Education: living syllabi & curated reading portals

Publish your course links as a single, always-updated page. Keep licensed materials private and accessible through official systems.

TL;DR: Course + term workspaces → tags for course, term, week, type, access → import canonical links → publish student portal (read-only) → keep restricted content private with SSO/SAML & audit.

Common pain points

Reading lists change but PDFs and decks get out of date.
Students can’t find the canonical link during exams.
Labs, slides, and citations scattered across systems.
Privacy/licensing makes sharing complex between cohorts.

How Linkinize helps

Class workspaces with roles for instructors, TAs, and students.
Public Pages for syllabi & reading lists (read-only, always current).
Term & week tags for structured sequences and cohort reuse.
Private links to licensed content stored at source (library/LMS).

How it works (5 steps)

Create a Course workspace per term (e.g., course:cs101, term:fall-2025).
Define tags: week:01..12, type:reading|lab|assignment|lecture|citation, access:public|private, status:approved|draft|deprecated.
Import canonical links (LMS modules, readings, labs, slides, video, citation managers) and add owners (instructor/TA).
Publish a Public Page for students; keep licensed content private and link to official repositories.
Enforce SSO/SAML, use roles for contributors/viewers, and review audit logs monthly.

Integrations you’ll likely use

Link to the single source of truth—permissions remain enforced in your LMS/library tools.

LMS: Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, Google Classroom
Docs/Slides: Google Drive/Docs, OneDrive/SharePoint
Libraries: JSTOR, PubMed, arXiv (link via library proxy)
Citations: Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote
Video/Labs: YouTube, Panopto, Lab archives, Overleaf
Comms/Calendar: MS Teams, Slack, course calendars

Also see: Public Pages · Scoped Search · Multi-Workspaces · Security & Privacy

Starter taxonomy (copy & adapt)

Course & Term

course:cs101 · course:hist210 · course:bio220
term:fall-2025 · term:spring-2026

Week & Type

week:01 … week:12
type:reading · type:lab · type:assignment · type:lecture · type:citation

Access & Status

access:public · access:private
status:approved · status:draft · status:deprecated

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Common questions & objections

“Isn’t this what our LMS already does?”
LMS hosts content and grades; Linkinize is the front door that unifies links across LMS, library, slides, labs, and citations—easy to skim and always current.

“Can alumni or guest lecturers access?”
Yes—share read-only Public Pages for open materials; keep restricted materials behind SSO in private workspaces.

“Another tool to maintain?”
You save canonical URLs; content stays where it lives. Public Pages auto-update as links change in the source systems.

“FERPA/GDPR?”
Linkinize stores links/metadata, not student records. Enforce SSO/SAML, least-privilege roles, and audit logging. See Security.

Clear portals, fewer questions

Instructors use Linkinize to keep students aligned and reduce inbox noise—every session and resource in one reliable place.

• One hub for readings, labs, slides, and citations
• Public Pages for student-friendly portals
• SSO/SAML, roles, and audit logging
• Works with Canvas/Moodle, Drive/SharePoint, Zotero

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do we store files in Linkinize?: No—Linkinize stores links and metadata. Files remain in LMS, library, or Drive/SharePoint with native permissions.
Can we reuse the portal next term?: Yes—clone the workspace, update term:* and week:* tags, and keep or archive prior portals for alumni reference.
Can TAs manage content?: Assign Editor roles to TAs for link curation while keeping student access read-only via Public Pages or Viewer roles.