning outcomes in your syllabus, Articulate Your Learning Objectives from Carnegie Mellon University offers extremely helpful and concrete advice.
It can be difficult for teachers to know when they should be at a certain stage in their course design process, so this suggested course design calendar offers a flexible set of guidelines to help stay on pace before (and during) Autumn Quarter.
