- Five Recommended Resources
- Campus Resources
- Your Syllabus as a Tool to Promote Student Equity, Belonging, and Growth
- Further Reading: Backward Course Design
- Further Reading: DEIA Syllabus Statement
- Further Reading: Welcoming and Inclusive Syllabus Design
Five Recommended Resources
Backward Design for Syllabus Design | University of Minnesota CARLA
Checklist of Inclusive Excellence in Syllabi | University of Denver
Designing a Motivational Syllabus: Creating a Learning Path for Student Engagement | Routledge
How to Create a Syllabus | Chronicle of Higher Education
The Promising Syllabus | Ken Bain
Campus Resources
Syllabus Statement | Center for Disability Resources
Syllabus Requirements | Center for Learning and Student Success
Syllabus Examples | Institutional Effectiveness
Important Syllabus Reminders | Office of Academic Affairs
Your Syllabus as a Tool to Promote Student Equity, Belonging, and Growth
Six Questions to ask ourselves about our syllabus, from the Student Experience Project, Your Syllabus as a Tool to Promote Student Equity, Belonging, and Growth
1. Does this syllabus communicate that the instructor has a “growth mindset” rather than a “fixed mindset” about students’ abilities?
2. Do the messages in the syllabus communicate that it is normal to be challenged by course material, and that this is not a sign that a student is not capable of learning or does not belong in the course?
3. Does the syllabus communicate that the instructor and the instructional team care about students’ success?
4. Does the syllabus communicate that diversity is valued in the classroom?
5. Does the syllabus normalize challenges that students often face in college, and connect students with resources that can support their overall well-being?
6. Does the syllabus communicate that utilizing academic resources is a standard part of succeeding?
- Sample Syllabus: conveying a growth mindset
- Sample Syllabus: encouraging a sense of belonging
- Sample Syllabus: conveying that diversity is valued
- Sample Syllabus: conveying that challenges are normal and use of resources is a standard part of success
College Transition Collaborative: Syllabus Review Guide
College Transition Collaborative: Policy Review
College Transition Collaborative: Establishing Expectations
Further Reading: Backward Course Design
Backward Course Design | Western University Centre for Teaching and Learning
Backward Design | University of Central Florida Faculty Center
Backward Design | University of Delaware | Center for Teaching and Assessment of Learning
Backwards Design Basics | Boston College CTE Resources
Course Design | University of New Hampshire Teaching and Learning Resource Hub
Understanding by Design | Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching
Where to Start: Backward Design | MIT Teaching + Learning Lab
Further Reading: DEIA Syllabus Statements
Diversity and Inclusion Syllabus Statements | Clemson University
Diversity and Inclusion Syllabus Statements | San Diego State University
Diversity Statement on a Syllabus | Carnegie Mellon Eberly Center
Diversity Statements | Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning
Further Reading: Welcoming and Inclusive Syllabus Design
4 Alternative Syllabus Formats the Promote Equity | Every Learner Everywhere
Building an Inclusive Syllabus | Stanford Teaching Commons
Creating an Inclusive Syllabus | University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence
Creating a Syllabus that Students Want to Read | Oregon State University
Creating a Welcoming and Inclusive Syllabus | SUNY Oswego
Creating A Welcoming Syllabus | Washington State University
Diversity and Inclusiveness Syllabus Collection | American Philosophical Association
Equitizing Your Syllabus: 6 Tips from Faculty | Every Learner Everywhere
Humanizing the Syllabus | Florida State College Library and Learning Commons
Inclusive Syllabus American Psychological Association
Mindful and Learner-Centered Syllabus Checklist | University of Virginia School of Nursing
Recommendations for Welcoming and Inclusive Syllabus | University of Nevada, Reno
Six Principles of an Inclusive Syllabus Design | University of Massachusetts Amherst
Syllabus Review Guide for Equity-Minded Practice | Center for Urban Education
Ten Tips for Developing a More Inviting Syllabus | Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education
“Warming Up” Your Syllabus |Montclair State University Office For Faculty Excellence