These are two great tools! The syllabus I send to the students a week before class by electronic email. This way they have plenty of time to review and ask questions at orientation day one.
The learning objectives for me is crucial. I made the mistake of doing what the first example showed us in the module, very generic. I found, one time, becoming defensive with a couple of students at the end of the one rotation because of the generic nature of the learning objectives. On reflection I should have been better prepared. The learning objectives are now stated… >>>