Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | August 12, 2025

Instructional Design and Delivery: News and Events

Faculty Development Day: AI in Higher Education

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SU's annual faculty development day is scheduled for Wednesday, August 27, from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Guerrieri Academic Commons. This year's theme will be Artificial Intelligence and Higher Education, which will highlight ideas for teaching students with GenAI, updates on the Fall 2024 campus-wide AI survey updates from SU's AI Taskforce, and breakout sessions highlighting various topics regarding AI. The event is being planned by the Exploring Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in the Classroom Faculty Learning Community and the Faculty Development Committee.

 

See the full schedule for breakout session topics. Registration is requested by August 22, 2025. A virtual attendance option is available.

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Publisher Integrations and Inclusive Access

Several major textbook publishers provide the ability to integrate their content and services with MyClasses courses. For example, assignments provided by the publisher can be linked from within a course module, and grades from the assignment will be automatically pushed back to the MyClasses gradebook.

 

Inclusive Access is a program coordinated by the SU Bookstore to provide access to course materials as soon as the MyClasses course opens to students (typically one week prior to the semester). With Inclusive Access, there are two types of course materials:

  1. eBook - Access to a digital copy of the assigned textbook through the VitalSource eBook reader.
  2. eBook and Courseware: In addition to the digital copy of the assigned textbook, students will also have access to various instructional materials and activities (Courseware) related to the assigned textbook selected by the instructor.

After faculty elect to participate in the Inclusive Access Program, setup is required to connect their MyClasses course with selected publisher instructional materials and activities (Courseware) for students to access the selected materials.

 

ID&D is ready to help with publisher integrations and/or inclusive access and invites faculty to the following open house style drop-in sessions in the Academic Commons, room 220H:

  • Monday, August 18 from 9-11 a.m.
  • Monday, August 18 from 1-3 p.m.
 

No registration is required; faculty can drop in any time during the scheduled time and will be helped in a first-come, first-served system. For more information, please visit the ID&D Inclusive Access and Publisher Integration Knowledge Base articles.

 

Need to meet virtually? Schedule an appointment

Syllabus Digital Accessibility Drop-Ins 

At SU, we are committed to ensuring our digital learning spaces are inclusive and welcoming for all - starting with your syllabus! Join us for assistance in ensuring your syllabus (or other course materials) is digitally accessible either in-person or virtually during the following days and times:

 

  • Wednesday, August 13 from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 2-3:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, August 14 from 9-10:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, August 20 from 9:30-11 a.m.
  • Monday, August 25 from 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, August 26 from 4:30-6 p.m. (virtual only)
 

Please visit Faculty Development Calendar for more information.

Microsoft Teams Meetings Workshops

Are you interested in learning how to use Microsoft Teams Meetings effectively? Information Technology is kicking off webinars to help you get started and make the most out of virtual Teams Meetings:

 

  • Tuesday, August 19 from 11 a.m. - noon
  • Wednesday, August 20 from 1 - 2 p.m.
 

Please visit the Faculty Development Calendar for registration and more information.

Remember to Include Fall Break!

Fall Break - October 20-21, 2025

This fall we will observe a new fall break recess that will take place October 20 and 21. On Monday, the 20th, the entire campus will be closed and there will be no classes. On Tuesday, the 21st, while there will be no classes, campus will be open to support students and faculty needs.

 

So check your syllabus and course schedule - Did you remember to build this break into your course schedule?

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August Workshops

Instructional Design and Delivery is offering pedagogical and instructional technology workshops for the start of the semester. Workshop descriptions and registration are available in the Faculty Development Calendar.

Tuesday, August 19

  • MyClasses Quick Start: 9-11 a.m. (in person and online via Teams)
  • Tips for Making Your Course Digitally Accessible: 12-2 p.m. (in person and online via Teams)
  • Practice & Play: Creating Content with Modules and Pages: 2:30-3:30 p.m. (in person and online via Teams)
 

Wednesday, August 20

  • MyClasses Quick Start: 5-7 p.m. (online via Teams)
 

Thursday, August 21

  • MyClasses: Assignments, Rubrics & Grading: 9-10:30 a.m. (in person and online via Teams)
  • Practice & Play: Discussions & Groups: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. (in person and online via Teams)
  • Recording Videos and Lectures with Panopto: 2-3 p.m. (in person and online via Teams)
 

Friday, August 22

  • Practice & Play: Course Design and Interactivity with DesignPlus: 9-10 a.m. (in person and online via Teams)
  • Strategies for Engaging Learners: 10-11:30 a.m. (in person and online via Teams)
  • Using New Quizzes: Creating Assessments in MyClasses: 1-2:30 p.m. (in person and online via Teams)
 

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Ways to get help:

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♦ Contact your Instructional Designer 

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