The first day of class

This resource provides strategies and considerations for designing an effective and inclusive “first day” experience for students in a course. It includes strategies appropriate for both on-ground and online/hybrid courses.

Keywords: first day, inclusive teaching, community agreements, syllabus, belonging.

Sources: CET | Formats: Document | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Humanities, Social Science, STEM

An overview of Bloom’s Taxonomy

A video describing Bloom’s Taxonomy and how it can be applied to learning objectives and course design.

Sources: CET | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Humanities, Social Science, STEM

Creating and facilitating communities of practice

A video by Tatiana Yevguenievna Akishina describing how to create and facilitate communities of practice in schools.

Sources: CET, USC Faculty | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty, Staff | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Humanities, Social Science, STEM

An expert interview on learning theories and active learning

An interview with Kim Hirabayashi on learning theories and how they align with active learning.

Sources: CET, USC Faculty | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Humanities, Social Science, STEM

An overview of active learning

A video overview to the foundations of active learning.

Sources: CET | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Humanities, Social Science, STEM

Supporting military and veteran students

A video resource describing how faculty can support military and veteran students in their courses.

Sources: CET | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Humanities, Social Science, STEM

Teaching and grading creativity

A video workshop on frameworks to consider when teaching and grading creativity.

Sources: CET | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Humanities

Muddy Points

A video resource by Jean-Michel Maarek on the muddy points technique to monitor learning and how you can integrate it into your course.

Sources: CET, USC Faculty | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Humanities, Social Science, STEM

Introduction to rubrics

A video by Karla Heidelberg describing rubrics.

Sources: CET, USC Faculty | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Humanities, Social Science, STEM

Three brain networks of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

A video with Marion Philadelphia discussing brain research and the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

Sources: CET, USC Faculty | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Humanities, Social Science, STEM