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Co-Designing the Course: Interactive Syllabus Feedback

Invite students to co-create a more engaging, student-centered learning experience by reflecting on the syllabus and sharing feedback
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Created by:
Natalie Berkman
Quest Education
Pedagogy
Learning outcome
Prep time
Low (<10 min)
Activity type
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Why this learning activity?

Learning activities targeting high-order skills like this one can help you activate students more effectively. This learning activity will help you with:
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Ownership of learning

Students will be able to actively engage with course design to make their learning more meaningful and relevant.
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Dialogue and feedback

Students will be able to articulate their needs and preferences to foster open communication with instructors.
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Responsive learning environment

Students will be able to provide feedback that informs adaptive teaching and creates a dynamic classroom experience.
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Activity setup

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Co-Designing the Course: Interactive Syllabus Feedback

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Activity steps

  1. Read instructions: Students go through the instructions to understand the activity requirements. 
  2. Social Annotation: Students open the interactive document to answer the questions in the discussion threads about the course. ‍
  3. Implement: Instructors use the feedback and insights gathered to help co-create an engaging learning experience.

Activity goals

This activity helps facilitate a flipped classroom approach to your teaching. When student engage with material prior to class there are several benefits:
  1. Read instructions: Students go through the instructions to understand the activity requirements. 
  2. Social Annotation: Students open the interactive document to answer the questions in the discussion threads about the course. ‍
  3. Implement: Instructors use the feedback and insights gathered to help co-create an engaging learning experience.

Learning Activities Used

Interactive Document

Student-Content engagement to stimulate student success

In this activity

  • A generic course syllabus is added. Consider using a short version of your course syllabus and integrate questions that are relevant to your context. 
  • The discussion questions added can be adjusted and modified to fit your own syllabus. 
  • Anonymity is turned off so that students can see each others discussion points and ideas. Modify this if you would prefer their answers to be anonymous

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Notable settings

Anonymity
Reflection
Grading

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