Classroom Protocols

Classroom Protocols offers reflections on the classroom practices that Skidmore faculty have shared with their colleagues over the years and is informed by our collective experience with a wide range of student academic behavior patterns at Skidmore. These recommended Classroom Protocols are suggestions and nothing more. We hope that the notes help all faculty achieve a better outcome, both for our committed students and for students who at times engage in more frustrating or distracting patterns of classroom behavior. [print version]

• Introduction
• Faculty and Student Relationship
• Engaging Students
• Teaching in the Diverse Classroom
• Course Syllabus
  • Course Syllabi Language
  • Suggested Syllabus Components
• Student Behavior Patterns and the Classroom
  • Disruptive Student Withdrawal Procedure
• Academic Integrity and the Ethics of Scholarship
  • Honor Code and Academic Integrity website
• Grades and Grading Practices
• Student Ratings and “Long” Forms
• Advising
  • Academic Advising website
• Resources for Faculty
• Concluding Reflections