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This book shows college instructors how to communicate their course organization to students in a graphic syllabusa one-page diagram, flowchart, or concept map of the topical organizationand an outcomes mapa 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.

Table of Contents

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

The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 13 November 2007
      ISBN-13 9780470180853
      978-0470180853
      ISBN-10 0470180854
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      Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book shows college instructors how to communicate their course organization to students in a graphic syllabusa one-page diagram, flowchart, or concept map of the topical organizationand an outcomes mapa 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.

      Table of Contents

      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

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