Toward an Interactive Syllabus Nathan Love June 12, 2004 11/14/2018 for E-train Express

Introduction What’s wrong with a paper syllabus? Why bother? Can the interactive syllabus . . . engage / stimulate students? be easily updated? become dynamic? provide practice and guidance out of the classroom, between class meetings? 11/14/2018 for E-train Express

Student feedback On a midterm evaluation given in French 101 and out of 43 responses . . . 37 indicated that ‘the use of computer exercises’ is ‘very helpful’. 1 found that ‘the use of computer exercises’ is ‘not very helpful’. 5 observed that they are ‘indifferent’ to ‘the use of computer exercises’. 20 completed the statement, ‘What I like best is . . .’ with a reference to computer resources on line. 11/14/2018 for E-train Express

Links & Anchors on Syllabus F101 Elementary French : menu bar at top of syllabus (integration with other elements of Web site) body before schedule statement on teaching body before schedule additional resources on schedule proper various links 11/14/2018 for E-train Express

Linked Objects and Their Formats Word document (*.doc) amplification HTML document (*.htm[l]) calendrier PDF document (*.pdf) history PowerPoint (*.ppt) versification graphic (*.gif / *.jpg) phonetic alphabet sound & video files Marseillaise & PPT 11/14/2018 for E-train Express

Range of links / Anchors F101 Elementary French : Syllabus connected to other documents within my Web site (e.g., Worksheets) Syllabus connected to Internet documents or entire Web sites (e.g., women’s clothes) One such document can be interactive itself! PowerPoint with choices 11/14/2018 for E-train Express

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Examples F331 Business French project examples & rubric can appear immediately from syllabus worksheets are embedded in syllabus sound files are embedded in worksheets documents layered so that one link leads to a document/object which, in turn, has links of its own connecting to other documents/objects 11/14/2018 for E-train Express

More Examples F426 20th Century French Literature variety of links, including readings and questions over readings; format of final exam and review for final exam F325 Survey of French Literature I terminologie & esquisse de la littérature française 11/14/2018 for E-train Express

What next if this is only ‘toward’ an interactive syllabus? worksheets, assignments that can be completed and submitted on line w/o printing capability for students to record voice and submit results more interactivity with links to games and exercises like a program by Thierry Perrot to remember 11/14/2018 for E-train Express

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