Week Six: The Online Course Syllabus
Now that you have brainstormed and mapped out various components of your online writing course, the next step is to begin pulling it all together with the course syllabus.
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If you have ever created, or used, a syllabus (which I hope you have!), you know that the syllabus is part policy statement, part informational document, and part argument for why you should take and complete a particular course. The syllabus is a complex document.
Online syllabi have the additional role of addressing student needs in a fully online or hybrid environment. So while many elements of the online course syllabus mirror the face-to-face syllabus, there are some key differences that we will study this week. |
6.1 Activity: The Online Course Syllabus
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This week, you will create the syllabus for your online course. If you are in or have taken online courses, you should have a variety of syllabi that serve as example texts. In addition, Scott Warnock provides a sample syllabus in his book (which you should review for this week).
If you are working on moving a class you currently teach face-to-face online, please use that class for this assignment. If you are not currently teaching, or have not taught a face-to-face class, please create a syllabus for a RHET 1311 class at UALR (unless we have made alternate arrangements in advance). If you are creating a section of RHET 1311, please use the WPA 3.0 Outcomes as your outcomes for the class. In addition to the traditional face-to-face elements, the syllabus for your online class should have the following components:
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