A syllabus is likely the first point of connection between faculty and students around a course. Here are some resources to get you started.
Craft your syllabus
Use our syllabus template as a starting point.
The syllabus template will download to your computer as a .docx file.
The syllabus template will download to your computer as a .docx file.
Check over your syllabus
Activities to encourage your students to read and absorb your syllabus
Why do a reciprocal interview?
The reciprocal interview helps students envision themselves in your class by prompting them to articulated their goals and aligning them with the course syllabus. The reciprocal helps to make the course (and syllabus) feel relevant to students.
Why do a scavenger hunt?
The scavenger hunt is a time-efficient way to help students sift through your syllabus and focus on the parts that will be crucial for their success. Depending on the size of the class it can also be a great way to show that you are interested in their success and to get them working as a team.
What about Generative AI (ChatGPT, e.g.)?
Looking for guidance about how to articulate the ways students should use generative artificial intelligence in your class? Check out this compendium of syllabus statements from across the country; it covers a broad spectrum of examples that will help to articulate the place of AI in your class. We have also included a link to Pepperdine University’s generative AI syllabus statement generator tool that will help you to draft your syllabus statement using an interactive decision tree in the style of a chatbot.
