Assignment Design Days
Is your course tagged with one or more of the Shared Competencies? Need time to (re)design an assignment that aligns with the Shared Competencies rubrics? Join us for a working session designed to help you turn a current assignment into a transparent assignment that helps students develop knowledge and skills related to Syracuse university’s university-wide learning goals.
Goals:
- Actively engage in iterative teaching and learning practices.
- (Re)Design an assignment to align with the competency outcomes.
- Create transparent assignment prompts to communicate the connection between the competency learning outcomes, course learning objectives, and the assignment to students.
Eligibility and Award Information:
- Any Syracuse University faculty member teaching a course tagged with one or more Shared Competencies.
- Any Syracuse University faculty member who wishes to tag their course with one or more Shared Competencies.
- Before the session, award recipients are also expected to:
- Watch a short video about the Shared Competencies and the specific rubric they will be using.
- Watch a short video about transparent assignment design.
- Reflect on how the specific competency outcomes and indicators in the rubric align with their course.
- At the session, award recipients will:
- Map their course assignment(s) to the Shared Competencies rubric.
- Create a transparent assignment using the Transparency in Learning & Teaching (TILT) framework.
- After the session, award recipients are asked to:
- Share a copy of their pre-and-post assignments with Institutional Effectiveness.
- Share the information learned with their home department.
- Assignment Days are organized by the competencies. Let us know which session you want to attend in your application. Up to 12 awards are available per competency. All sessions are in person at 400 Ostrom Ave, Executive Conference Room.
- May 27, 2025
- Ethics, Integrity, and Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion from 9:00am-noon
- Critical and Creative Thinking from 1:00-4:00pm
- May 28, 2025
- Scientific Inquiry and Research Skills from 9:00am-noon
- Civic and Global Responsibility from 1:00-4:00pm
- May 29, 2025
- Communication Skills from 9:00am-noon
- Information Literacy and Technological Agility from 1:00-4:00pm
Notification:
- Notification of selection will be sent by May 8, 2025.
- Selected applicants should confirm their acceptance no later than May 15, 2025.
- Faculty can choose to receive their award via payroll or research fund.
Research Guides
Librarians serving on the communities of practice designed research guides for faculty to learn more about the competencies in relation to designing assignments and courses.
Civic and Global Responsibility Research Guide
Information Literacy and Technological Agility Research Guide