Teaching Resources

• Syllabus Template 7.28.2026 (updated July 28, 2026. Formatting changed to be compliant with the new Web Content Accessibility guidelines. No content changes made from January 2026, except for exam proctoring resources (listed in the optional content on the template.) Please note - copying, cutting, and pasting may change the formatting to no longer be accessible. Microsoft Word will check your document for you under Tools -> Check Accessibility.  
  • Artificial Intelligence Usage Policy and Syllabus Statement updated May 6, 2025
  • Academic Integrity Syllabus Statement revised July 3, 2024
  • Academic Notification Policy updated Fall 2024
  • Exam Proctoring Resources updated Fall 2026
• Fillable Checklist for Setting Explicit AI Expectations in Syllabus for Assignments and Assessments
  • This is an optional resource to include in your syllabus. It can also be used to set parameters for each assessment or assignment. The goal is to give students explicit guidance on how and when they can engage with AI (or not) in the course and/or in each assignment in the course.

• 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

• eBook and Publisher Courseware Resources for Canvas Integration
• Adding Extra Time to a Test for a Specific Student in Canvas 
• 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
• Using Turnitin in Canvas (updated Fall 2025)

• Online Course Design Tips Sheet
• 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 

• Information on Examity Online Proctoring 
• 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 

• 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

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
• ColumbiaX self-paced course, Inclusive Teaching: Supporting All Students in the College Classroom
• Guidance for Reporting and Writing About Racism 
• Fostering Respect: How to avoid microaggressions in the classroom

• ACUE AI Toolkit

• 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