Common use of ACADEMIC FREEDOM Clause in Contracts

ACADEMIC FREEDOM. (i) All employees who are primarily responsible for the content and/or presentation of a course shall be accorded academic freedom in the design, shaping of course content, methodology, and/or presentation of that course. All other employees shall be accorded academic freedom as appropriate to the position held and its duties and responsibilities. (ii) Academic freedom includes the freedom to examine, question, teach and learn and to disseminate opinion(s) on questions related to the teaching of the course, its content and organization and the larger political, cultural and philosophical context in which teaching and research take place. (iii) Without limiting their academic freedom, employees are required to discharge their responsibilities in accordance with the rightful expectations of the employer, the needs of the students and the legitimate claims of the community. (iv) No electronic monitoring of employees or their work shall be undertaken unless there is written consent. Such consent shall be subject to withdrawal at any time and must be renewed for each contract year. It shall be understood that signing up for a York University email account does not constitute written consent under this article 14.01(iv). The employer agrees that employees shall be notified of the purpose of such monitoring and any occasions under which it has occurred. Employees who as part of their employment related duties and responsibilities are to be required to participate in a pedagogical or other study of a method of teaching are to be clearly informed of this fact both in the Notice of Recommended Appointment and in the Letter of Offer. By accepting the Letter of Offer the employee will be providing their consent to participate. Wherever practicable the results of any such study shall be recorded in such a manner that the employees’ work cannot be identified with them. If this is not practicable, both the Notice of Recommended Appointment and the Letter of Offer shall clearly indicate this. By accepting the appointment the employee will have accepted this as a term and condition of the position. In any event such a study shall not be used for purposes set forth in Article 13. (v) When exercising their rights of action and expression as citizens, employees shall endeavour to ensure that their private actions and expressions are not interpreted as representing the position of York University.

ACADEMIC FREEDOM. (i) All employees who are primarily responsible for It is assumed that each faculty member shall engage in those activities which shall at no time be detrimental to the content and/or presentation of a course College. Faculty members shall be accorded academic free to present instructional materials which are pertinent to the subject and level taught and shall be expected to present all facets of controversial issues in an unbiased manner. Faculty members may participate in any activity or organization that is not in direct violation of the policies of the Board of Trustees of Community College District 532 or of the laws of the State of Illinois or the United States of America. The Board of Trustees of Community College District 532, or its appointed administrators, shall not discriminate in any way against any faculty member by reason of participation or membership in faculty or student organizations, religious, political, social, or which is not in violation of the policies and laws described above. Academic freedom is defined in the following Statement of Principles established by the American Association of University Professors, which is set forth herein as an expression with which the parties find agreement as a statement of general objectives and guidelines. A. The teacher is entitled to full freedom in research and in the publication of the results, subject to the adequate performance of his/her other duties; but research for pecuniary return should be based upon an understanding with the authorities of the institution. B. The teacher is entitled to freedom in the designclassroom in discussing his/her subject, shaping but the faculty member should be careful not to introduce into his/her teaching controversial matters which have no relation to his/her subject. Limitations of course content, methodology, and/or presentation of that course. All other employees shall be accorded academic freedom as appropriate to because of religious or other aims of the position held and its duties and responsibilitiesinstitution should be clearly stated in writing at the time of the appointment. (ii) Academic freedom includes C. The College or university teacher is a citizen, a member of a learned profession, and an officer of an education institution. When the freedom to examinefaculty member speaks or writes as a citizen, questionhe/she should be free from institutional censorship or discipline, teach but his/her special position in the community imposes special obligations. As a person of learning and learn and to disseminate opinion(s) on questions related to the teaching of the course, its content and organization and the larger political, cultural and philosophical context in which teaching and research take place. (iii) Without limiting their academic freedom, employees are required to discharge their responsibilities in accordance with the rightful expectations of the employeran educational officer, the needs of the students and the legitimate claims of the community. (iv) No electronic monitoring of employees or their work shall be undertaken unless there is written consent. Such consent shall be subject to withdrawal at any time and must be renewed for each contract year. It shall be understood that signing up for a York University email account does not constitute written consent under this article 14.01(iv). The employer agrees that employees shall be notified of the purpose of such monitoring and any occasions under which it has occurred. Employees who as part of their employment related duties and responsibilities are to be required to participate in a pedagogical or other study of a method of teaching are to be clearly informed of this fact both in the Notice of Recommended Appointment and in the Letter of Offer. By accepting the Letter of Offer the employee will be providing their consent to participate. Wherever practicable the results of any such study shall be recorded in such a manner teacher should remember that the employees’ work cannot public may judge his/her profession and his/her institution by his/her utterances. Hence, the faculty member should at all times be identified with them. If this accurate, should exercise appropriate restraint, should show respect for the opinion of others, and should make every effort to indicate that he/she is not practicable, both the Notice of Recommended Appointment and the Letter of Offer shall clearly indicate this. By accepting the appointment the employee will have accepted this as a term and condition of the position. In any event such a study shall not be used for purposes set forth in Article 13an institutional spokesperson. (v) When exercising their rights of action and expression as citizens, employees shall endeavour to ensure that their private actions and expressions are not interpreted as representing the position of York University.

