Disrupting the Syllabus

Julia Charles talks about disrupting the syllabus on episode 419 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Disrupting suggests that there is something that necessitates change over time.
-Julia Charles

I am disrupting an ideology, a way of thinking, about this document.
-Julia Charles

I view the syllabus as a tool for engagement.
-Julia Charles

When the syllabus is a document that you can be excited about, students become more creative in the class.
-Julia Charles

I’ve learned to ask for help and reach outside of myself.
-Julia Charles

Resources

• That Middle World: Race, Performance, and the Politics of Passing – by Julia S. Charles
• The Loving Luggage Project
• Beloit College
• What is it we are trying to disrupt?
• Julia’s tweet with her syllabus
• The Source Magazine
• XXL Magazine
• Help celebrate Julia’s 40th birthday by “getting 40 new suitcases for youth currently in or aging out of foster care – any amount helps”