Open Syllabus Explorer
Open Syllabus Explorer
Syllabus Database Search
Text Assignment Rankings
Curriculum Analysis Tools
Key Features of Open Syllabus Explorer
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Syllabus Database Search
Access and search through millions of academic syllabi collected from universities worldwide, with filtering options by subject, institution, and time period
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Text Assignment Rankings
View rankings and statistics of most frequently assigned books, articles and materials across different academic disciplines and institutions
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Curriculum Analysis Tools
Analyze trends in assigned readings over time and compare teaching materials between different fields and geographic regions
Teaching Impact Metrics
Track how specific texts and authors are used in teaching, helping measure academic influence and impact beyond traditional citation metrics
Interactive Visualizations
Explore data through visual knowledge maps and interactive tools that display relationships between texts, fields, and teaching patterns
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FAQs about Open Syllabus Explorer
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What is Open Syllabus Explorer and what does it do?
Open Syllabus Explorer is a non-profit research platform that collects and analyzes millions of college syllabi. It helps instructors develop classes, libraries manage collections, and allows users to explore teaching materials across millions of syllabi from thousands of schools.
How many syllabi are in the Open Syllabus database?
As of the most recent data, Open Syllabus has collected approximately 21 million English-language syllabi from 140 countries.
How does Open Syllabus collect syllabi?
The project primarily collects syllabi through crawling and scraping publicly-accessible university websites, and accepts syllabus submissions from faculty, students, and administrators. They use machine learning and natural language processing to extract metadata from these syllabi.
Is personal information shared in the Open Syllabus database?
No, Open Syllabus only collects metadata from syllabi and does not include any individual syllabus or personal identifying information in their database.
What are the different access tiers available?
Open Syllabus offers three tiers: an open tier (free), a trial tier, and a subscription tier. The open tier provides basic functionality while trial and subscription versions offer more advanced features and access to more recent data.
What can users do with Open Syllabus Explorer?
Users can search for frequently assigned texts, discover new courses, find course reading lists, analyze teaching trends across disciplines, compare reading lists across institutions, and track the impact of specific books and authors in academic settings.
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