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 on each lesson plan and at theend og the lesson or the beginning of the next class we go through the objectives to see if they have been met.