In an article from earlier this year, Rebecca Shuman characterizes the the modern syllabus as:
"longer than many of the assignments it allegedly lists—and it’s about as thoroughly read as an end-user license agreement for the latest update of MS Word"
She goes on to argue....
"longer than many of the assignments it allegedly lists—and it’s about as thoroughly read as an end-user license agreement for the latest update of MS Word"
She goes on to argue....
that these larger contract-like syllabi are indicative of several systematic problems in higher education. Shuman offers up several suggestions which question the assumptions that many of us have come to believe about the modern syllabus. While certainly things such as rubric and university policy is important, does she make a good point? Or do you feel this critique is out of touch with what modern professors have to deal with on a day to day basis?
Feel free to comment below with your thoughts
Feel free to comment below with your thoughts