Appendix A: Collaborative Syllabus Discussion Questions
Instructors can use a variety of questions designed to solicit student collaboration on the syllabus. These questions are inspired and derived from the existing literature on collaborative course design (e.g., Aiken et al., 2016; Murray, 2021). These questions include:
- What do you want to learn in this course?
- What kinds of activities will help you learn best?
- What’s your one big question? “I really want to know….”
- How would you like to meet for office hours (Zoom or Face-to-Face)?
- How can you best demonstrate your learning? (e.g., essays, quizzes, exams, other)
Appendix B: Examples of Students’ Collaborative Responses
| Group 1 |
Group 2 |
What would you like to learn?
- Developing a social media presence for a brand/business.
- Increasing engagement (what does it?)
- Mastering algorithms!
- Finer details of partnerships/sponsors
- Harnessing humor
What helps you learn?
- Applied projects
- Games
- Group/Class discussions
Big Question:
- What are the three most important tools for creating a successful social media presence?
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What would you like to learn?
- Application of social media strategies.
- What social media looks like in practice.
What helps you learn?
- Applying class content from learned strategies.
Big Question:
- We really want to know what role social media plays in a business setting.
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| Group 2 |
Group 3 |
What would you like to learn?
- Create a cohesive brand and brand values that can be expressed on social media and follow trends accurately.
What helps you learn?
- In class discussion of real examples
- Hands-on activities
Big Question:
- How to be successful on social media?
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What would you like to learn?
- Creating a professional social media account
- Good and bad examples of PR and social media (and why)
- Effective social media strategies that can be applied in the real world.
- Effects of influencers.
- How to measure success on social media.
What helps you learn?
- Real-world examples and applications
- Projects/portfolio style work
Big Question:
- How can we use social media to be successful in our careers?
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