Learning activity

Interactive Course Syllabus

Co-Create: Share Your Interests, Questions, and Preferences on the Syllabus

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Sam Passeport

No Borders Learning

Pedagogy

Universal design for learning

Learning outcome

Collaboration

Prep time

Low (<10 min)

Activity type

Learning Activity

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:

Co-Creation

Students will contribute to shaping the course experience by sharing their interests, questions, and preferences in response to the syllabus content.

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Reflection

Students will reflect on their own prior knowledge, learning goals, and curiosities to identify how the course aligns with or challenges their current perspectives.

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Action

Students will actively engage in the learning process by taking initiative to personalize and influence the direction of their learning journey within the course framework.

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Interactive Course Syllabus

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Activity steps

‍Read instructions: Students go through the instructions to understand the activity requirements.
‍Social Annotation: Students open the interactive document to answer question cards and participate in discussion threads, allowing them to share their current understanding, opinions and preferences around the syllabus.
‍Grading: Instructors review the student's participation and assign a grade for completion.‍
Implement: Instructors use the feedback and insights gathered from the students to help shape the course and fit it to their preferences and needs.

Learning Activities Used

Interactive Document

Student-Content engagement to stimulate student success

In this activity

Consider using a short version of your course syllabus and integrate questions that are relevant to your context and perspectives
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
Grading is turned on to ensure all students provide their feedback and ideas, ensuring that opinions across the whole group are considered and heard