Faculty invited to syllabus workshop

August 7, 2015

Marissa Carl

It’s almost syllabus day! Is yours ready for students?

On Aug. 27, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., the Office of Information Technology's Training and Development Group and UAF eLearning will offer a robust lab and workshop in the Nook to help UAF faculty develop the most comprehensive syllabus possible. This one-day workshop is great for both face-to-face and online faculty. All-day attendance is recommended, but drop-ins are welcome.

The tentative sessions and labs are as follows:

Topic presentations — 8:30-10 a.m.

• Welcome and review of the basics


• Understanding assessment


• Syllabus templates, calendars and Google Drive

Breakout labs — 10-noon, 1-3:30 p.m.

• Syllabus writing


• Assignment and assessment strategies


• Calendar development and assessment


• Organizing and sharing in Google Drive


• Embedding in Blackboard


• Blackboard Grade Center


• Other places to share your syllabus (sites, Wordpress, etc.)

Final presentations — 3:30-4 p.m.

• Sharing with other faculty and discussion

Faculty are encouraged to bring a syllabus (or ideas) and their computers.