ACADEMIC FREEDOM. (i) 7:01 All employees who are primarily responsible for members of the content and/or presentation of a course shall be accorded academic freedom University Community have the rights and obligations set forth in the designStatement of Institutional Purpose and the Statement on Freedom of Speech, shaping as they exist from time to time. 7:02 Further, the parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the University is committed to the pursuit of course contenttruth, methodologythe advancement of learning, and/or presentation and the dissemination of that courseknowledge. All other employees shall be accorded To this end, they agree to abide by the principles of academic freedom as appropriate expressed in the following statement with respect to the position held Sessional Lecturers and its duties and responsibilities. (ii) Academic Writing Instructors: academic freedom includes is the freedom to examine, question, teach teach, and learn learn, and it involves the right to investigate, speculate, and comment without reference to prescribed doctrine, as well as the right to criticize the University, and society at large. Specifically, and without limiting the above, academic freedom entitles Sessional Lecturers to: (a) freedom in carrying out their assigned teaching; (b) freedom from institutional censorship. Academic freedom does not require neutrality on the part of the individual nor does it preclude commitment on the part of the individual. Rather academic freedom makes such commitment possible. 7:03 Sessional Lecturers’ professional obligations and responsibilities to the University shall encompass teaching, which includes, without being restricted to, responsibilities as follows: An employee shall carry out his or her responsibility for teaching with all due attention to the establishment of fair and ethical dealings with students, taking care to make himself or herself accessible to students for academic consultation, to inform students adequately regarding course formats, assignments, and methods of evaluation, to maintain teaching schedules in all but exceptional circumstances, to inform students adequately of any necessary cancellation and rescheduling of instructions and to disseminate opinion(s) on questions related to comply with established procedures and deadlines for determining, reporting and reviewing the teaching grades of the coursehis or her students. In performance of their duties, its content they shall deal fairly and organization and the larger politicalethically with their colleagues, cultural and philosophical context in which teaching and research take place. (iii) Without limiting shall avoid discrimination, shall not infringe their colleagues’ academic freedom, employees and shall observe appropriate principles of confidentiality. 7:04 The University acknowledges that bargaining unit members may carry out research under the rubric of private scholarship. The parties understand and agree that such research is not an aspect of employment in this bargaining unit, and is not an expectation or condition of employment. The parties are required to discharge their responsibilities in accordance with the rightful expectations agreed that any research undertaken by a member of the employer, bargaining unit as a private scholar is not under the needs obligation of the students University of Toronto, which assumes no liability for any such research. 8:01 All correspondence between the parties, arising out of this Agreement or incidental thereto, shall pass to and from the Director of Labour Relations or designate, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, and the legitimate claims Secretary or Chair of the communityUnion. For purposes of administering this Collective Agreement, wherever Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity is referred to, it is understood that a designated representative may be recognized and dealt with in his/her stead. (iv) No electronic monitoring of employees or their work 8:02 Any such communications given under this Agreement shall be undertaken unless there is written consent. Such consent shall be subject to withdrawal at any time deemed given and must be renewed for each contract year. It shall be understood that signing up for a York University email account does not constitute written consent under this article 14.01(iv). The employer agrees that employees shall be notified received three working days after the date of the purpose of such monitoring and any occasions under which it has occurred. Employees who as part of their employment related duties and responsibilities are to be required to participate in a pedagogical or other study of a method of teaching are to be clearly informed of this fact both in the Notice of Recommended Appointment and in the Letter of Offer. By accepting the Letter of Offer the employee will be providing their consent to participate. Wherever practicable the results of any such study shall be recorded in such a manner that the employees’ work cannot be identified with them. If this is not practicable, both the Notice of Recommended Appointment and the Letter of Offer shall clearly indicate this. By accepting the appointment the employee will have accepted this as a term and condition of the position. In any event such a study shall not be used for purposes set forth in Article 13posting. (v) When exercising their rights of action and expression as citizens, employees shall endeavour to ensure that their private actions and expressions are not interpreted as representing the position of York University.

