Harvard Syllabus Explorer

Harvard Syllabus Explorer is a web application developed by the Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning - Research Group.

Syllabus Explorer combines registrarial data and syllabi from Canvas to give users the ability to search for and download syllabi across Harvard.

This site provides an overview of the project.

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By the numbers

as of February 2020

 

6

Schools participating

17,000

Syllabi

100,000

Syllabi downloaded

   

120,000

Site visits

140,000

Keyword searches

     

Using syllabi for research

Project Overview

Project Overview

View and download a 1-page summary of the Syllabus Explorer project.

Use Cases

Use Cases

Explore how students, faculty, and staff use Syllabus Explorer.

Policies

Policies

Read Syllabus Explorer's policies on access, opting out, and privacy.

Acceptable Use

Acceptable Use

Understand the ways Syllabus Explorer can and cannot be used.

Technology

Technology

Find out how Syllabus Explorer was built and the technology behind it.