Resources: Course design

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.

Sources: CET, Other USC | Formats: Word document | Audience: Faculty, Staff, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM

Case-based role play

A general structure and options for case-based role play activities and assignments.

Sources: CET | Formats: Word document | Audience: Faculty, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM

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.

Sources: CET | Formats: Videos | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM

Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

This video explains a method to visualize student growth and the zone of proximal development (ZPD).

Sources: CET | Formats: Videos | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM

Designing reflection assessments

A description of a five-step model that instructors can use in designing in-class reflective assignments.

Sources: CET | Formats: Word document | Audience: Faculty, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM

Course policies

A video describing considerations when creating course policies.

Sources: CET | Formats: Videos | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM

Deciding between synchronous and asynchronous modes of teaching

Considerations for determining synchronous and asynchronous content during course design.

Sources: CET | Formats: Videos | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, 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: Videos | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, 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: Videos | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM

Advice for assignment descriptions

A video resource describing the purpose of assignment descriptions.

Sources: CET | Formats: Videos | Audience: Faculty | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Gen Ed courses, Humanities, Performance, Social Science, STEM

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