Designing Your MSU Syllabus

Designing your MSU Syllabus is a workshop regularly offered by the CTLI. Below we have an outline, seminar takeaways, links to further resources and the slide deck, and a recording of a previous seminar. Please feel free to contact Ellie Louson or Makena Neal with any follow-up questions about this topic.

Seminar Outline

The seminar includes the following sections:

What is a syllabus?
MSU must-haves
Nice-to-haves
An example of AI syllabus language
Considerations for inclusion and flexibility
Creative formats and practices
Tips for getting started
Q&A

Takeaways

Think about your syllabus as a learning tool and an agreement within your classroom community.
Some syllabus components are must-haves; others are nice-to-haves (try not to overwhelm!)
Consider inclusion and flexibility
MSU and departments and colleges have many resources available to help support you build your syllabus

Further Resources

MSU’s Inclusive Syllabus Resources, including a new Inclusive Syllabus Template
CTLI Welcome to Teaching Playlist

Slide Deck

Slides from this seminar are available and include links to many other resources.

Recording

View a workshop recording from Spring 2024: