Creating and Aligning Your Syllabus to Optimize Student Success

Your syllabus is more than a document that contains important information about your class; your syllabus acts as a contract and a covenant between instructor and student by setting the tone, creating an impression, and conveying expectations across the breadth of the learning experience. Crafting an effective, relevant, and thorough syllabus takes time and planning, but the return on this investment is a solid stand-alone piece that will serve as a foundational document for the duration of the course.

The Creating and Aligning Your Syllabus to Optimize Student Success session recording from the SGPS virtual event held on October 27 is now available for viewing! Please feel free to watch the recording at your leisure.

Curated resources on this topic are also available to you. Just scan the QR code below:

To schedule a design consultation, receive coaching on syllabus writing, or troubleshoot alignment issues in your course, please reach out to Crystal at donlanc@etown.edu or stop by the Teaching and Learning Design Studio in Nicarry Hall! Be well, and keep learning!

This entry was posted in Professional Development, Uncategorized on by .

About Crystal Donlan

Crystal Donlan is the Instructional Designer and Online Learning Specialist at Elizabethtown College. Crystal holds a M.Ed. in Learning Design and Technology from Penn State University, where she is currently engaged in doctoral study. An educator for over 20 years, Crystal has taught in K-12, correctional, community-based, and - most frequently - higher education settings; her primary research interests include digital badges and micro-credentials, distance and online learning, and 21st century literacies.