Introduction

The eMedia platform, maintained by UETN, exists to support educators across levels and disciplines; provide a centralized repository of high-quality educational digital materials to support the teaching of Utah Core standards; and equip educators with the high-quality resources they need to deliver innovative and effective learning experiences for all Utah students.

The Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN) Content Policy establishes clear guidelines to ensure that all digital materials, including resources and communications shared across UETN’s eMedia, uphold high standards of accuracy, accessibility, and responsibility. The policy outlines expectations for material selection, selection procedures, review, and curation.

Scope and Objectives

Scope

This policy applies to the maintenance of materials within UETN’s eMedia library at https://emedia.uen.org, including all collections, groups, and hubs within it.

Eligible Partners

UETN allows digital materials submissions from an eligible partner that meets one or more of the following criteria:

• licensed educator
• preservice educators enrolled in Utah’s System of Higher Education
• An education entity that receives legislative funding
• An entity associated with a USHE institution;
• A State of Utah Division or entity;
• A public library, as designated by the Utah State Library.

Eligible partners must designate an individual as a point of contact for purposes of this policy. eMedia materials submitted by an Eligible Partner must be submitted in UETN’s designated format. An Eligible Partner must also have a signed Memorandum of Understanding with UETN in order to publish materials on eMedia.

Individual Contributors

Licensed educators and preservice educators enrolled in an institution of the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) may submit resources for consideration, subject to the materials selection criteria, via the provided tools in eMedia. Published resources must be attributed to the individual contributor.

Material Selection Criteria Selection

Selection Criteria

UETN will work with Eligible Partners to assist in the review and selection of digital materials in eMedia. Selection of materials will be based on various factors, including:

• educational context,
• quality,
• alignment to Utah Core standards,
• licensing of materials,
• compliance with state and federal laws.

Eligible partners may publish materials in eMedia that adhere to these standards and enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with UETN will be able to publish within the eMedia platform.

Educational Context

Digital materials should be designed primarily for educational use and submitted by eligible partners. Digital materials published by partners must support formal instruction; be used to assess learning; improve professional skill development; and/or provide self-directed learning outside a formal/supervised learning context.

Quality

To help ensure the use of high-quality instructional digital materials in Utah classrooms, materials published by partners must be evaluated for inclusion in eMedia based on factors such as factual accuracy, the appropriate presentation of multiple viewpoints across the collection, timeliness, demonstrated authority through professional review or evaluation. Partners must also consider how the overall collection reflects multiple perspectives, ensures accessibility and exhibits strong design quality, including error-free content, consistent formatting, and adherence to modern usability practices.

Alignment to Utah Core Standards

Partners must publish digital materials that align with the current Utah Core Standards. Professional development resources not designed to teach a specific standard should support Utah’s educator and/or leadership standards.

Licensing

All content, files, and links are openly licensed and do not infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary rights of any party. Links to external sites should not contain advertisements within the content of the page. UETN is not responsible for the accuracy, availability, quality or accessibility of content linked in eMedia to external sites.

Compliance with State and Federal Law

Resources published in eMedia must comply with Utah law related to educational practices and materials, including but not limited to Sensitive Materials and Prohibited Submission (53G-10-103, R277-628); Prohibited discriminatory practices (53G-2-103-5, 53B-1-118, 67-27-107); Maintaining constitutional freedom in public schools (53G-10-202), and Equal Opportunity in Education laws (R277-328, 53G-2-103-105).

Collection Maintenance and Weeding

UETN regularly reviews and updates materials on eMedia to keep resources current, relevant, and aligned with its mission. As part of its review and updates UETN may remove materials based on criteria within this policy, changes in availability or format, or evolving user needs. An Eligible Partner is responsible for maintaining materials it has submitted on eMedia for accuracy and accessibility. In the course of ongoing maintenance of eMedia, UETN may update links when possible. Materials deemed by UETN to be inaccurate, outdated, low-quality, irrelevant, low-use, or identified as spam are subject to removal.

Requests for Materials Review

A member of the general public may request a review of materials published on eMedia using a Statement of Concern form available from UETN. When a completed Statement of Concern is received, UETN convenes a panel of licensed educators or other individuals deemed qualified by UETN to have expertise germane to the materials requested for review. The panel will review the Statement of Concern and will apply the Material Selection Criteria in this policy and issue a recommendation to remove, reclassify, or retain the materials on eMedia within 30 business days. A member of the General Public who has submitted a Statement of Concern form and received a recommendation, may submit a written appeal to a recommendation. The Utah Education Advisory Council will review the appeal and after applying the Material Selection Criteria will issue a recommendation to remove, reclassify, or retain the materials within 60 days after its next scheduled quarterly meeting. Published materials will remain available during the review and appeal processes. UETN will review only one Statement of Concern per individual or organization from the general public at any given time. While recommendations from the review panel and the Utah Education Advisory Council will inform decisions related to materials on eMedia, UETN retains final authority over all material selection decisions.

Addendum A: Policy History

Adopted: May 5, 2026