Comments on: Students and Syllabus Development http://www.teachingprofessor.com/articles/class-policies/students-and-syllabus-development A teaching and learning conference. Mon, 23 May 2011 15:28:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Dispersemos http://www.teachingprofessor.com/articles/class-policies/students-and-syllabus-development/comment-page-1#comment-10325 Dispersemos Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:21:39 +0000 http://www.teachingprofessor.com/?p=2027#comment-10325 I, too, took the cue from _Learner-Centered Teaching_ and asked students in an upper-level seminar in Spanish to formulate two individual learning objectives and a contract for achieving those objectives during the semester. Students appreciated being able to direct some of their energy toward these objectives and generally took their work in this area seriously. They commented that more of the course grade should be based on their individually defined work. I had determined that this work would be 10% of the course grade, but it probably should have been 20% or so. I'd like to continue finding effective ways to get students involved in course design, since I think their participation creates intrinsic motivation and stimulates thinking about their own learning. http://dispersemos.blogspot.com/2009/09/making-room-for-individual-objectives.html I, too, took the cue from _Learner-Centered Teaching_ and asked students in an upper-level seminar in Spanish to formulate two individual learning objectives and a contract for achieving those objectives during the semester. Students appreciated being able to direct some of their energy toward these objectives and generally took their work in this area seriously. They commented that more of the course grade should be based on their individually defined work. I had determined that this work would be 10% of the course grade, but it probably should have been 20% or so. I’d like to continue finding effective ways to get students involved in course design, since I think their participation creates intrinsic motivation and stimulates thinking about their own learning.

http://dispersemos.blogspot.com/2009/09/making-room-for-individual-objectives.html

]]> By: Denise Domizi http://www.teachingprofessor.com/articles/class-policies/students-and-syllabus-development/comment-page-1#comment-9918 Denise Domizi Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:28:50 +0000 http://www.teachingprofessor.com/?p=2027#comment-9918 Hi Maryellen, Last spring I let my graduate students set the rules for their behavior and participation in class (inspired by the description in your book!). Next spring I plan to take it even farther by giving them control of the majority of the course content. You can read a description of my plan here: http://www.ctl.uga.edu/ctlblog/?p=942 Thanks for sharing all of your great ideas! Denise Domizi Center for Teaching and Learning University of Georgia Hi Maryellen,
Last spring I let my graduate students set the rules for their behavior and participation in class (inspired by the description in your book!). Next spring I plan to take it even farther by giving them control of the majority of the course content. You can read a description of my plan here:
http://www.ctl.uga.edu/ctlblog/?p=942
Thanks for sharing all of your great ideas!
Denise Domizi

Center for Teaching and Learning
University of Georgia

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