Turnitin: Syllabus Statement
Faculty using Turnitin on a particular assignment are encouraged to do so for all students to ensure fairness and consistency. Using this syllabus statement along with Turnitin is also encouraged.
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Creating a Syllabus for Your Course
Creating a syllabus is an important part of teaching. The syllabus serves as a sort of contract between students and the instructor. It should clearly outline course requirements, expectations, and goals as well as include pertinent information regarding assignments, class and institutional policies, and grading. Crafting a useful and clear syllabus is an important skill. Luckily there are several well-accepted components of a syllabus that are common throughout most disciplines and universities.
Read MoreLibrary Resources on Course Reserves
The course reserves service allows university instructors to place instructional materials such as a small portion of a library-owned book or an article from a journal to be digitized and to be posted on his/her Blackboard class page.
Read MoreUnauthorized Use of Materials: Syllabus Excerpt
Faculty should advise students about proper use of class recordings and notes. Here are approved syllabus statements.
Read MoreAcademic Integrity for Online: Syllabus Excerpt & Resources
The Office of Academic Initiatives and Integrity and the Teaching Innovation and Pedagogical Support (TIPS) Team have worked together to develop and compile resources to help faculty promote the culture of integrity in a remote teaching environment. Here are some guidelines and approved syllabus statements.
Read MoreAttendance & Participation: Syllabus Excerpt
Faculty should make expectations of students clear in relation to all aspects of their course. This includes expectations relative to attendance, participation, communication, and professionalism. Here are some approved syllabus statements.
Read MoreClickers: Syllabus Excerpt
This syllabus template is intended for use as a guide to including clicker information in your course syllabus. Please edit the information to fit your needs.
Read MoreContingency Planning: Creating Content and Assignments When Classes are Cancelled
Sometimes we are unable to hold our face-to-face classes. In some cases there is an outbreak of the flu or measles, in other cases, there is inclement weather, conferences, and illness. In all of these instances there are technologies and assignments available that can help you deliver content to your students or have your students work together even if they cannot attend physical classes. Included here are some ideas for recording lectures that students can later view, holding synchronous lectures with video conferencing, and assignments that students can do either independently or collaboratively over the web.
Read MoreFinding Free Photos, Images, and Videos for Your Courses
While the internet seems to encourage sharing, most images and photos are protected under copyright law. Copyright gives only the author the exclusive right to use and reproduce their work.
Read MoreFaculty Spotlight: “I Expect…” and “You Can Expect…” – Syllabus Expectations
The syllabus is often one of the most important documents we craft as faculty members. During a presentation when Lynne Meade was discussing guidelines for student civility during difficult discussions […]
Read MoreWhat is the definition of a credit hour?
When designing your courses, it can be important to take into account exactly how much work in and out of class a credit hour of credit should equal.
Read MoreOnline Course Quality Evaluation Rubrics
This article provides an overview of various online course quality evaluation rubrics that can be used to improve or evaluate your online course. For help with applying these rubrics, please contact [email protected] or your instructional designer?
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