MAGNA 20-MINUTE MENTORS
20-Minute Mentors
How Can I Create an Engaging, Student-Focused Syllabus?
For faculty whose syllabi are often unread by students, leading to confusion and even misinformation later in the course, this 20-Minute Mentor shows how to make a visually appealing syllabus that quickly communicates crucial course details to students in an engaging way.

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How Can I Create an Engaging, Student-Focused Syllabus?
How engaging is your syllabus?
The syllabus is a roadmap for students and a planning guide for teachers. Most instructors are familiar in general terms with the idea of a syllabus and know that it provides an overview of a course. They may not realize how significant the syllabus is in setting course expectations and they may not know how or why to create a living syllabus that includes more visual elements and that can be updated as a course progresses.
This 20-Minute Mentor gives ideas to make your syllabus more engaging, more student-centered, and more creative without a lot of extra effort. You’ll be able to turn a typically dry document into a living, engaging, and interactive student resource that can include multimedia, a series of slides, or a connected group of visuals—all created without any special technical know-how. Additionally, you’ll explore how to re-envision an existing syllabus so it will resonate with students.
Learning Goals
After viewing this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, participants will be able to:
- Create more engaging syllabi
- Implement frameworks for developing a new syllabus and for upgrading an existing syllabus
- Discover new tools and techniques for creating engaging syllabi that will help engage students at the start of a course
- Confidently assess a syllabus’s engagement potential
- Introduce a syllabus in new ways to spark student interest early in a course
Topics Covered
- The multiple purposes of a syllabus
- Why syllabi are often ignored by students
- A step-by-step process for developing a new syllabus
- A framework for upgrading an existing syllabus
- How to use visuals and other creative elements to make a syllabus more engaging
- New tools for creating a living syllabus
- A checklist for assessing the engagement potential of your syllabus
- Creative ways to introduce your syllabus to students
Audience
This program will benefit:
- Faculty
- Instructional Designers
Product Code: PM22AA
Campus Access License
With the purchase of the optional Campus Access License, registrants are granted a license to download the program contents to a password-protected network, server, or website for additional staff use. You will receive information on downloading the contents of the program within 3-5 business days after payment has been received by Magna.
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