ACADEMIC FREEDOM. (i) 7:01 All employees who are primarily responsible for members of the content and/or presentation of a course shall be accorded academic freedom University Community have the rights and obligations set forth in the designStatement of Institutional Purpose and the Statement on Freedom of Speech, shaping as they exist from time to time. 7:02 Further, the parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the University is committed to the pursuit of course contenttruth, methodologythe advancement of learning, and/or presentation and the dissemination of that courseknowledge. All other employees shall be accorded To this end, they agree to abide by the principles of academic freedom as appropriate expressed in the following statement with respect to the position held Sessional Lecturers, Writing Instructors, and its duties and responsibilities. (ii) Academic Other Music Professionals: academic freedom includes is the freedom to examine, question, teach teach, and learn learn, and it involves the right to investigate, speculate, and comment without reference to prescribed doctrine, as well as the right to criticize the University, and society at large. Specifically, and without limiting the above, academic freedom entitles Sessional Lecturers, Writing Instructors, and Other Music Professionals to: (a) freedom in carrying out their assigned teaching; (b) freedom from institutional censorship. Academic freedom does not require neutrality on the part of the individual nor does it preclude commitment on the part of the individual. Rather academic freedom makes such commitment possible. 7:03 Sessional Lecturers’ professional obligations and responsibilities to the University shall encompass teaching, which includes, without being restricted to, responsibilities as follows: An employee shall carry out responsibility for teaching with all due attention to the establishment of fair and ethical dealings with students, taking care to be accessible to students for academic consultation, to inform students adequately regarding course formats, assignments, and methods of evaluation, to maintain teaching schedules in all but exceptional circumstances, to inform students adequately of any necessary cancellation and rescheduling of instructions and to disseminate opinion(s) on questions related to comply with established procedures and deadlines for determining, reporting and reviewing the teaching grades of the coursestudents. In performance of their duties, its content they shall deal fairly and organization and the larger politicalethically with their colleagues, cultural and philosophical context in which teaching and research take place. (iii) Without limiting shall avoid discrimination, shall not infringe their colleagues’ academic freedom, employees and shall observe appropriate principles of confidentiality. 7:04 The University acknowledges that bargaining unit members may carry out research under the rubric of private scholarship. The parties understand and agree that such research is not an aspect of employment in this bargaining unit, and is not an expectation or condition of employment. The parties are required to discharge their responsibilities in accordance with the rightful expectations agreed that any research undertaken by a member of the employer, bargaining unit as a private scholar is not under the needs obligation of the students University of Toronto, which assumes no liability for any such research. 8:01 All correspondence between the parties, arising out of this Agreement or incidental thereto, shall pass to and from the Executive Director of Labour Relations or designate, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, and the legitimate claims Secretary or Chair of the communityUnion. For purposes of administering this Collective Agreement, wherever Vice-President, Human Resources & Equity is referred to, it is understood that a designated representative may be recognized and dealt with in their stead. (iv) No electronic monitoring of employees or their work 8:02 Any such communications given under this Agreement shall be undertaken unless there is written consent. Such consent shall be subject to withdrawal at any time deemed given and must be renewed for each contract year. It shall be understood that signing up for a York University email account does not constitute written consent under this article 14.01(iv). The employer agrees that employees shall be notified received three working days after the date of the purpose of such monitoring and any occasions under which it has occurred. Employees who as part of their employment related duties and responsibilities are to be required to participate in a pedagogical or other study of a method of teaching are to be clearly informed of this fact both in the Notice of Recommended Appointment and in the Letter of Offer. By accepting the Letter of Offer the employee will be providing their consent to participate. Wherever practicable the results of any such study shall be recorded in such a manner that the employees’ work cannot be identified with them. If this is not practicable, both the Notice of Recommended Appointment and the Letter of Offer shall clearly indicate this. By accepting the appointment the employee will have accepted this as a term and condition of the position. In any event such a study shall not be used for purposes set forth in Article 13posting. (v) When exercising their rights of action and expression as citizens, employees shall endeavour to ensure that their private actions and expressions are not interpreted as representing the position of York University.

