A sample syllabus for a 200-level research methods course taught by Dr. Jennifer Tomlinson of Colgate University. Her course is innovative and hands-on (exactly what students enjoy and benefit from). As she describes in her syllabus “PSYC 200 is more “workshop” than “class.” Each meeting is designed to engage you in the kinds of puzzle […]
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One of the most tedious parts of creating a syllabus is setting up the schedule. This tool, created by Caleb does it for you. Enter in a few key dates (e.g., start and end of the semester), the days of the week you meet, and this provides the dates the class meets each months. Click
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Establishing a rapport with students is connected to students’ success, interest, and pro-academic behaviors. Rapport can be particularly hard to establish in an online learning environment. One way to help establish rapport is by starting the semester with a survey that helps you get to know the students and their needs. Teachers who do this
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In the article “Thinking about a Gap Year”, Dr. E. Michele Ramsey reviews research that “…gives us insight into how students can benefit from learning to successfully navigate college online during Covid-19 when being on campus just isn’t a great idea.” Essentially, learning to learn online provides students with the opportunity to cultivate many employable
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Project Syllabus is a peer-reviewed list of syllabi provided by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. There are several examples, which will allow you to pick and choose the ideas that will work best for you. Please click here for a list of the syllabi.
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Project Syllabus is a peer-reviewed list of syllabi provided by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. There are several examples, which will allow you to pick and choose the ideas that will work best for you. Please click here for a list of the syllabi.
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A sample syllabus for an introductory statistics course. Though this course has a lab, that content could also go into the lecture portion of the course, or incorporated as something students do outside of class as group projects. The syllabus also describes a statistical presentation assignment, as well as a Statistics Portfolio where students curate
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A sample syllabus for an introductory research methods course. Though this course has a lab, that content could also go into the lecture portion of the course, or incorporated as something students do outside of class as group projects. Please click here for the file.
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A quick 3 minute TED talk about why learning about statistics is more important than calculus from Arthur Benjamin. It helps to show this early in a statistics course to combat questions about, “why do we need to learn this?”
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