Center for Excellence in TeachingEnvisioning a purposeful future with AI technology
For this Spring 2025 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Elisabeth Arnold Weiss, Viterbi School of Engineering, shares the design principles and learning impact of her “Future Stories Project” assignment in which students compose two complementary narratives that envision the future of the LA Memorial Coliseum: one using traditional written storytelling and the other using AI image generation tools. Keywords: AI, artificial intelligence.
Sources: CET | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty, Staff | Disciplines: All Disciplines
What’s your p(doom)?
For this Spring 2025 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Helen Choi, Viterbi School of Engineering, shares her “What’s your p(doom)?” assignment in which students make and justify a personal calculation of the probability of “doom” (e.g., social, environmental, political, economic collapse) in relation to AI technology. Keywords: AI, artificial intelligence.
Sources: CET | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: All Disciplines
Using Panorama in Brightspace
In this video, Lessa Grunenfelder from USC Viterbi’s Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science discusses the critical role of accessibility in education. She highlights the importance of faculty engagement with the Panorama tool in the Brightspace platform, which helps instructors identify and improve the accessibility of course content.
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Teaching With AI
A practical guide to navigating the opportunities and challenges of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in your teaching. It offers strategies, examples, and prompts to enhance learning, streamline teaching, support students, and address key ethical and pedagogical concerns.
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Sources: CET | Formats: Document | Audience: Faculty, Staff, TAs | Disciplines: All Disciplines
Trojan Sustainability: Conducting Applied Psychology Research to Support University Initiatives
For this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on Experiential Learning, Jorge Barraza, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (Psychology), describes experiential learning opportunities in collaboration with university sustainability partners for students in the Master of Science in Applied Psychology program.
Sources: USC Faculty | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty, Staff | Disciplines: All Disciplines
Journey to Yaanga: How Experiential Learning Helped Students Connect to the Indigenous History of Los Angeles
In this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on Experiential Learning, Phil Ethington, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (Spatial Sciences Institute), shares a learning experience where students connect to the indigenous history of LA by taking part in a guided walk from reconstructed maps indigenous roadways and sites across the USC campus.
Sources: USC Faculty | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty, Staff | Disciplines: All Disciplines
Kayak, Snorkle, Hike: Connecting WMSC’s Educational Activities to History Coursework
For this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on Experiential Learning, Sean Fraga, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (Environmental Studies and History), demonstrates how students connect to global coastal environmental history through physical water and land-based exploration of Catalina Island.
Sources: USC Faculty | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty, Staff | Disciplines: All Disciplines
Exploring Sustainability Through Campus Living Labs
In this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on Experiential Learning, Chelsea Graham, USC Office of Sustainability, gives an overview of the Exploring Sustainability through Campus Living Labs (ExSCLL) program, which gives students an opportunity to apply academic skills to a variety of sustainability projects on campus.
Sources: USC Faculty | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty, Staff | Disciplines: All Disciplines
How to Leverage USC’s Campus on Catalina Island for Your Teaching
For this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on Experiential Learning, Hannah Maryanski Kiszla, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability), highlights opportunities for faculty in a variety of disciplines to engage in experiential learning at the USC campus on Catalina Island.
Sources: USC Faculty | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty, Staff | Disciplines: All Disciplines
Translating Faculty Research Into Dynamic Learning Experiences for Your Students
In this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on Experiential Learning, Kiel Shaub, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (Physical Education & Mind Body Health), outlines opportunities for project-based learning grounded in faculty research through the EXL Lab at the Office of Experiential and Applied Learning.
Sources: USC Faculty | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty, Staff | Disciplines: All Disciplines