Equitable Syllabus:
Faculty Voices
Lisa Rapp
"Small changes can have a big impact and they're not difficult changes to make"
"I changed headings, languages, and I created a table of contents"
Watch Lisa Rapp's video to see her syllabus before and after with examples of how she incorporated equitable syllabus principles like syllabus headings, student friendly language, and creating a table of contents.
Melissa Pereira
"My focus is always how to reach the student, get them to read the important information in the syllabus"
"I try to speak to them [the students] not at them, so I try to make it personable"
Watch Melissa Pereira's video to hear about the changes she made and see how she told student to communicate and added a netiquette section.
Christina Scharbaai
"That's what makes this unique, we're now using language that is familiar to a user [student] as opposed to an educator"
"I recognize my ambiguity ... [I'm] always willing to go back and change something"
Watch Christina Scharbaai's video to see how she used CODL's Equitable Syllabus template to incorporate plain language and a table of contents into her syllabus.