Teaching Resources

• Syllabus Template 7.2.2026 (updated July 2, 2026. Formatting changed to be compliant with the new Web Content Accessibility guidelines. No content changes made from January 2026.) 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
• Fillable Checklist for Setting Explicit 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.

• 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