The Syllabus: A Place to Engage Students' Egos

UNCP Author/Contributor (non-UNCP co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Dr. Mark Canada, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP )
Web Site: http://www.uncp.edu/academics/library

Abstract: A syllabus that is well crafted and meaningfully presented can shift the Millennial students’ question from “What’s in it for me?” to “What role should I play in discovering what’s in it for me?”

Additional Information

Publication
New Directions for Teaching and Learning no. 135 (Fall 2013)
Language: English
Date: 2013
Keywords
Academic Syllabi, Course Syllabus, Millennial Students, Generation Me, Student Engagement
Subjects
Learning and scholarship -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
Education, Higher – Curricula
Instructional Systems -- Design

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