In the Fall 2009 semester, I took a new step in my evolution as a teacher. On the first day of the course I was teaching (ADMS 707 – The Politics of Education), as is customary, I handed out a syllabus. I then immediately proceeded to tell the students to rip up the syllabus. They did so, with some funny looks on their faces. After that, I asked them two questions: (1) What do you want to learn this semester? and (2) How do you want to learn this semester? I wanted them to guide their own learning. Ultimately, our “course” was managed and documented by a wiki syllabus. Feel free to click around and see what that was all about.
The more traditional syllabi I used in prior courses at VCU are included below.
Edus710 Syllabus (Spring 2008)