TABLE OF CONTENTS

• About the Syllabus
• Post Your Syllabus in myLesley

About the Syllabus

Upload your syllabus to your course so that your students can easily access it. You should upload your syllabus as a Word file (DOC, DOCX) or PDF.

Before you upload your syllabus, check to make sure that it is accessible to all users.

• Write clearly and organize your content so that your audience can easily understand the content and find the information that they need.
• Ensure that your text is legible. Pay special attention to your font, size, color, and spacing to ensure that your content is easy for users to read and understand. 
• If you copy and paste text into your document, use the Clear Formatting option to remove formatting and reformat your content (ex headings, formatted lists, tables) using the built-in text/content editor.
• Use text heading styles to provide structure and hierarchy.
• Use the list options to create bulleted and numbered lists.
• Use tables for tabular data only. Create simple tables with row and column headers and avoid empty cells.
• Create descriptive links to online content. Your link may be the title of the page or a description of the page.
• Use the Microsoft Accessibility Checker to ensure that your file is accessible.

For more information and links to additional resources, refer to the Accessibility Checklist support article.

Post Your Syllabus in myLesley

In your Course Content area, click on your Course Syllabus and Student Resources folder to open it. Hover your mouse over the location in the folder where you wish to upload your Syllabus. A purple line with a plus sign (+) will appear. Click on the plus sign to open a menu and select Upload.

Locate the file on your computer and select it to upload. You will then be prompted to edit your file options. You may edit the file's display name and decide how you would like students to interact with your document: view and download, view only, or download only.

Click Save to save your changes.

By default, any content you upload to your course will be Hidden from students. To make your syllabus visible, click on the visibility setting to open a menu. Then select Visible to students. 

For more information on updating the visibility of your course content, refer to the Setting Content Visibility and Release Conditions support article.