Center for Faculty Development
Teaching Resources
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- Syllabus AY 24-25 Template (updated July 31, 2024)
- Academic Integrity Syllabus Statement (revised July 3, 2024)
- Artificial Intelligence Usage Policy and Syllabus Statements (updated July 31, 2024)
- Optional Copyright Syllabus Statement
- Fillable Checklist for Setting Explicit Expectations in Syllabus for Assignments and Assessments
- Academic Notification Policy
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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.
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Additional resources:
Form for students to complete: Request for Academic Notification (maxient.com)
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- 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
- 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)
- Office of Online Learning Resources
Online Teaching
Academic Integrity
Teaching Toolkits
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
- ACUE AI Toolkit
- Generative AI Resources for Instructors - MSU
- 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
- 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
Supporting your Students
Not sure what resources are available for your students? The website usm.edu/help guides students to resources by considering guiding questions and the ways a student might seek support. The website was built with an intention of accessibility to information and to highlight the many ways Southern Miss supports students. The website can also be a simple resource to add to course syllabi and other student materials in programs.