Center for Excellence in TeachingSupporting diverse student populations
An overview of the considerations relevant to supporting diverse student populations when designing a course, as well as important USC resources for support of diversity.
Resources: Students
USC values free expression
A video overview of USC policies and procedures regarding free expression in a classroom environment.
OERs: open educational resources
A stepwise procedure for implementing open educational resources (OERs) in academic courses. Also included are connect information for USC librarians who can assist instructors with locating and utilizing OERs.
Learning theories
An overview of fundamental aspects of the leading learning theories. University instructors use these theories to inform the decisions they make about their teaching/instruction with the goal of making it more effective.
12 principles of multimedia learning
A collection of 12 research-based principles for the design and organization of multimedia presentations, such as common PowerPoint slide decks.
The Zoom raise-hand feature
Refer to this resource when planning to use the raise-hand feature during Zoom sessions. Consider providing this document to students.
Sources for free copyright-free images
A list of web sites that provide access to images that can be used in instructional materials, such as presentation slide decks, documents, and web sites. All listed sites provide free images, which are also copyright-free. Some sites have requirements for use, such as attribution of the author.