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This page only covers the syllabus management tool, Simple Syllabus. For the rest of our Additional Tools, click here.

Simple Syllabus is a centralized, template-driven platform that enables instructors to quickly personalize and publish interactive class syllabi. It automatically imports your course information and university/department-wide policies so that you can focus on making changes only to the parts that need editing. Furthermore, it removes the need to download/upload your syllabus when you need to make changes or send it to your colleagues.

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FAQs

  • Where can I access Simple Syllabus? (three places)
    • Direct Link: fau.simplesyllabus.com/en-US/dashboard (this takes you to your Simple Syllabus Dashboard, where you'll find both pending and published syllabi for your account).
    • Canvas Global Nav Menu: In the Canvas global navigation menu on the far-left (the menu with buttons for Account, Calendar, Inbox, etc.), click the Simple Syllabus button ( Simple Syllabus Canvas nav menu icon ) to go to your Simple Syllabus Dashboard.
    • Canvas Course Nav Menu: You can access/edit/submit the syllabus for a specific course by clicking the Simple Syllabus link in a course's navigation menu (same menu as Announcements, Assignments, Discussions, etc.). By default, new courses include this link, but if your course does not, follow the steps in this document to add it: How to Enable Simple Syllabus in Your Course
      • Once it's added to your Canvas course, click the link to navigate to the syllabus for that specific course.
      • ***Cross-Listed course instructors, please note*** : Instructors who click the Simple Syllabus link within cross-listed courses currently see an error, but students do not. If your Canvas course contains more than one course section (e.g., ENC 1101 001 & 002), you must access/edu/publish your syllabi via the previously mentioned dashboard links. Students who click the Simple Syllabus link in a course will see the syllabus that corresponds to their enrolled section.
  • What features do we have access to?
    • For any official course at FAU, Simple Syllabus will be available to optimize your syllabus editing and publishing experience. It will automatically import course info, university/department policies, and information from a previous semester when you taught this class. 
  • Where can I get help/learn more?
  • What is Simple Syllabus?
    • Simple Syllabus is an online, template-driven platform where instructors can easily create and share customizable class syllabi in our learning management system, Canvas. All syllabi are automatically stored in ths campus-wide repository.
  • Why are we doing this?
    • Florida Atlantic uses Simple Syllabus to make it easy for students to access course syllabi and to meet positng requirements for general education courses per state laws and regulations.
  • How does Simple Syllabus work?
    • Simple Syllabus uses templates to automatically import course details from Florida Atlantic's catalog, schedule, and bookstore. Templates ensure consistency and compliance with policies, and the default template includes all required university policies.
  • How can I find my syllabus for a pervious semester?
    • Published syllabi used in previous terms are available to import into a future term or another course in the same semester.
  • Can I edit my syllabus after it's been submitted?
    • Yes. You can edit the syllabus at any time; it will update to the course and Simple Syllabus only after you have clicked "Submit" at the bottom of the page.
  • What are those 'Visibility' buttons?
    • Visibility- This setting can be locked as "on" or visible at the template coming from the university-, college-, or department-level. This toggle determines if the component is visible to students. Think of this as being used or not used.
  • What is the 'General Public' setting?
    • This setting determines who can see your syllabus after submission.
    • When set to General Public, the syllabus is publically available. This is required for General Education courses.
    • When set to Campus Community, the syllabus will only be visible to users who can sign in to FAU systems via SSO.
  • How do I copy syllabus from a previous semester of a different course?
    • You can build syllabi for a particular course and once published, copy/import that syllabus into your other sections from teh same or previous semester by using the "Import" button in the editor. This will copy over the editable components. You will be able to update these components if needed. 

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 Last Modified 8/23/24