Teaching Resources

• Syllabus AY 24-25 Template (updated December 17, 2024) 
  • Update from prior version is the removal of one sentence in the option 2: Permissible Use of the Artificial Intelligence syllabus statement to not require acceptable uses be listed in the syllabus. Acceptable uses can be listed on assignment instructions elsewhere in course materials.
• Academic Integrity Syllabus Statement (revised July 3, 2024) 
• Artificial Intelligence Usage Policy and Syllabus Statements (updated December 17, 2024)
  • Update from prior version is the removal of one sentence in the option 2: Permissible Use of the Artificial Intelligence to not require acceptable uses be listed in the syllabus. Acceptable uses can be listed on assignment instructions elsewhere in course materials.
• Optional Copyright Syllabus Statement 
• Fillable Checklist for Setting Explicit Expectations in Syllabus for Assignments and Assessments
• Academic Notification Policy

  • Key changes for Fall 2024: 

    Academic notification process will only validate when a student is absent for 3 or more consecutive days. If the absence is less than three days, the student will be asked to work directly with faculty/instructor directly.

  • Additional resources: 

    Academic Notification | Office of the Dean of Students | The University of Southern Mississippi (usm.edu)

    Form for students to complete: Request for Academic Notification (maxient.com)

• Academic Integrity Policy & Reporting
• Academic Notification Policy (policystat.com)
• Classroom Conduct Policy
• Code of Student Conduct
• Grade Appeal Policies and Bylaws
• Instructional Policy for University Holidays and Closures policy (policystat.com)
• Instructor of Record Policy
• Online Teaching and Learning USM policy (policystat.com)
• Course Delivery Formats

• SOAR Tutorials for Faculty
• High Impact Practices 
• Best Practices for Soliciting Course Evaluations
• Name Change, Legal or Preferred 
• Student Resources (Interactive PDF) 
• Student Request for Faculty Reference Letter 
• Email Etiquette for Students from the Center for Student Success

• Minimum Expectations for Online Courses 
• Online Course Design Tips Sheet 
• ACUE Webinar Series- Effective Online Instruction
• Adding Extra Time to a Test for a Specific Student in Canvas 
• Teaching Writing Online: How and Why 
• Teaching Strategies of Award-Winning Online Instructors 
• Active Learning in Hybrid and Socially Distant Classrooms 
• How to Be A Better Online Teacher by Flower Darby
• IVN Quick Start Guide 
• Teams, Zoom & Webex Quick Start Guide 
• Canvas Studio Tutorials from the Office of Online Learning (Mark Ferguson) 
  • Overview 
  • Recording/Adding Videos 
  • Using Videos within a Course 
• Office of Online Learning Resources 

• Information on Examity Online Proctoring 
• Alternatives to Exams 
• Solve a Teaching Problem from Carnegie Mellon: Students Cheat on Exams 
• Faculty Focus: 14 Simple Strategies to Reduce Cheating on Online Examinations 
• Online Education and Authentic Assessment 

Online Teaching

• How to Be A Better Online Teacher by Flower Darby 
• Yes, Your Zoom Teaching Can Be First-Rate 

Academic Integrity 

• Faculty Focus: Cheating: Can We Be Doing More to Promote Academic Integrity? 
• Top Ten Reasons Students Plagiarize and What Teachers Can Do About It (With Apologies to David Letterman) 
• How the ‘Contract Cheating’ Industry Has Gotten More Aggressive in Recruiting Students 

• Instructional Design Basics 
• ACUE Online Toolkit

This is a collection of instructional strategies and suggestions that help promote students' well-being.

• Tips to Create a Warmer, More Engaging Online Classroom
• Approaching Policies through an Inclusive Lens
• Using Check-Ins to Gauge Students’ Well-being
• Deep Breathing Practice (mp4)
• Grounding
• Crafting an Inclusive and Equitable Environment
• Mindfulness Basics
• Mindfulness Practice (mp4)
• Scaffolding to Encourage Student Motivation for Challenging Content
• Strategies to Increase Students’ Self-Motivation 
• Time Management
• Using Group Work to Foster In-Class Connections
• FAQs

• Addressing a Student Death in your Classroom
• USM Student Death Protocol

• ACUE Inclusive Teaching Practices Toolkit
• How to Provide a Multicultural Education
• Guidance for Reporting and Writing About Racism 

• ACUE AI Toolkit
• Generative AI Resources for Instructors - MSU 
• Generative AI information - Cornell Center for Teaching and Learning
• Checklist for Assessing the Impact of Generative AI on your Course – UW Green Bay
• Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom 
• Free Retrieval Practice Learning Resources    
• AI Literacy and Prompting from Teaching with AI by Jose Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson
  • Includes descriptions and links to several generative AI tools and prompts for several tasks for instructors and researchers
• AI in Education Canvas Course - University of Sydney
  • Includes background information on generative AI and prompts for learning, creating, and job seeking
• Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence by Elon University

Rethinking Course Assignments and Assessments

• Advancing Meaningful Learning in the Age of AI
  • This resource by Oregon State University includes Bloom's Taxonomy Revisited to consider which types of assignments should likely be amended given AI capabilities.
• AI Assignments: 10 Best Practices for AI Assignments in Higher Edu

ChatGPT Resources

• How to use ChatGPT   

• What ChatGPT bring to use for Item Writing for Assessments 
• How to Write ChatGPT Prompts to get the Best Results 
• How to write better ChatGPT prompts for the best generative AI results

AI Tools

• AI Tools Directory 
• AI Resources Canvas site- Oregon State University