Creating a Learning-centered syllabus, means that you'll also be designing it to help your students use the document in ways that support their learning process.

A learning-centered syllabus should:

• Define students’ responsibilities

• Define instructor’s role and responsibilities

• Provide a clear statement for intended learning outcomes

• Establish standards and procedures for evaluation

• Inform students of course logistics

• Establish a pattern of communication

• Offer some flexibility for revision

• Be reasonable in workload expectations

• Be distributed and discussed on the first day of class
  Retrieved from Building Your Syllabus- Supporting a Learner-Centered Classroom by Dr. Patti Bartlett, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD.

 Read more about creating syllabi that support student learning at:

• Tips for an Effective Syllabus   Penn State University's Teaching & Learning with Technology
• Creating Stellar Syllabi - PSU Royer Center PowerPoint presentation
• Designing a Learning-Centered Syllabus   University of Delaware's Center for Teaching Effectiveness
• Constructing a Syllabus  Brown University's Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
• Tools for Teaching: Creating a Syllabus - Barbara Gross Davis - University of California at Berkeley