ACADEMIC FREEDOM. (i) All employees who are primarily responsible for the content and/or presentation of a course shall be accorded academic freedom in the design, shaping of course content, methodology, and/or presentation of that course. All other employees shall be accorded academic freedom as appropriate to the position held and its duties and responsibilities. (ii) Academic freedom includes the freedom to examine, question, teach and learn and to disseminate opinion(s) on questions related to the teaching of the course, its content and organization and the larger political, cultural and philosophical context in which teaching and research take place. (iii) Without limiting their academic freedom, employees are required to discharge their responsibilities in accordance with the rightful expectations of the employer, the needs of the students and the legitimate claims of the community. (iv) No electronic monitoring of employees or their work shall be undertaken unless there is written consent. Such consent shall be subject to withdrawal at any time and must be renewed for each contract year. It shall be understood that signing up for a York University email account does not constitute written consent under this article 14.01(iv). The employer agrees that employees shall be notified of the purpose of such monitoring and any occasions under which it has occurred. Employees who as part of their employment related duties and responsibilities are to be required to participate in a pedagogical or other study of a method of teaching are to be clearly informed of this fact both in the Notice of Recommended Appointment and in the Letter of Offer. By accepting the Letter of Offer the employee will be providing their her consent to participate. Wherever practicable the results of any such study shall be recorded in such a manner that the employees’ work cannot be identified with them. If this is not practicable, both the Notice of Recommended Appointment and the Letter of Offer shall clearly indicate this. By accepting the appointment the employee will have accepted this as a term and condition of the position. In any event such a study shall not be used for purposes set forth in Article 13. (v) When exercising their rights of action and expression as citizens, employees shall endeavour to ensure that their private actions and expressions are not interpreted as representing the position of York University.

