Department of Health Sciences Faculty Articles
Title
Anatomy of a Learner-Centered Course Syllabus
ISBN or ISSN
1941-9430
Volume
11
Issue
3
Publication Date / Copyright Date
Summer 2000
First Page
179
Last Page
180
DOI Number
10.1097/01367895-200011030-00009
Abstract
This article describes the learner-centered syllabus as a strategy to support learning in physician assistant education. The learner-centered syllabus represents a significant point of interaction between instructor and students. If thoughtfully prepared, the syllabus demonstrates the important components of the student's needs and interests, the instructor's beliefs and assumptions about the nature of learning and education, and the instructor's values and interests concerning course content and structure. The author concludes that this strategy would be appropriate for all types of learners; however, a precondition for this is a commitment by instructors to learner-centered philosophies.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
NSUWorks Citation
Danielsen, Randy D., "Anatomy of a Learner-Centered Course Syllabus" (2000). Department of Health Sciences Faculty Articles. 191.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_hs_facarticles/191
