The Syllabus Geeks Spring into Action, Launching the Syllabus Institute™
The SyllabusInstitute.org is a syllabus stomping ground for the entire academic community
Troy, NY, June 27, 2011 – Intellidemia, the self-proclaimed syllabus geeks, have expanded their role as the leaders in online syllabus management by launching a new resource for building better courses. Drawing from over 100 best-practices, solutions, policies, and research, the SyllabusInstitute.org is designed to be the number one resource for sharing syllabus information benefiting the entire academic community.
Built upon the belief that excellence starts with the syllabus, the Syllabus Institute™, fosters learning and academic excellence by uniting educators and administrators through the syllabus. The Syllabus Institute presents content in a way that is informative and concise with an extensive number of outside resources seamlessly folded into the subject matter.
By "attending" the Institute, a visitor can find information related to the latest in syllabus legislation, view syllabus templates from various universities, take a quiz and see where your college stands in managing syllabi, and see if your syllabus meets Universal Design standards.
Dr. Tom Lo Guidice, Faculty Emeritus, Teaching and Learning Center and School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville remarked, "It's great to see such a young company take an interest in sharing knowledge about universal design for syllabi. Resources like the Syllabus Institute help increase awareness, now it's up to schools, colleges, and universities to implement policies that support the principle and practice of universal design."
The Syllabus Institute is a free resource, open to the entire academic community, but best supports and connects higher education academic administrators, faculty, technical administrators, associations, and vendors who develop, support and work on managing syllabus processes. With in depth and interactive resources, the Syllabus Institute serves as an unbeatable stomping ground for bringing useful ideas back to campus.
"It was through our conversations with academic and technical administrators on issues like state legislation, outdated shared drives, and the use of hard copies and filing cabinets, that we discovered a common theme. College's want to know what other schools are doing to manage syllabus content, consistency, workflow." stated Judd Rattner, CEO of Intellidemia. "We are passionate about the growing role of the syllabus. It's time to build knowledge base around it, and give institutions a place to find answers."
The academic community is further invited to contribute their unique ideas, volunteer to be a guest blogger, and initiate conversations on Twitter and Facebook. The Syllabus Institute connects the syllabus community; as a result, redefines efficiency and collaboration in education by sharing best practices that support better syllabus creation, access, management that ultimately improves teaching and learning.
To share your knowledge with the syllabus institute and join the community, visit: www.syllabusinstitute.org or give a tweet twitter.com/SyllabusInst. Learn more about the syllabus geeks by visiting www.intellidemia.com.
About the University of Wisconsin-Platteville
UW-Platteville is one of 13 publicly supported comprehensive universities in the UW System. Founded in 1866, UW-Platteville is the oldest public institution in the state of Wisconsin, and is considered one of the safest campuses in the nation. We are proud of our students' contribution to the safety record, their pursuit of academic excellence and the leadership they continually demonstrate throughout the state, region and nation. As our nickname implies, our UW-Platteville "Pioneers" have created the very foundation for which we are known. Our leadership in the Colleges of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture; Engineering, Mathematics and Science; and Liberal Arts and Education helps students build on the foundation of strong values, commitment to excellence, leadership for a stronger world and a knowledge of technology which prepares them for life in the 21st century. We encourage you to visit the UW-Platteville home page.
About the Syllabus Institute
The Syllabus Institute is the stomping ground for everything syllabus related. As the leading online syllabus resource, the Syllabus Institute fosters learning and academic excellence by uniting educators and administrators. By working together and raising awareness, the Syllabus Institute can improve more than just teaching and learning; but work with the academic community to redefine efficiency and collaboration in education. The Syllabus Institute is supported by Intellidemia, the syllabus geeks of education technology. For more information, email info@syllabusinstitute.org or visit www.syllabusinstitute.org, and spread the word.
About Intellidemia
Intellidemia™, the syllabus geeks and leaders in online syllabus management, partner with schools to streamline workflow and enhance collaboration with smart, bleeding-edge solutions that address accreditation, compliance, and retention. As the experts in syllabus management, Intellidemia supports higher education with Concourse, an easy-to-use platform that improves student performance, faculty productivity, and administrative efficiency by getting syllabi online fast, making it easy to organize, share, and analyze course information. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Troy, NY, Intellidemia maintains the belief in developing technology that will be valuable to the entire academic community. For more information, visit www.intellidemia.com or call 518.444.2060.
Contact
Ian Clark
University Information and Communications
Public Relations, Content Manager
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Telephone: 608.342.1194
Email:clarki@uwplatt.edu
Jennifer Connally
Your Dedicated Syllabus Geek
Intellidemia, Inc.
Telephone: 518.444.2060
Email: jenniferconnally@intellidemia.com