Center for Excellence in TeachingUnderstanding & Practicing Pronouns in the Classroom
A brief tutorial of some key components to remember when introducing and using gender pronouns with your students created by USC Student Health.
Resources: TAs
An introduction to the student accommodations process
This question & answer panel, a collaboration between Office of Student Accessibility Services (OSAS) and the Center for Excellence in Teaching (CET), describes what a notification letter means, the faculty’s role in providing accommodations, and who to contact with questions.
Hyflex learning environments
A video workshop on considerations when teaching in a hyflex, or hybrid streaming, learning environment
Pedagogical approaches to contract grading in composition
Rory Lukins from the Dornsife writing program discusses a study on the implementation of contract grading in composition courses at the August 2022 Faculty Showcase on Alternative Assessment
Ungrading: small changes, big impact
Lori Mesrobian from Dornsife Latin American and Iberian Cultures discusses “ungrading” assignments in language classes at the August 2022 Faculty Showcase on Alternative Assessments
Design and implementation of a clinical reasoning competency assignment for doctoral physical therapy students
Elise Ruckert and Didi Matthews from the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy discuss design, implementation and revision of a clinical reasoning competency assignment for doctoral physical therapy students at the August 2022 Faculty Showcase
Implementing a mastery-based grading system in a mathematics class
Felicia Yeung Tabing from Dornsife Mathematics discusses design, implementation and revision of mastery-based assessment in a mathematics class at the August 2022 Faculty Showcase on Alternative Assessments
Creating an LGBTQ+ inclusive campus
A Guidebook prepared by the Campus Coordinated Response Team on Trauma-Informed, Culturally Sensitive and Inclusive Teaching for LGBTQ+ Students at USC.
Case study teaching
A brief description of case study as a teaching method to improve student critical thinking, collaboration, and communication in various disciplines.
Assessing the environmental resource impacts of food waste at a USC dining hall
Audra Bardsley and Jill Sohm discuss assessing the environmental resource impacts of food waste at a USC dining hall at the November 2021 Faculty Showcase.