The following project has been modified by Molly Burdusi.
Project Name
SAAAC - Syllabi Archiving
Project Sponsor
Steven Smith
Project Description
What is the syllabi archive initiative?\r\n\r\nAn initiative that will provide faculty with a mechanism to post syllabi for each course/each semester that would be archived into a central repository. The syllabi archive would be made accessible to individuals with a UMBC login. While it is not possible to establish a formal policy requiring all faculty to post syllabi at the end of each semester (intellectual property rights issues), it has been deemed important to pursue a mechanism to make the option available.\r\n\r\nSome background: In Spring 2013, the SGA reached out to the ASEC and the ASAC to request consideration of a policy (require faculty to post syllabi) much like the one recently passed at the University of Maryland, College Park. Following various conversations, ASEC and ASAC agreed to support SGA in the initiative with the understanding that this will only be pursued as a technical option - not a formal policy.
The items that have changed are:
Status Summary: Yvette and Arnold met with Jack to discuss approaches for faculty to load their syllabi. Decided we will leverage the existing digital measures process which allow faculty to upload their CV's. Will work on a stand alone site that allows people to search for uploaded syllabi. More than one semester's syllabi can be loaded here. Will work with Collier to create a front end display (myUMBC application) of the syllabi. Arnold will discuss at the next SAAAC meeting. Yvette will talk to Amanda to update her on this project. Arnold and Yvette will discuss which departments to approach to begin this process in the Fall. Molly will arrange a meeting with Collier to discuss uploading syllabi in myUMBC. This will be a multi-year implementation.
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Project Name
SAAAC - Syllabi Archiving
Project Sponsor
Steven Smith
Project Description
What is the syllabi archive initiative?\r\n\r\nAn initiative that will provide faculty with a mechanism to post syllabi for each course/each semester that would be archived into a central repository. The syllabi archive would be made accessible to individuals with a UMBC login. While it is not possible to establish a formal policy requiring all faculty to post syllabi at the end of each semester (intellectual property rights issues), it has been deemed important to pursue a mechanism to make the option available.\r\n\r\nSome background: In Spring 2013, the SGA reached out to the ASEC and the ASAC to request consideration of a policy (require faculty to post syllabi) much like the one recently passed at the University of Maryland, College Park. Following various conversations, ASEC and ASAC agreed to support SGA in the initiative with the understanding that this will only be pursued as a technical option - not a formal policy.
The items that have changed are:
Status Summary: Yvette and Arnold met with Jack to discuss approaches for faculty to load their syllabi. Decided we will leverage the existing digital measures process which allow faculty to upload their CV's. Will work on a stand alone site that allows people to search for uploaded syllabi. More than one semester's syllabi can be loaded here. Will work with Collier to create a front end display (myUMBC application) of the syllabi. Arnold will discuss at the next SAAAC meeting. Yvette will talk to Amanda to update her on this project. Arnold and Yvette will discuss which departments to approach to begin this process in the Fall. Molly will arrange a meeting with Collier to discuss uploading syllabi in myUMBC. This will be a multi-year implementation.
Link to project summary in Project Tracker: Click Here
