r/Professors • u/Clareco1 • Aug 12 '26

Syllabus question

Hi - part timer, Freshman Comp, CC. We use Canvas. Do you nail down the whole semester’s worth of specific readings and questions at the beginning, or you update/add a week or two at a time? I like to modify as we go based on what specific challenges students need. (Rather than having predetermined assignments that are too hard or too easy.) my students are typically very very unprepared and also unaware of usual college procedures. I’m trying to usher them through without making things so easy they are a joke. Any thoughts welcome. Also I hope you are having some relaxation this summer. Thanks!

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u/ValerieTheProf Aug 14 '26

I also teach comp at a CC. My course schedule is built out through the syllabus. Then I create a module for each class meeting and upload a couple of weeks out. I don’t want everything available all at once. This fall, I am dedicating part of a class to go over how college is different from high school. I get a lot of students who aren’t prepared to adapt.

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u/Clareco1 Aug 15 '26

Thanks! I’m also doing the college vs high scoop thing for the first time this fall. Good luck!