Center for Excellence in TeachingPreparing reflective practitioners: Considering intersectionality, identity, and bias in occupational therapy
Jennifer Jones and Allison Chu discuss student reflection exercises at the September 2021 Faculty Showcase.
Resources: STEM
Writing about race and ethnicity with dignity and precision
September 2021 Faculty Showcase presentation by Dana Chinn. Discusses the design of a Blackboard course for students to learn about writing about race and ethnicity.
Planning for an uncertain semester
A discussion of faculty considerations for planning for Fall 2021, a semester for which there are a lot of unknowns. Includes strategies for being proactive to deal with possible complications and valuable resources for faculty.
Trauma-informed teaching
A compilation of teaching techniques and strategies that can minimize unproductive stress in students and support students who are dealing with trauma.
Trauma-informed teaching
Teaching and course design practices that can help mitigate the negative impact stress and trauma can have on students’ learning.
USC CET Education Research Bibliography
This annotated bibliography of selected educational literature was developed to support USC faculty, administrators, and schools in the development and evaluation of excellence in teaching. The focus, particularly in the section Teaching Best Practices in the USC Definition of Excellence in Teaching Criteria, is on published research that experimentally validates the effectiveness of practices that promote student learning outcomes.
Defining teaching excellence
A selection of literature resources discussing efforts to define what is meant by “teaching excellence” at the university level.
Grading based on student mastery research
A selection of literature resources discussing the impacts of grading based on student mastery on student learning.
Formative assessment research
A selection of literature resources discussing the impacts of formative assessment on student learning.
Instructor feedback research
A selection of literature resources discussing the impacts of instructor feedback on student learning.