Slides Framework
SECTION 4: WHO DOES YOUR SYLLABI SERVE?

Deconstruction and Reflection

Prompting Inequity

Deconstructing your syllabus in terms of who it serves entails categorizing its content by audiences. Pull out your syllabus and follow along…

  • My syllabus

  • 15-min exercise

    Write INSTITUTION in section required by your institution

    Write DEPARTMENT in section required by your department

    Write FACULTY Classroom policies, student-professor relationship expectations

SECTION 4: WHO DOES YOUR SYLLABI SERVE?

Deconstruction and Reflection

Reflection on Inequity Observations

Reflecting on your inequity observations and findings is another fundamental aspect of the equity-minded inquiry process.

  • My syllabus

  • 5-min exercise

    1. Prompt #1. Reflect on the notes you made in your syllabus about the audiences being served. How would you describe what you found?

    2. Prompt #2. Drawing on your response from prompt #1, are any of the patterns you found suprising to you? Why or why not?

    3. Prompt #3. Based on these patterns, for whom would you say your syllabus is written? Does this match who you thought the audience for your syllabus is?

    4. Prompt #4. Are there any changes you’d like to make to your syllabus based on this activity? When considering syllabus changes, which changes would you say are within your control and could be immediately implemented? Which changes would require conversations and further advocacy with your faculty peers?