The Graphic Syllabus And The Outcomes Map Communicating...

Introduction For my book review, I read â€Å"The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course.† This book was written by Linda B. Nilson. The purpose of the book is to assist faculty and teachers in creating a graphic syllabi and outcomes map for their respective courses. While it is focused at the college/university level, I feel it could also be applied to K through 12, and professional workshops, and conferences. In the book, the author takes us through the limits of a text syllabus, the how and why graphics enhance learning, designing a graphic syllabus, and the outcomes map. Limits of a Text Syllabus According to the author, a syllabus is a text document and that over the years it has grown from a compact one to†¦show more content†¦In a way, the syllabus acts as an education identity of who the instructor is. The author states that be the warmth of the language and the strictness of certain course policies, it conveys how approachable and flexible they want to appear to their students (Nilson, 2007). It also gives an indication of how well they plan ahead and, more generally, how much they like structure. She also states that the presence or absence of assignments and activities that hold students accountable of the readings sheds light on whether the instructor lectures the reading in class, or doesn’t focus on the readings, or is simply naà ¯ve to student’s study habits (Nilson, 2007). The author recommends that we use the words empowerment and learner centered than lecture, know, learn, and understand (Nilson, 2007). The author mentions that one area where the syllabus fails is that many students do not read them carefully or completely (Nilson, 2007). She gives some recommendations on how to get students to read the syllabus. 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