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Sy Syllabus abus as as Dial Dialog ogue ue Suzanne Lye Department of Classics UNC – Chapel Hill slye@unc.edu

Problem: Syllabus as Legal Contract

Solution: Give my Syllabus a Makeover!

Part 1: Design for Readability

Group Content into Modules

Part 2: Engage in Participatory Design Class Contract (Generated by Students) Individual Contract (re-negotiated after midterm)

Part 3: Create a “Live Syllabus” General Roadmap of Course Weekly Updates – posted online

Fu Fun an n and Ga d Game mes As Asses essment ment Suzanne Lye Department of Classics UNC – Chapel Hill slye@unc.edu

ReframingAssessment Language Mastery (50%) Professional Skills (50%) • Reading (prepared; at sight) • Participation and Engagement • Translating (verbally; on paper) • Attendance (on time) • Morphology • Preparedness (quality of work) • Vocabulary • Meeting deadlines • Syntax • Completing assignments and • Composition assessments on time • Textual Analysis • Writing Professional Reports • Explaining concepts to others • Working with peers • Creating learning tools, including • Communicating (written/verbal; effective assessments and public/private) • Presentations (formal/informal) commentaries • Applying knowledge to new • Writing a Commentary scenarios