Simple Syllabus
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Simple Syllabus
Simple Syllabus is a centralized, template-driven platform that enables instructors to quickly personalize and publish interactive class syllabi - directly within the LMS
FAQs
Simple Syllabus will be available in Fall 2023 and will be in Canvas course shells soon.
Faculty:
- Better Syllabi in less time
- Directly embedded within Canvas.
- Pre-populates with data to eliminate redundant tasks.
- Provides a template with fields for all required and optional elements.
- Creates engaging syllabi
- Build personalized syllabi that can leverage interactive web media (i.e images, videos, audio, etc.).
- Generates a web, mobile, and print version.
- Automatically optimizes your content for most screen readers and accessibility applications.
- Analytics
- Track student engagement
- Student Confirmation Feature - track who has read your syllabi.
Students:
- The cloud-base platform allows students to easily access, view, and interact with syllabi
- View all their syllabi in one spot.
- Receive automatic updates when they "subscribe" to a syllabus.
Administrators:
- Centralized syllabus repository, which provides an easily searchable database
- Engagement reporting
- Create department specific templates.
Simple Syllabus is integrated within Canvas.
- After signing in to Canvas, if needed, select the course to which you want to create a syllabus for.
- Select "Simple Syllabus" from the course navigation
- A frame within the screen should appear with an editable version of the syllabus
Yes, once you've created a syllabus using the Simple Syllabus template, you can create a printable PDF version or save the PDF for your records.