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Pitching a course to a university is one of the most important steps for professors and visiting professionals to share their expertise with students from all over the world. If you’re a professional looking to turn your knowledge into a college course, contact the head of the relevant department to help bring your idea to life. If you’re already a professor, develop your course syllabus and learning outcomes then pitch your course to the university’s representatives. Keep reading for our complete guide!
Things You Should Know
- Identify 3 to 7 learning outcomes students will demonstrate after completing your course and develop a syllabus with the schedule, materials, and assignments.
- Start your proposal by explaining how your course fulfills the university’s needs and goals and what students will learn that they wouldn’t otherwise.
- Describe what gap your course fills within the department or university’s curriculum and highlight your expertise to show that you can teach it.
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References
- ↑ https://www.comm.pitt.edu/oral-comm-lab/audience-analysis
- ↑ https://graduate.indiana.edu/faculty-staff-intranet/curriculum-programs/propose.html
- ↑ https://sce.cornell.edu/courses/faculty-handbook/course-admin/proposal
- ↑ https://assessment.wisc.edu/student-learning-outcomes/writing-student-learning-outcomes/
- ↑ https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/
- ↑ https://academiceffectiveness.gatech.edu/assessment-toolkit/developing-student-learning-outcome-statements
- ↑ https://teaching.cornell.edu/resource/planning-your-course-decision-guide-0
- ↑ https://www.wested.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/resource-selecting-instructional-materials-brief-2-supplementation.pdf
- ↑ https://bokcenter.harvard.edu/catalogue-materials
- ↑ https://tll.mit.edu/teaching-resources/course-design/syllabus/
- ↑ https://tll.mit.edu/teaching-resources/course-design/syllabus/
- ↑ https://citl.illinois.edu/citl-101/teaching-learning/resources/teaching-strategies/creating-a-syllabus
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/iese/2015/02/23/how-to-deliver-persuasive-presentations/?sh=35ac5b826935
- ↑ https://www.coursera.org/articles/most-popular-college-majors
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/iese/2015/02/23/how-to-deliver-persuasive-presentations/?sh=35ac5b826935
- ↑ https://digitalcommons.trinity.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1275&context=educ_understandings
- ↑ https://www.comm.pitt.edu/visual-aids
- ↑ https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/resources/teaching_resources/effective_persuasion_presentation.html
- ↑ https://eesc.columbia.edu/content/how-propose-new-course
- ↑ https://eesc.columbia.edu/content/how-propose-new-course
- ↑ https://www.wellesley.edu/careereducation/resources/crafting-your-pitch
- ↑ https://careerservices.fas.harvard.edu/blog/2022/10/11/how-to-create-an-elevator-pitch-with-examples/
- ↑ https://www.college.columbia.edu/Completing
- ↑ https://careerdevelopment.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toruqf1041/files/media/elevator_pitch.pdf
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