Syllabus Design
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Mini Quizzes
More low stakes assignments (e.g. lots of quizzes, mini tests, etc.) are preferred to fewer high stakes assignments (e.g. one midterm and a final). No assignment should be worth more than 20% of one’s final grade. Low stakes assignments are preferred for a variety of reasons: • Less stress on the student (a single quiz…
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Assignments
Text coming soon. Low-Stakes Quizzing in Canvas: https://canvas.yale.edu/spotlight/low-stakes-quizzing-canvas Voicethread
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Syllabus Design
Page in progress… The attached document, recommended by Yale’s Center for Language Study, provides a useful rubric for creating an effective syllabus. Diversity Statements: https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/DiversityStatements Academic Integrity Statements: https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/strategic-resources-digital-publications/academic-integrity-statements Include Graphic Syllabus