Faculty invited to syllabus workshop
August 7, 2015
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.