Preparing to Teach

First Steps

Textbooks for Your Course

• Adopting Course Textbook(s)
• Request Desk Copy: Faculty members should direct requests for desk or examination copies of course textbooks directly to the publisher. The attached form will help you gather the information that a publisher would request.

Design Templates

• EP has developed templates for you to download and customize for your individual course.

Using the Library’s Electronic Reserves

• FAQs for Online Course Resources

Managing Your Course

Managing Your Online Course

• Canvas Maintenance Checklist
• View the Module Release Schedule

Instructions to View and Download Your Course Roster

• Instructions

Grades

• Request a Grader – See the Graders section on the Policies and Guidelines page for more information

Submit Grades: How and When

• Submitting Grades in Canvas
• Requesting a Grade Change

Mid-Term and Final Course Evaluations

• Instructions on How and When to Distribute

Handling Suspected Cheating or Plagiarism

• EP Policy on Academic Misconduct

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Please visit the university’s faculty resources page where you will find additional information including a sample syllabus statement, guidelines for teaching students with disabilities, universal design for your course, rights and responsibilities, types of disabilities, and FAQs.

• Disability Services Video: Information for Faculty
• Disability Support Services at Johns Hopkins Engineering

Referring Students for Counseling Services

• Faculty Guide

Recognizing and Assisting Students in Distress

• Resources for Faculty and Staff