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The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course

Linda B. Nilson
ISBN: 978-0-470-18085-3
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208 pages
October 2007, Jossey-Bass
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About the Author ix

Preface x

Acknowledgments xiii

1 The Limits of a Text Syllabus 1

2 How and Why Graphics Enhance Learning 14

3 Designing a Graphic Syllabus 26

4 Charting an Outcomes Map 61

5 How Graphics Benefit Course Organization 87

Appendix A. More Model Graphic Syllabi for Inspiration 101

Appendix B. Computer Software for Graphic Syllabi and Outcomes Maps 159

Bibliography 163

Index 173

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