Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

8-20-2025

Abstract

Spending the first day of class marching through the syllabus doesn’t exactly set the stage for an engaged classroom environment, but the information in the syllabus is important. Given that, what do we do instead? In this panel discussion, we’ll hear from several instructors about how they introduce the syllabus at the start of a new semester. Attendees will leave with multiple examples of how to engage students in a more interactive review of the syllabus that builds community and sets the tone for an engaged classroom environment.

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Comments

This event was held over Zoom as part of the August Welcome Week Sessions. Panelists: Laura McLellan (biology), Kate Kellum (psychology), Jackie DiBiasie-Sammons (classics), Candies Winfun-Cook (teacher education).

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