Tips

Website Design Worksheets

Step-by-step worksheets to help you organize and develop an effective course or department website.  You will be guided through brainstorming, linking, page layout, and color selection. These worksheets were created for beginning web developers and are used in several USU courses. [pdf]

Student Blackboard help page

Use this student handout to help your class get started with Blackboard. [pdf]

Using your classroom equipment guide

This guide will help you troubleshoot common problems found when using the classroom equipment. [pdf]

Copyright Information

When using copyrighted materials with instruction it is important to be aware of the copyright laws. [pdf]

Building Syllabi

Help in writing an effective and clear syllabus. [outside link]

Preventing Cheating

Cheating in Blackboard can be prevented. This resource provides useful tips for preventing cheating.

Cheating in Distance Education [pdf]

Cheating in Blackboard [pdf]

Preventing Plagiarism

These links will help you teach your students about plagiarism.  They will also provide you with methods to detect plagiarism in your courses.

Plagiarism – A guide for students and teachers [outside link]

Understanding Plagiarism [outside link]

What is Plagiarism? [outside link]