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References
- UC Davis Center for Educational Effectiveness (n.d.). Equitable syllabus design series.
- Center for Urban Education (2017). Syllabus review guide for equity-minded practice.
- Zanotti, L. (2020). The inclusive syllabus project. Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence and ADVANCE working paper series 3(2), 115-126.
- Palmer, M., Bach, D., & Streifer, A. (2014). Measuring the promise: A learning-focused syllabus rubric. To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, 33(1), 14-36. http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/tia.17063888.0033.103
- University of Virginia (n.d.). Learning-focused syllabus rubric.
- Ahadi, H.S., & Guerrero, L.A. (2020). Decolonizing your syllabus, an anti-racist guide for your college. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.
- Lang, J. (2006). The promising syllabus. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Additional Resources
- SMCCCD Microcourse: Reimagining the Syllabus. Enroll here.
- Learn more about the Liquid syllabus. (Michelle Pacansky-Brock)
- Podcast episodes from the Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast:
- Toward cruelty-free syllabi (Matthew Cheney, Assistant Professor and Director of Interdisciplinary Studies, Plymouth State University). Listen to the episode.
- Annotating the marginal syllabus (Remi Kalir, Assistant Professor of Learning Design & Technology, University of Colorado Denver). Listen to the episode.
- Inclusion by design: Survey your syllabus and course design. (Worksheet developed by Ed. Brantmeier, Andreas Broscheid, & Carl S. Moore). Access the worksheet.