Yesterday we were having a discussion about course syllabi. Specifically, is it a course contract between the instructor and the student or is it more of an operating manual? Is their an agreed upon definition or do we just assume everyone knows?
Much of the discussion evolved around whether students do or should have input into a syllabus. If it is a contract one would assume both have read and agree? Do both parties need to sign?
So this made me wonder, is their a role for produsage in syllabus development? Should syllabi be a collaborative effort between faculty and students? If so, should this be at the beginning of the semester? That seems like it might be difficult to get the semester started.
If not at the beginning, should the student role be throught the semester? Another topic came up as to whether it is truly appropriate for a syllabus to be a living document? If it is, does that allow for students to have a role throught the semester?
If you teach have you ever made changes from your syllabus? Did you engage students? As a student, did you experience a syllabus change? How did that make you feel?
What do you think?
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