Center for Excellence in TeachingReview of instructor assessments and grading guide
A guide to review an instructor’s assessment and grading in their course.
Resources: Streaming Hybrid
USC Syllabus template
A template for creating a USC syllabus which can be downloaded and edited. This template contains the most recent version of the Statement on Academic and Support Systems.
Netiquette considerations
“Netiquette” or “internet etiquette,” describes the recommended communication and behavior of online communication. Having a netiquette policy for your course can help minimize the chances of miscommunication and perceived disrespect.
Time zone options
Local times corresponding to various time frames in Pacific time, useful for planning course components for students in other time zones.
Hybrid streaming course design model
This resource provides an explanation of a hybrid streaming course design model, sometimes referred to as HyFlex, and faculty considerations for course planning and design.Â
Academic integrity in online assessment
This resource offers recommendations and suggests considerations when planning and implementing assessments for remote students.
The Zoom raise-hand feature
Refer to this resource when planning to use the raise-hand feature during Zoom sessions. Consider providing this document to students.
Teaching online and FERPA
A brief overview of legal requirements of FERPA that are particularly relevant to university faculty teaching online.
Live transcription in Zoom
Faculty Zoom accounts now have the capability to enable live automatic speech recognition transcription (similar to closed captioning) in real time for meetings and live sessions. As the host of your live classroom sessions, you can enable this feature during each class by following the instructions below. Transcripts can be considered an important part of universal design, supporting students’ various learning, abilities, and environments.