What is Simple Syllabus?
Simple Syllabus is SLCC's official syllabus management system, and has been in use since 2023. It is used institution-wide as a streamlined, template-driven platform that allows instructors to personalize and publish their syllabus, while standardizing essential departmental and institutional policy language across every syllabus. This syllabus tool will reduce
redundancy and provide clearer front-end
access to learning outcomes for new and
current students. More information can be
found at https://simplesyllabus.com/
Note: To view the student
guide, navigate to How
do I use Simple
Syllabus as a Student?
How do I access Simple Syllabus?
The quickest way to access Simple
Syllabus is through Canvas. Navigate to
your section, find Simple Syllabus in the
course navigation, and click the link. At
that point the syllabus for that section
will load in Canvas and you can start to
enter information.
Note: Every section that has enrollment in Banner gets a syllabus. This means that DEV courses or non-credit courses, or courses that do not exist in Banner, will not have a syllabus attached to them.
You can also access Simple
Syllabus by logging in directly to https://slcc.simplesyllabus.com/.
This will take you through the Single Sign On
process with two step verification. If you see an error when you try to login, contact elearningsupport@slcc.edu.
Important
Please note that Simple Syllabus
will not work in Safari or outdated browsers.
Be sure you are using a browser such as Chrome
and that it is updated to the latest
version.
How do I use Simple Syllabus?
There are many things that you can
do to customize your syllabuses to fit the
needs of your curriculum and students. This
includes building different types of
components, importing content, and publishing
your syllabus. Outside of your section's
syllabus you can also navigate the Syllabus
Library. Fortunately, Simple Syllabus has a
large video guide showing you how to do all of
these different things.
SLCC Training Video for Instructors
For faculty which
covers the basics of creating
a syllabus in the template,
time-saving features, and the
creative elements in the
system.
Types of Users
Simple Syllabus has various roles that have
different responsibilities that can support
your department. Everybody who teaches a
section will have the Instructor role, which
gives them the ability to modify and publish
the syllabus for each section they teach.
There are two other roles:
Editor - Allows you to modify
templates for a specific school or department.
For example, there can be an editor for the
College of Business and an editor for the
Accounting department.
Designer - Allows you to
create and modify Master Syllabuses. These
syllabuses are attached to a subject, such as
BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1020 and can be imported
into live syllabuses that students will see.
There can only be one Master Syllabus per
subject.
If your department would like to
explore these roles reach out to elearningsupport@slcc.edu.
This will require authorization from your AD
or department chair.
Support 💬
If you have any questions or need help
setting up your syllabus there are a
couple of ways that you can find
support. For Simple Syllabus support
you can email help@simplesyllabus.com,
or use the help button found
by clicking the question mark
icon in the bottom left corner
of your
dashboard.
Note: This help button only
appears in your dashboard. It is not
found in the Canvas interface.
To reach out to SLCC support
contact elearningsupport@slcc.edu or
call 801-957-5125.
Note: You may notice
errors in your course description,
learning objectives, or some other
auto-populated component in your
syllabus. These elements come directly
from Banner, and need to be changed
there first before they show up in
Simple Syllabus. If you notice any
problems reach out to elearningsupport@slcc.edu to
start the process for making those
changes.
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