BENEFITS OF MODEL SYLLABI - Softcover

Strada, Michael J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761835172 ISBN 13: 9780761835172

Publisher: University Press Of America, 2006

Synopsis

No detailed examination of course syllabi in academia exists, a void that Benefits of Model Syllabi seeks to fill. This comprehensive and timely work defines, explains, and illustrates the concrete features exhibited by model syllabi, in contrast to routine syllabi, in an effort to demonstrate how model syllabi foster positive synergies and enhance teaching and learning experiences. This work also infuses the dialogue about model syllabi with peripheral vision to reveal applications beyond the classroom walls. Intended for instructional development centers, higher education libraries, instructors, policy-makers, and department chairs, this book shows how model syllabi provide tools to widen and deepen the process whereby teaching is appraised in higher education. Benefits of Model Syllabi also shows how they can forge an unobtrusive feedback loop back to the classroom and strengthen curricular integration by establishing a fulcrum with which academic levels that often operate randomly (courses, programs, general studies) can be blended more meaningfully.

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About the Author

Michael J. Strada is Meritorious Professor at West Liberty State College. He received an M.A. in Political Science from Pennsylvania State University and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology and Ph.D. in Political Science from West Virginia University. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and the book Through the Global Lens: An Introduction to the Social Sciences.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761835172
• ISBN 13: 9780761835172
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 242