Simple Syllabus: A Tool to Support Student Success: A Faculty Panel Online
A clear syllabus helps support student success in your course. Simple Syllabus, grounded in the Montclair Syllabus template, is a new tool to help faculty make their syllabi clear, organized, and easy for students to navigate. Join us in this session to hear from faculty who have piloted Simple Syllabus.
Student response to Simple Syllabus has been positive. Here are a few comments from a recent survey:
- "It made [the syllabus] simple, quick, and accessible."
- "It helped keep everything organized."
- "It gave me a better understanding of what would be covered in the course, as well as what would be expected of me."
- "I was more willing to view the course syllabus since the Simple Syllabus was easier to look at and read."
Presenters include Dana Levitt (CCHL), Marylou Naumoff (SCM), Gabriel Jung (Feliciano), Pam Fallivene (ITDS), and Emily Isaacs (OFE).
- Date:
- Tuesday, November 28, 2023
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
Dana Levitt is Acting Associate Dean of Academic Planning and Assessment, College for Community Health, and Chairperson for Counseling
Gabriel Jung is Assistant Professor of Management. Born and raised in Seoul, Korea, he graduated from Seoul National University (B.B.A.) and George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School (J.D.). He spent 17 years in accounting, law, management consulting, and multinational firms before earning his Ph.D. degree from The University of Texas at Dallas.
Marylou Naumoff is part of the Communication and Media Studies faculty in the School of Communication and Media. She serves as the Coordinator of the Fundamentals of Speech Program and supervises the Public Speaking Resource Center. Her specialization is rhetorical studies. Dr. Naumoff’s research focuses on American identity at the intersection of race and gender. Much of her work examines popular culture as a site of national discourse where citizens look to understand and construct American identity. She is currently working on a book manuscript that examines the impact of hip hop on American masculinity and national identity.
Pam Fallivene is a Lead Technology Trainer in the ITDS group and has been at Montclair State University for 22 years, feeding her passion for teaching and helping others to improve their skills. She supports the campus community on Canvas as well as other teaching and learning technologies.
Professor and Executive Director of the Office for Faculty Excellence, has been at Montclair State University for 25 years. Her areas of research expertise include higher education pedagogy, teaching writing, assessment, and public higher educational practices.