Tune Into Teaching: Syllabus Design Clinic – Build a Supportive Course Culture Through a Learner-Centered Syllabus

Online

Facilitators:
Megan Burnett, Associate Director, CTSI
Michal Kasprzak, Assistant Director, CTSI/TATP
Nicole Birch-Bayley, Faculty Liaison Coordinator, Grad Student Development & TA Training

In this hands-on practical clinic, participants will work to develop a supportive learner-centered course syllabus. They will be introduced to syllabus design principles and practices that place students at the centre of the course design process and that reframe the syllabus as a tool capable not only of driving learning but also generating a supportive course culture that fosters academic resilience. Participants must bring a course syllabus they are looking to refresh or the outline for a new course they are designing. Excerpts from learner-centred syllabi from U of T instructors will be shared and participants will work through a syllabus checklist to self-assess their own syllabus and provide feedback to colleagues through small group discussions.