For this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Bridgid Fennell and Benjamin Hall, USC Libraries, discuss the ins and outs of copyright law, licensing, and fair use in a rapidly changing legal landscape around Large Language Model use and training.
In this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Katherine Brichacek, Viterbi School of Engineering, reviews research on the unreliability of AI detection software and demonstrates the utility of using Draftback, a Google Chrome extension, and Google Docs as an alternative to hold students accountable to a AI-free writing process.
For this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Marco Papa, Viterbi School of Engineering, shares how he uses a custom GPT and Python coding to quickly create high-quality Brightspace quizzes from lecture slides and other course content.
For this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Clarisa Martinez, USC Division on Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, breaks down the concept of “AI Literacy” and shares resources and tools to help students build an understanding of the technology in order to critically evaluate AI output and consider ethical applications in physical therapy.
In this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Benjamin Hall, USC Libraries, outlines key concerns related to AI technology and guidance on how to help students critically and reflectively navigate their use of AI.
For this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Steve Child, USC Iovine and Young Academy, reviews AI tools currently used in design and explains how he incorporates them into assignments to guide critical engagement.
In this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on AI in Teaching, Helena Seli, Rossier School of Education, provides a framework grounded in educational psychology research to help instructors evaluate when the student use of AI can support learning and when it might undermine it.
In this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on Experiential Learning, Susan Harris, Executive Director of the USC Joint Educational Project (JEP) outlines the service learning and community engagement opportunities offered through JEP, as well as other resources for faculty who are interested in implementing community-based learning.
For this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on Experiential Learning, Anastassia Tzoytzoyrakos, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, American Language Institute, describes a collaboration with the Joint Educational Project program that supports graduate students’ language learning through teaching and tutoring in community K-12 schools.
In this Fall 2025 Faculty Showcase on Experiential Learning, Kiel Shaub, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (Physical Education & Mind Body Health), outlines opportunities for project-based learning grounded in faculty research through the EXL Lab at the Office of Experiential and Applied Learning.
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