Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | August 1, 2025

Faculty Development Day: AI in Higher Education

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.

Check your Syllabus - Updates for Fall 2025

Salisbury University has consolidated all university-wide syllabus statements and student support resources on the central SU Course-related Policies and Resources page which is updated annually. Changes for Fall 2025 include, but are not limited to:

• Updated language for Academic Misconduct Policy
• Name change of Disability Resource Center to Office of Access and Accommodations
• Updated Use of Technology for Remote Sessions to be virtual software platform neutral
• Updated links for Emergency Absence Policy
• Updated Inclement Weather Policy
• Updated SU Libraries Resource information
• Addition of Academic Advising Center resource information

The SU Course-related Policies and Resources page is automatically added to the course menu in all MyClasses courses. Faculty should review the policies and resources page annually for changes and updates. Faculty can replace these policy and resource statements directly in their syllabus (which can reduce the length of the syllabus) by including the following statement:

Salisbury University expects that all students have read and understood all of the Course-Related University Policies and Resources and thereby agree to honor these standards. Important course-related policies and resources include, but are not limited to:  

• Course registration add/drop/withdraw period  
• Academic Misconduct Policy
• University Writing Across the Curriculum requirement 
• University resources such as the Academic Advising Center, SU Cares, SU Libraries, Office of Access and Accommodations, Center for Student Achievement, and University Writing Center.

These policies and procedures constitute a commitment by the faculty member to students and must be followed throughout the semester. The [INSERT ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT/UNIT] considers academic misconduct as a serious offense and ALL incidences are subject to disciplinary action including, but not limited to, separation from the University.

Start-of-the-Semester Tips

Review the Start-of-the-Semester Checklistfor information about setting up your MyClasses course, which includes:   

• Tips for faculty to set up their MyClasses course for the first time.  
• Instructions and video tip on importing course content from a previous semester.   
• After importing content, setting up course to reuse Panopto recordings, refresh Respondus LockDown Browser settings and set up Turnitin Assignments with the Canvas Plagiarism Framework tool.   
• And more...

Important Dates for Fall 2025 Regular and 7 Week 1 Session

• Tuesday, August 19: 
  • Deadline for faculty to request courses to be combined in MyClasses (especially for those using Inclusive Access course materials).
  • Faculty of online, remote and hybrid courses should send a welcome letter to students with information pertinent to the modality and first steps in starting the course. ID&D provides a welcome letter template (ask your instructional designer liaison) for faculty to modify and distribute to students using the class distribution lists in email.
   
• Tuesday, August 26: 
  • Student access to fall regular and 7-Week 1 courses in MyClasses (provided faculty publishes course).
  • Courses using Inclusive Access will see course materials and information through the Vital Source option on the course menu in MyClasses.
   
• Tuesday, September 2: Start of fall regular and 7-week 1 sessions
• September 2-3: Drop/Add Dates for 7-Week 1 Session
• September 2-8: Drop/Add Dates for Regular session
• Wednesday, September 10: Deadline for students to opt out of Inclusive Access course materials

What's New in MyClasses

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)

SU is an Equal Opportunity/AA/Title IX university and provides reasonable accommodation given sufficient notice to the University office or staff sponsoring the event or program. For more information regarding SU's policies and procedures, please visit www.salisbury.edu/equity.

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