Center for Excellence in TeachingDefining teaching excellence
A selection of literature resources discussing efforts to define what is meant by “teaching excellence” at the university level.
Resources: Evaluation
Activating prior student knowledge research
A selection of literature resources discussing the impacts of activating prior knowledge on student learning.
Systems for instructor evaluation
A selection of literature resources discussing the systems used for instructor evaluation.
Student surveys research
A selection of literature resources discussing the use of student surveys for the evaluation of teaching quality.
Challenging discussions 1: Welcome and introduction
An introduction to the CET Challenging Discussions series and the principles guiding its development.
Facilitating a norming session for peer review
A description of a norming session, and a recommended facilitation process for holding a norming session that prepares faculty to peer review their colleagues’ syllabi, teaching, and other instructional practices.
School based plan for excellence in teaching template
A template for USC schools to develop a plan for the excellence in teaching initiative.
Teaching statement template for single year evaluation cycle
A template for instructors to use when developing their teaching statement
Review of instructor assessments and grading guide
A guide to review an instructor’s assessment and grading in their course.
Course design syllabus review checklist
This syllabus review checklist was developed to include recommended course design practices relevant to most teaching environments at USC; it is editable so that schools may add or delete items to customize it to their needs.