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Episode Synopsis
Teaching Time Out kicks off season two taking a look at the course syllabus. Is there a right way to organize a course syllabus? In this episode, we will discuss some ways that simple syllabus language modification and appearance can result in better retention of information, better course impressions, and how a syllabus quiz may indicate final course performance.
Yarosh, 2021: https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X21996784
Kerrigan & Bifulco, 2023: https://doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2023.2208817
Fleck & Richmond, 2024: https://doi.org/10.1177/00986283211072742
Zinger, Lee, & Su, 2023: https://doi.org/10.1177/0261927X231198513
Izienicki, 2024: https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X231196173
Hiding a cash prize in a syllabus: https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/18/us/tennessee-professor-syllabus-money-trnd/index.html
Yarosh, 2021: https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X21996784
Kerrigan & Bifulco, 2023: https://doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2023.2208817
Fleck & Richmond, 2024: https://doi.org/10.1177/00986283211072742
Zinger, Lee, & Su, 2023: https://doi.org/10.1177/0261927X231198513
Izienicki, 2024: https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X231196173
Hiding a cash prize in a syllabus: https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/18/us/tennessee-professor-syllabus-money-trnd/index.html
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