Designing your MSU Syllabus is a workshop regularly offered by the CTLI, including most recently in Spring 2024 hosted by Ellie Louson and Makena Neal. Below we have an outline, the seminar’s takeaways, links to further resources, and to the slide deck and recording of our seminar. Please feel free to be in touch with Ellie or Makena with any follow-up questions about this topic.
Outline
The seminar includes the following sections:
- What IS a syllabus?
- MSU Must-haves
- Nice-to-haves
- Example: AI syllabus language
- Consider inclusion and flexibility
- Creative formats/ practices
- Tips for getting started
- Q&A
Takeaways
- Think about your syllabus as a learning tool AND an agreement within your classroom community.
- Some syllabus components are must-haves; others are nice-to-haves (try not to overwhelm!)
- Consider inclusion and flexibility
- MSU and departments / colleges have many resources available to help support you build your syllabus
Further Resources
MSU’s Inclusive Syllabus Resources including a new Inclusive Syllabus Template
Other syllabus resources from the CTLI are available here.
Slide Deck
Slides from this seminar are available here which include links to many other resources.
Recording
Here is our workshop from Spring 2024
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