The Course Syllabus: A Learning-Centered Approach

by Judith Grunert

This practical manual is meant to assist anyone interested in planning and constructing a learning-centered course syllabus. It presents why and how to construct a syllabus that shifts from what material a course will cover (the traditional syllabus) to one that reflects what tools and information an instructor can provide students to help them learn (the learning-centered syllabus). The book's underlying assumption is that good teaching helps students...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1882982185
• ISBN13: 9781882982189
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 97 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource

This is a concise guide to creating syllabi that encourage students to engage in course content and take advantage of resources available to them. I have used suggestions from this book for several courses over the past six years. My students find that a syllabus based on suggestions in the book helps them organize their approach to the course and establish goals for learning. Administrative critiques of my syllabi routinely note clarity of purpose and thoroughness--important aspects for the age of learner-centered paradigms. Examples in the book cover a range of disciplines and course formats.