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The Negotiated Syllabus: How To Create Community In Online International Studies Classes, Shawn Smallman
The Negotiated Syllabus: How To Create Community In Online International Studies Classes, Shawn Smallman
International & Global Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations
As online education expands how do professors create the sense of community and engagement that students crave? This paper will argue that the concept of a Negotiated Syllabus -in which students take responsibility for choosing content in the class- provides a framework to promote student engagement in online coursework. This paper describes how to have the students serve as co-creators for the final course content. Other carefully designed assignments and tasks -such as peer review of student work and a carefully designed discussion board- can involve students deeply in their classes. Based on a careful review of the literature on …