Afterthoughts: An Assignment that Gets Students Thinking

Afterthoughts - student reflection assignments
Our March installment in the collection of materials on assignments included an assignment template we proposed could be used as part of the assignment design process. We used the template to describe an assignment in which students read the syllabus and responded to it in writing. We plan to continue using the template to illustrate interesting and innovative assignments—ones that can be widely used, in different courses and with various kinds of content.

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