What 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.
View ArticleFaculty 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...
View ArticleFinding 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.
View ArticleCreating 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...
View ArticleContingency Planning: Creating Content and Assignments When Classes are...
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...
View ArticleClickers: 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.
View ArticleAttendance & 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...
View ArticleAcademic 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...
View ArticleUnauthorized Use of Materials: Syllabus Excerpt
Faculty should advise students about proper use of class recordings and notes. Here are approved syllabus statements.
View ArticleLibrary 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...
View ArticleTurnitin: 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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