Submitted by Sheila Smith / University of Michigan- Dearborn on Mon, 08/04/2014 - 16:02
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Categories
Prerequisites
General Chemistry
Corequisites
No Corequisites
Course Level
Second year
Topics Covered
Acid-base chemistry
Bonding models: Discrete molecules
Bonding models: Extended systems
Descriptive chemistry
Electronic structure
Group theory & applications
Periodic trends
Physical methods / analytical techniques
Physical properties
Symmetry
Synthesis and reactivity
Thermodynamics
Subdiscipline
Professional Practices, Skills, and Resources
Description

In my sophomore level inorganic course, I have experimented with the idea of a living syllabus as a way to develop my own specific learning objectives and to help the students connect the material to the tasks that will be expected of them in assessing their learning. 

Attachment Size
LivingSyllabus LO.doc 52 KB
Learning Goals

The student will connect in class activities, lecture and discussion to the tasks that will be used to assess their learning.

Equipment needs

none

Implementation Notes

We took 2 minutes at the end of each lecture period to verbalize and record the specific learning objectives for the day.  (After this lecture, what exactly does the professor expect me to be able to DO…?)  On the few occasions when we ran over and did not get to this, we used the Course Management System (CMS) discussion feature to complete the task.  The syllabus was continually modified (added to) over the ourse of the entire semester.

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