Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | February 3, 2026

Last Chance to Register for TLC and CASA Events

To commemorate SU's Centennial, faculty, staff, and graduate students are invited to register for the 16th Annual Teaching & Learning Conference and the launch of the "Creative and Scholarly Accomplishments: SU Faculty and Staff Collection," which will take place on Friday, February 6.

The conference brings together teacher-scholars from across campus to share and discuss teaching innovations and best practices. Join us in Perdue Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for dynamic sessions led by a variety of SU's faculty and staff. 

Dr. Xiaohong Wang, 2025 SU Distinguished Faculty Award recipient, will deliver the keynote presentation. The full session schedule is available on the TLC website. Sessions in PH 156 will be streamed live via Zoom for virtual attendees.

Immediately following, please join us for the TLC poster session and the launch of the new “Creative and Scholarly Accomplishments (CASA): SU Faculty and Staff Collection” in a Faculty Friday-style celebration. The new collection features colleagues’ books and creative works, with additional publications coming soon. This part of the event will be located in Holloway Hall, Great Hall, and Social Room from 4 to 6:00 p.m.

Register for the conference and/or Faculty Friday by Thursday, February 5!

Dr. Janice Orcutt Presents at Student Success Summit

Dr. Janice Orcutt, instructional designer in ID&D, presented with Dr. Viktoria Basham, Honor's program, and Katie Delezenski, SU Libraries, on their use of an AI chatbot designed for the HONR 111: Research Seminar course. Highlights included the premise behind creating the AI chatbot, the utilization by students, critical reflection on student inquiry, and opportunities for improvement of the resource. This presentation is also scheduled to be offered during Friday's Teaching and Learning Conference - take the opportunity to hear how AI is thoughtfully and practically being applied at SU.

Call for Portfolio User Experience Group

A new feature is coming to MyClasses - Portfolios! An ePortfolio is an online space where students can create, collect, curate, and connect their academic experiences and engage in reflective writing, a metacognitive process that supports students' ability to turn their experiences into learning. This new feature in Canvas will offer two types of portfolios - evaluation and showcase portfolios.

ID&D is seeking individuals interested in using Portfolios to join a user experience group during spring 2026 to test this new tool in our test environment. The group will meet regularly during the spring semester to learn how to effectively implement portfolios in the student learning experience. The initial meeting of the group will be scheduled for the week of February 9 - 13.

Upcoming Professional Development

Instructional Design and Delivery offers monthly pedagogical and instructional technology workshops throughout the semester. Workshop descriptions and registration are available in the Faculty Development Calendar.

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 salisbury.edu/equity.

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