No
later than the first days of class, tell students what you expect of
them. Students come to your course with different
expectations based
in part of their different prior experiences with other courses and
teachers. Avoid problems by managing expectations right from
the
start.
This section includes
sample documents which you may adapt for your own course.
- Online Course
Guidelines: This document is taken from Building Online
Learning Communities by
Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt, Wiley & Sons, 2007.
- Syllabus
Quiz Sample from Engaging the Online Learner, Rita‐Marie Conrad, J. Ana Donaldson,
2004. A
common way to encourage students to carefully read your syllabus is to
give them a Syllabus Quiz.
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