
The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map
Communicating Your Course
Linda B. Nilson(Author)
Jossey-Bass (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 13. November 2007
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-470-18085-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book shows college instructors how to communicate their course organization to students in a graphic syllabus-a one-page diagram, flowchart, or concept map of the topical organization-and an outcomes map-a one-page flowchart of the sequence of student learning objectives and outcomes from the foundational through the mediating to the ultimate. It also documents the positive impact that graphics have on student learning and cautions readers about common errors in designing graphic syllabi.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
445 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-18085-3 (9780470180853)
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E-Book
12/2009
Jossey-Bass
€35.99
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Person
Linda B. Nilson is founding director of the Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation at Clemson University.
Content
About the Author ix
Preface x
Acknowledgments xiii
1 The Limits of a Text Syllabus 1
2 How and Why Graphics Enhance Learning 14
3 Designing a Graphic Syllabus 26
4 Charting an Outcomes Map 61
5 How Graphics Benefit Course Organization 87
Appendix A. More Model Graphic Syllabi for Inspiration 101
Appendix B. Computer Software for Graphic Syllabi and Outcomes Maps 159
Bibliography 163
Index 173
Preface x
Acknowledgments xiii
1 The Limits of a Text Syllabus 1
2 How and Why Graphics Enhance Learning 14
3 Designing a Graphic Syllabus 26
4 Charting an Outcomes Map 61
5 How Graphics Benefit Course Organization 87
Appendix A. More Model Graphic Syllabi for Inspiration 101
Appendix B. Computer Software for Graphic Syllabi and Outcomes Maps 159
Bibliography 163
Index 173