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    Create an Engaging Syllabus: A Concise, 7-Step Guide for Professors
    Create an Engaging Syllabus: A Concise, 7-Step Guide for Professors
    Create an Engaging Syllabus: A Concise, 7-Step Guide for Professors
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    Create an Engaging Syllabus: A Concise, 7-Step Guide for Professors

    By Norman Eng

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    How do I write a syllabus? What kind of tone should it set? Isn't there a template I can just use? These are some of the questions many professors—especially if you're NEW—want answered. You just want the specifics, minus the jargon. A syllabus that captivates students and gets them excited about the course you teach. 

    The problem is, students think our course syllabus is like a contract. And who can blame them for thinking that way, with its hefty requirements, policies, objectives, and outcomes? We forget the syllabus is often the first thing students see about us, so it can really affect the way they approach your course. 

    Yet most of us never really learned how to create one, especially one that ENGAGES. We adapt old versions written by some retired instructor years ago. It's time we found a better way. 

    Create an Engaging Syllabus: A Concise, 7-Step Guide for Professors gives you the roadmap you've always wanted. Here's what it covers: 

    - The right way to think of your syllabus (HINT: It's not a contract)

    - How to make your tone and language more inviting

    - How to instantly captivate your students' attention (HINT: avoid the formal "Course Description" language)

    - How to deal with the "boring" but required stuff (i.e., policies, outcomes, etc.)

    - How to leverage the way Millennials read and absorb information

    - Powerful ways to capture visual appeal 

    Most importantly, this book includes TEMPLATES. Two of them.

    You get a simply-designed, text-only version—for those who don't want to mess around. You also get a more graphic version, for that extra WOW factor. Both will get students in the right frame of mind. 

    Written by Norman Eng—bestselling author of Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students—Create an Engaging Syllabus takes a mundane topic and gives it the makeover professors have been asking for. Find out the 7 simple steps to a winning syllabus in this power-packed, 62-paged book.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNorman Eng
    Release dateJul 7, 2018
    ISBN9780998587523
    Create an Engaging Syllabus: A Concise, 7-Step Guide for Professors

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      Create an Engaging Syllabus - Norman Eng

      Create an Engaging Syllabus

      A Concise, 7-Step Guide for Professors

      Norman Eng, Ed.D.

      Table of Contents

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      Title Page

      About the Author

      Praise for this eBook

      What’s the Big Deal About Your Syllabus?

      Step 1. Think of Your Syllabus Like a Sales Brochure

      Step 2. Define Your Big Picture Question(s) and Opening

      Step 3: Vet Your Topics, Readings, and Assignments

      Step 4: Put Your Objectives and Outcomes in the Back

      Step 5: Optimize Your Language

      Step 6: Utilize Feature Boxes and Sidebars

      Step 7: Design for Visual Appeal

      Frequently Asked Questions

      Templates

      Now What?

      References

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      Create an Engaging Syllabus by Norman Eng

      © 2018 Norman Eng

      All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the author/publisher, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. For permissions, contact:

      Norman Eng, 2585 Broadway #258, New York, NY 10025

      support@TeachingCollegeMasterclass.com

      Visit the author’s website at: http://NormanEng.org

      Cover Design by Susana Ma

      ebook ISBN: 978-0-9985875-2-3

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      Want to transform your teaching in the classroom? Then download my audiobook, Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students. As an Amazon bestselling ebook in seven education categories, Teaching College is used by professors everywhere.

      As a brand new teacher, this is life-altering. I feel like I now have the resources and skills of someone far more experienced than me. Thank you, thank you, thank you! – Nichole J.

      I think one of the reasons I like this book so much is that [author Norman Eng] avoids a lot of the theory and educational jargon that often fills books. He helped me understand the basics of instructional design in a whole new way. – Joel R.

      The content is fantastic. It is well written with practical examples and completely applicable to me as an adjunct lecturer. The ideas are clear and the suggestions for execution are 'on-point'. I have already started putting some of them into action. I highly recommend this book to anyone who lectures. – Paula-Anne J.

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      Create an Engaging Syllabus

      A Concise, 7-Step Guide for Professors

      About the Author

      BEFORE TRAINING college instructors and professors, Dr. Norman Eng worked as a third- and fifth- grade teacher for the New York City public school system, and before that, as a marketing executive for New York-based advertising agencies.

      While pursuing these two careers, he learned how critical it was to cultivate relationships with audiences through communication. By applying K-12 and marketing ideas, such as active learning and target audience profiles, Norman transformed his instructional capacity in higher education and received over 90 percent recommendation rates from his students and colleagues.

      Currently, Norman teaches education courses for the City University of New York and helps professors 10X their teaching through his bestselling book on Amazon (Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students), his blog, his online course (Teaching College Masterclass), and his professional development

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