From source: Do Students Meet “You” in Your Syllabus? Our research shows that instructors' syllabi are generally not aligned with their views of themselves as teachers. For example, instructors generally do not communicate their positive emotions or their excitement related to teaching through their syllabi.

The Academy for Teaching and Learning has partnered with University Libraries to create an open-access tool that compares the language on your syllabi with your emotional associations with teaching. With this tool you can not only discover areas of misalignment but explore alternative language that may help you better align your syllabus language with your teaching self-perception.