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Designing Spacecraft with AI in the Loop

As part of the Fall 2026 CET Faculty Showcase, Jim Chase from the Viterbi School of Engineering’s Department of Astronautical Engineering shared how ASTE 331 integrates AI to prepare students for its use in spacecraft engineering. Three examples highlighted a communications assignment requiring students to identify AI errors, a simulated spacecraft fault for students to diagnose, and a grading process in which AI advocates for the student’s work before a human grader makes the final decision.

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Experiential Learning Curricula in the Age of AI

As part of the Fall 2026 CET Faculty Showcase, Tanvi Patel from the Dornsife Writing Program explored how experiential learning can strengthen humanistic skills and reduce students’ reliance on generative AI. Sample writing assignments illustrated learning objectives, evaluation methods, and strategies for success.

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Leveraging AI to Improve Student Learning Outcomes

As part of the Fall 2026 CET Faculty Showcase, Kaali Dass from USC Bovard College shared a practical framework for using AI-generated case studies, structured prompts, and interactive breakout sessions in graduate courses. This approach helped students connect theory with real-world application, practice decision-making, receive timely feedback, and translate knowledge into action.

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Critical Making with AI for the Human-Centered Classroom

As part of the Fall 2026 CET Faculty Showcase, Dana Milstein from the Dornsife Writing Program and Keck School of Medicine explored how hands-on DIY practices and AI can come together to teach ethical stewardship of AI-assisted workflows. Drawing on course activities that paired AI with woodworking, weaving, board games, music, and mocktails, Milstein highlighted how learners practice supervising AI while integrating human judgment, material knowledge, and embodied experience.

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USC Accessibility Best Practices

This Office of Student Accessibility Services (OSAS) resource outlines accessibility best practices that supports accessibility and aligns with USC’s definition of teaching excellence. Topics include accessible course materials, multimedia, instructional practices, and digital learning tools that promote equitable learning experiences for all students.

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Brief Peer Review Tool: Syllabus

This document offers a peer review framework with criteria and rubrics that instructors can use to evaluate a colleague’s course syllabus and provide feedback on clarity, alignment, transparency, and student support.

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Brief Peer Review Tool: Active Learning

This document provides a structured peer review tool with submission guidelines and a rubric that instructors can use to evaluate a colleague’s active learning lesson plan and offer targeted feedback on engagement, inclusion, and effectiveness.

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