ACADEMIC FREEDOM. (i) All employees who are primarily responsible for the content and/or presentation of a course A. A Faculty member shall be accorded free to present instructional materials, which are relevant to the subject taught and consistent with course objectives. A Faculty member shall be entitled to freedom of discussion within the classroom on all matters, which are relevant to the subject under study, and within his area of professional competence. B. A Faculty member shall be entitled to freedom of discussion in his department or staff meetings on all matters, which are relevant to the subject under study. C. The Faculty member shall be free from administrative and institutional censorship and discipline when he speaks or writes as an individual. The Faculty member bears the responsibility to clarify the fact that he speaks or writes as an individual and not on behalf of the Employer, and to so identify himself at the time he speaks or writes. D. The presence of any communications monitoring device during the meeting of any class, Faculty meeting, or committee meeting shall be only with the prior written approval of the Faculty member concerned. No materials gathered by means of such device shall be admissible as evidence in any action against any Faculty member without his approval. E. Faculty members shall allow students to record classroom activities as a means of assisting the student for study that is directly related to the course syllabi. The instructor may identify specific class sessions, which cannot be recorded for sound academic freedom reasons, on the syllabi given to the students. F. The Faculty member shall be entitled to use any secondary materials, subject to budget limitations, which he believes will achieve the course goals agreed upon by the teachers who teach that discipline/course. G. The Faculty member shall be free to use methods or innovations of instruction, which he feels achieve the best results and responses from this students. This provision includes the use of books and any other material furnished by the Faculty member so long as they help students achieve the course goals, but said Faculty member shall not have the right to require students to purchase said additional materials. H. When such methods as noted in (G) include field trips it shall be the designresponsibility of the Faculty member to secure prior approval of the appropriate Academic Administrator of such field trips on forms supplied by the Employer at least three (3) weeks prior to the scheduled date of the field trip. The above paragraph shall not apply to those Faculty members whose field trips were established pursuant to Section L of this Article. Notification of all field trips must be conveyed to the appropriate Faculty administrator by the Faculty member at least one week before the field trip occurs. I. The Faculty member shall be free to request any books, shaping magazines, newspapers, or any other materials to be purchased by the library or his division, or area, without censorship, subject only to budgetary limitations. X. The Faculty member shall be supported with instructional resources and services appropriate to his instructional assignment and subject to budgetary limitations. Such resources and services shall include, but not be limited to, Research and Development, Learning Media, and Data Processing. K. There shall be no administrative rules or regulations governing the dress or appearance of Faculty members. L. The Faculty members who teach a particular course within a discipline grouping and the appropriate Academic Discipline Administrator shall collectively determine the methods for evaluating the academic progress of their students, and each Faculty member shall assign grades to his students based upon said method provided such grades shall be within the letter grading system adopted by the Board. M. The Faculty members who have been certified to teach a particular course and their appropriate Academic Discipline Administrator, shall collectively determine course content, methodologycourse goals course syllabi, and/or presentation of course textbooks subject to budgetary limitations, prerequisite skill levels for sequential courses. N. The Faculty members certified to teach a course and their academic discipline administrator shall collectively determine the requisite credentials and course work necessary to be certified to teach that course. All other employees The Vice Chancellor Instructional Accountability or successor title, or his/her designee, shall be accorded academic freedom as appropriate use this criteria to the position held and its duties and responsibilitiescertify Faculty to teach that course. (ii) O. When a new course is developed, the Faculty representing the discipline and their Academic freedom includes Discipline Administrator shall collectively determine a sub-committee of appropriate Faculty who shall collectively determine the freedom requisite credentials and course work necessary to examineteach that course. The Vice Chancellor Instructional Accountability or successor title, questionor his/her designee, shall use this criteria to certify Faculty to teach and learn and to disseminate opinion(s) on questions related to the teaching of the that course, its content and organization and the larger political, cultural and philosophical context in which teaching and research take place. (iii) Without limiting their academic freedom, employees are required to discharge their responsibilities in accordance with the rightful expectations of the employer, the needs of the students and the legitimate claims of the community. (iv) No electronic monitoring of employees or their work shall be undertaken unless there is written consent. Such consent shall be subject to withdrawal at any time and must be renewed for each contract year. It shall be understood that signing up for a York University email account does not constitute written consent under this article 14.01(iv). The employer agrees that employees shall be notified of the purpose of such monitoring and any occasions under which it has occurred. Employees who as part of their employment related duties and responsibilities are to be required to P. Faculty members may voluntarily participate in a pedagogical or other study of a method of teaching are to be clearly informed of this fact both in the Notice of Recommended Appointment College social, cultural, and in the Letter of Offer. By accepting the Letter of Offer the employee will be providing their consent to participate. Wherever practicable the results of any such study shall be recorded in such a manner that the employees’ work cannot be identified with them. If this is not practicable, both the Notice of Recommended Appointment and the Letter of Offer shall clearly indicate this. By accepting the appointment the employee will have accepted this as a term and condition of the position. In any event such a study shall not be used for purposes set forth in Article 13professional activities. (v) When exercising their rights of action and expression as citizens, employees shall endeavour to ensure that their private actions and expressions are not interpreted as representing the position of York University.

