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One easy way to use your
syllabus to improve your course is to link outcomes to delivery. One quick
way to do this is to create a table where you list your student learning
outcomes on one axis and your various methods for content delivery on the
other. Then mark where they intersect.
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One thing that I discovered
when I first did this, was that although I had several learning outcomes
related to theory, theory itself was only covered in a single lecture in my
course. Thus, I increased the readings and the class activities related to theory.
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I’ve given you an example
here of several of my student learning outcomes and my different methods of
content delivery for my first language acquisition course. My goal is always
to have at least one activity that’s individual, one that’s group; one that’s
more teacher centered, one that’s more student-centered. This then is at
least a step to meeting the different learning styles and preferences in my
classes.
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