The Syllabus

Teaching Time Out kicks off season two taking a look at the course syllabus. Is there a right way to organize a course syllabus? In this episode, we will discuss some ways that simple syllabus language modification and appearance can result in better retention of information, better course impressions, and how a syllabus quiz may indicate final course performance.    Yarosh, 2021: https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X21996784 Kerrigan & Bifulco, 2023: https://doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2023.2208817 Fleck & Richmond, 2024: https://doi.org/10.1177/00986283211072742 Zinger, Lee, & Su, 2023: https://doi.org/10.1177/0261927X231198513 Izienicki, 2024: https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X231196173 Hiding a cash prize in a syllabus: https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/18/us/tennessee-professor-syllabus-money-trnd/index.html