ACADEMIC FREEDOM. (i) All employees who are primarily responsible for the content and/or presentation of a course A. A Faculty member shall be accorded free to present instructional materials, which are relevant to the subject taught and consistent with course objectives. A Faculty member shall be entitled to freedom of discussion within the classroom on all matters, which are relevant to the subject under study, and within his area of professional competence. B. A Faculty member shall be entitled to freedom of discussion in his department or staff meetings on all matters, which are relevant to the subject under study. C. The Faculty member shall be free from administrative and institutional censorship and discipline when he speaks or writes as an individual. The Faculty member bears the responsibility to clarify the fact that he speaks or writes as an individual and not on behalf of the Employer, and to so identify himself at the time he speaks or writes. D. The presence of any communications monitoring device during the meeting of any class, Faculty meeting, or committee meeting shall be only with the prior written approval of the Faculty member concerned. No materials gathered by means of such device shall be admissible as evidence in any action against any Faculty member without his approval. E. Faculty members shall allow students to record classroom activities as a means of assisting the student for study that is directly related to the course syllabi. The instructor may identify specific class sessions, which cannot be recorded for sound academic freedom reasons, on the syllabi given to the students. F. The Faculty member shall be entitled to use any secondary materials, subject to budget limitations, which he believes will achieve the course goals agreed upon by the teachers who teach that discipline/course. G. The Faculty member shall be free to use methods or innovations of instruction, which he feels achieve the best results and responses from this students. This provision includes the use of books and any other material furnished by the Faculty member so long as they help students achieve the course goals, but said Faculty member shall not have the right to require students to purchase said additional materials. H. When such methods as noted in (G) include field trips it shall be the designresponsibility of the Faculty member to secure prior approval of the appropriate Academic Administrator of such field trips on forms supplied by the Employer at least three (3) weeks prior to the scheduled date of the field trip. The above paragraph shall not apply to those Faculty members whose field trips were established pursuant to Section L of this Article. Notification of all field trips must be conveyed to the appropriate Faculty administrator by the Faculty member at least one week before the field trip occurs. I. The Faculty member shall be free to request any books, shaping magazines, newspapers, or any other materials to be purchased by the library or his division, or area, without censorship, subject only to budgetary limitations. J. The Faculty member shall be supported with instructional resources and services appropriate to his instructional assignment and subject to budgetary limitations. Such resources and services shall include, but not be limited to, Research and Development, Learning Media, and Data Processing. K. There shall be no administrative rules or regulations governing the dress or appearance of Faculty members. L. The Faculty members who teach a particular course within a discipline grouping and the appropriate Academic Discipline Administrator shall collectively determine the methods for evaluating the academic progress of their students, and each Faculty member shall assign grades to his students based upon said method provided such grades shall be within the letter grading system adopted by the Board. M. The Faculty members who have been certified to teach a particular course and their appropriate Academic Discipline Administrator, shall collectively determine course content, methodologycourse goals course syllabi, and/or presentation of course textbooks subject to budgetary limitations, prerequisite skill levels for sequential courses. N. The Faculty members certified to teach a course and their academic discipline administrator shall collectively determine the requisite credentials and course work necessary to be certified to teach that course. All other employees The Vice Chancellor Instructional Accountability or successor title, or his/her designee, shall be accorded academic freedom as appropriate use this criteria to the position held and its duties and responsibilitiescertify Faculty to teach that course. (ii) O. When a new course is developed, the Faculty representing the discipline and their Academic freedom includes Discipline Administrator shall collectively determine a sub-committee of appropriate Faculty who shall collectively determine the freedom requisite credentials and course work necessary to examineteach that course. The Vice Chancellor Instructional Accountability or successor title, questionor his/her designee, shall use this criteria to certify Faculty to teach and learn and to disseminate opinion(s) on questions related to the teaching of the that course, its content and organization and the larger political, cultural and philosophical context in which teaching and research take place. (iii) Without limiting their academic freedom, employees are required to discharge their responsibilities in accordance with the rightful expectations of the employer, the needs of the students and the legitimate claims of the community. (iv) No electronic monitoring of employees or their work shall be undertaken unless there is written consent. Such consent shall be subject to withdrawal at any time and must be renewed for each contract year. It shall be understood that signing up for a York University email account does not constitute written consent under this article 14.01(iv). The employer agrees that employees shall be notified of the purpose of such monitoring and any occasions under which it has occurred. Employees who as part of their employment related duties and responsibilities are to be required to P. Faculty members may voluntarily participate in a pedagogical or other study of a method of teaching are to be clearly informed of this fact both in the Notice of Recommended Appointment College social, cultural, and in the Letter of Offer. By accepting the Letter of Offer the employee will be providing their consent to participate. Wherever practicable the results of any such study shall be recorded in such a manner that the employees’ work cannot be identified with them. If this is not practicable, both the Notice of Recommended Appointment and the Letter of Offer shall clearly indicate this. By accepting the appointment the employee will have accepted this as a term and condition of the position. In any event such a study shall not be used for purposes set forth in Article 13professional activities. (v) When exercising their rights of action and expression as citizens, employees shall endeavour to ensure that their private actions and expressions are not interpreted as representing the position of York University.

