Center for Excellence in TeachingTeaching statement template – year 1
Use this template to guide the content of your Teaching Statement.
Resources: Arts
Supporting 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.
General Education (GE) resource list
Links to USC resources to help faculty determine the type of General Education (GE) course they are teaching and the corresponding course requirements, such as reading load and assignment types.
The five minute rule
A stepwise procedure for recognizing diverse perspectives in a classroom discussion, particularly perspectives that a student feels is being overlooked, minimized, or unfairly attacked.
Accessing independent review resources for online teaching in Blackboard
A step-by-step guide to access the Independent Review Resources for Online Teaching in Blackboard. There are three organizations available, depending on your USC role.
Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA)
A video describing Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA) and how it can be applied to assignment descriptions.
Discussing controversial political issues
This resource provides context on why discussing political issues with students is important, techniques to facilitate these discussions, scenarios and language to help you manage the conversation, and additional resources.
Case-based role play
A general structure and options for case-based role play activities and assignments.
Mayer’s 12 principles of multimedia learning
A video review of Mayer’s 12 principles of multimedia learning and how they apply to course multimedia.
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)
This video explains a method to visualize student growth and the zone of proximal development (ZPD).