Syllabus Resources
Dec 26, 2019•37 min•Ep. 289
Episode description
Angela Jenks on episode 289 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
The farther you get in a field, the more differently you read.
-Angela Jenks
Looking for open education resources is always good, no matter what field you are in.
-Angela Jenks
I think the most important thing is thinking about the syllabus from a student's perspective.
-Angela Jenks
Resources Mentioned
Angela Jenks, UCI anthropology, earns an Academic Senate award for teaching in a field she almost didn’t pursue
Angela’s Twitter thread about syllabi
What information to include in syllabus?
Creating Your Syllabus from University of Michigan
When will your class meet?
Generic Syllabus Maker from Caleb McDaniel
Remember the holidays
Holiday tool from the University of Iowa
How much reading should you assign?
Course Workload Estimator from Rice University Center for Teaching Excellence
How much do the books/course materials cost?
Open access textbooks
Suny - open textbooks
Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges
University of California Luminos
How many works are written by women, people of color, or other marginalized authors?
Resources for decanonizing anthropology
Is your syllabus accessible?
Accessible Syllabus website
Zoë Wool
Conduct a more detailed self-assessment of inclusion in your syllabus and course design with this survey
Inclusion By Design: Survey Your Syllabus and Course Design
Include a statement on access and inclusion
Check Your Syllabus 101: Disability Access Statements
Include a basic needs statement
Basic Needs Security and the Syllabus, by Sara goldrick-Rab
Give a quiz on your syllabus, or make it interactive
Interactive Syllabus from Angela Jenks
Interactive Syllabus from George F. McHendry, Jr.
Perusall
Qualtrix
Hypothesis