ACADEMIC FREEDOM. (i) All employees who are primarily responsible for the content and/or presentation of a course shall be accorded academic freedom in the design, shaping of course content, methodology, and/or presentation of that course. All other employees shall be accorded academic freedom as appropriate to the position held and its duties and responsibilities. (ii) Academic freedom includes the freedom to examine, question, teach and learn and to disseminate opinion(s) on questions related to the teaching of the course, its content and organization and the larger political, cultural and philosophical context in which teaching and research take place. (iii) Without limiting their academic freedom, employees are required to discharge their responsibilities in accordance with the rightful expectations of the employer, the needs of the students and the legitimate claims of the community. (iv) No electronic monitoring of employees or their work shall be undertaken unless there is written consent. Such consent shall be subject to withdrawal at any time and must be renewed for each contract year. It shall be understood that signing up for a York University email account does not constitute written consent under this article 14.01(iv). The employer agrees that employees shall be notified of the purpose of such monitoring and any occasions under which it has occurred. Employees who as part of their employment related duties and responsibilities are to be required to participate in a pedagogical or other study of a method of teaching are to be clearly informed of this fact both in the Notice of Recommended Appointment and in the Letter of Offer. By accepting the Letter of Offer the employee will be providing their her consent to participate. Wherever practicable the results of any such study shall be recorded in such a manner that the employees’ work cannot be identified with them. If this is not practicable, both the Notice of Recommended Appointment and the Letter of Offer shall clearly indicate this. By accepting the appointment the employee will have accepted this as a term and condition of the position. In any event such a study shall not be used for purposes set forth in Article 13. (v) When exercising their rights of action and expression as citizens, employees shall endeavour to ensure that their private actions and expressions are not interpreted as representing the position of York University.. February 10, 2020 version

ACADEMIC FREEDOM. (i) All employees who are primarily responsible for the content and/or presentation of a course A. A faculty member shall be accorded free to present instructional materials, which are relevant to the subject taught and consistent with course objectives. A faculty member shall be entitled to freedom of discussion within the classroom on all matters, which are relevant to the subject under study, and within his area of professional competence. B. A faculty member shall be entitled to freedom of discussion in his department or staff meetings on all matters, which are relevant to the subject under study. C. The faculty member shall be free from administrative and institutional censorship and discipline when he speaks or writes as an individual. The faculty member bears the responsibility to clarify the fact that he speaks or writes as an individual and not on behalf of the Employer, and to so identify himself at the time he speaks or writes. D. The presence of any communications monitoring device during the meeting of any class, faculty meeting, or committee meeting shall be only with the prior written approval of the faculty member concerned. No materials gathered by means of such device shall be admissible as evidence in any action against any faculty member without his approval. E. Faculty members shall allow students to record classroom activities as a means of assisting the student for study that is directly related to the course syllabi. The instructor may identify specific class sessions, which cannot be recorded for sound academic freedom reasons, on the syllabi given to the students. F. The faculty member shall be entitled to use any secondary materials, subject to budget limitations, which he believes will achieve the course goals agreed upon by the teachers who teach that discipline/course. G. The faculty member shall be free to use methods or innovations of instruction, which he feels achieve the best results and responses from his students. This provision includes the use of books and any other material furnished by the faculty member so long as they help students achieve the course goals, but said faculty member shall not have the right to require students to purchase said additional materials. H. When such methods as noted in (G) include field trips it shall be the designresponsibility of the faculty member to secure prior approval of the