Salisbury University |  Instructional Design & Delivery Newsletter | January 20, 2026

Register for Teaching & Learning Conference and Creative and Scholarly Accomplishment Celebration

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: 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!

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.

What's New for Spring 2026

MyClasses has introduced the following new and enhanced features:

Panopto allows instructors to establish a "Completion affirmation prompt" where viewers complete an attestation at the end of the video, confirming they have watched the video.

Microsoft Office 365 Integrations

If you intend to use Microsoft integrations in your Spring course, you may need to update your course assignments and files, as the Office 365 tools in MyClasses (Microsoft OneDrive, Class Notebook, and Microsoft OneDrive) was updated on December 22. This change has been made by Microsoft Education to unify the different Microsoft tools for a simpler, more streamlined user experience. This new experience includes: 

To use integrations with Microsoft, ensure that Microsoft Education is enabled on our MyClasses course menu. to access all Microsoft tools for the course in one place. Please consult with your Instructional Designer liaison to set up this tool for the specific needs of your course. 

Important Dates for Spring 2026 Sessions

As we prepare for the spring 2026 sessions, ID&D shares some important dates to consider for spring sessions:

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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