Simple Syllabus
The Office of Academic Affairs in collaboration with Information Technology Systems is piloting a new syllabus tool called Simple Syllabus. The tool provides a syllabus platform that allows faculty to use templates to personalize and publish interactive syllabi directly in Canvas. Twenty-five Texas higher education institutions currently use the tool. The templates also preload all UT System and UT Austin required syllabus language for instructors. For students, the tool provides a streamlined and consistent syllabus experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
Contact the Office of Academic Technology (oat@utexas.edu) or sign up for the pilot by submitting this interest form.
The large majority of course content will be freely editable, and instructors will also be able to easily add content, sections, and media. Additionally, the University’s recommended and required language will be pre-populated for you. Recommend language will be freely editable.
Yes, both Simple Syllabus and Information Technology Services will provide training. Training schedule is available on the AT @ UT Canvas page.
Yes! Simple Syllabus will update nightly and that information will be updated in your syllabus automatically.