appropriate Academic Administrator of such field trips on forms supplied by the Employer at least three (3) weeks prior to the scheduled date of the field trip. The above paragraph shall not apply to those faculty members whose field trips were established pursuant to Section L of this Article. Notification of all field trips must be conveyed to the appropriate faculty administrator by the faculty member at least one week before the field trip occurs. I. The faculty member shall be free to request any books, shaping magazines, newspapers, or any other materials to be purchased by the library or his division, or area, without censorship, subject only to budgetary limitations. J. The faculty member shall be supported with instructional resources and services appropriate to his instructional assignment and subject to budgetary limitations. Such resources and services shall include, but not be limited to, Research and Development, Learning Media, and Data Processing. K. There shall be no administrative rules or regulations governing the dress or appearance of faculty members. L. The faculty members who teach a particular course within a discipline grouping and the appropriate Academic Administrator shall collectively determine the methods for evaluating the academic progress of their students, and each faculty member shall assign grades to his students based upon said method provided such grades shall be within the letter grading system adopted by the Board. M. The faculty members who have been certified to teach a particular course and their appropriate Academic Discipline Administrator, shall collectively determine course content, methodologycourse goals, and/or presentation of course syllabi, course textbooks subject to budgetary limitations, prerequisite skill levels for sequential courses. N. The faculty members certified to teach a course and their academic discipline administrator shall collectively determine the requisite credentials and course work necessary to be certified to teach that course. All other employees The Vice Chancellor Instructional Accountability or successor title, or his/her designee, shall be accorded academic freedom as appropriate use this criteria to the position held and its duties and responsibilitiescertify faculty to teach that course. (ii) Academic freedom includes O. When a new course is developed, the freedom faculty representing the discipline and their academic discipline administrator shall collectively determine a sub-committee of appropriate faculty who shall collectively determine the requisite credentials and course work necessary to examineteach that course. The Vice Chancellor Instructional Accountability or successor title, questionor his/her designee, shall use this criteria to certify faculty to teach and learn and to disseminate opinion(s) on questions related to the teaching of the that course, its content and organization and the larger political, cultural and philosophical context in which teaching and research take place. (iii) Without limiting their academic freedom, employees are required to discharge their responsibilities in accordance with the rightful expectations of the employer, the needs of the students and the legitimate claims of the community. (iv) No electronic monitoring of employees or their work shall be undertaken unless there is written consent. Such consent shall be subject to withdrawal at any time and must be renewed for each contract year. It shall be understood that signing up for a York University email account does not constitute written consent under this article 14.01(iv). The employer agrees that employees shall be notified of the purpose of such monitoring and any occasions under which it has occurred. Employees who as part of their employment related duties and responsibilities are to be required to P. Faculty members may voluntarily participate in a pedagogical or other study of a method of teaching are to be clearly informed of this fact both in the Notice of Recommended Appointment College social, cultural, and in the Letter of Offer. By accepting the Letter of Offer the employee will be providing their consent to participate. Wherever practicable the results of any such study shall be recorded in such a manner that the employees’ work cannot be identified with them. If this is not practicable, both the Notice of Recommended Appointment and the Letter of Offer shall clearly indicate this. By accepting the appointment the employee will have accepted this as a term and condition of the position. In any event such a study shall not be used for purposes set forth in Article 13professional activities. (v) When exercising their rights of action and expression as citizens, employees shall endeavour to ensure that their private actions and expressions are not interpreted as representing the position of York University.