Syllabus Resources

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