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Easy Steps to Revitalize Courses

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Easy Steps to Revitalize Courses

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It's the beginning of another academic year, and that means lots and lots of last-minute course preparation. Perhaps it's not the best time to propose course redesign projects, but how many course assignments, problem sets, exam formats, or paper topics haven't been changed for some time? The last time the syllabus was significantly revised was . . . when, exactly?

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It's the beginning of another academic year, and that means lots and lots of last-minute course preparation. Perhaps it's not the best time to propose course redesign projects, but how many course assignments, problem sets, exam formats, or paper topics haven't been changed for some time? The last time the syllabus was significantly revised was . . . when, exactly? Faculty workloads are unquestionably heavy. However, in a blog post several years ago, I proposed that busyness should not be a perennial excuse for avoiding course redesign projects, because there are ways to make those projects manageable. Here's some ideas.