Psychological safety is recognized as a foundational component to encourage student openness, creativity and risk-taking. In this video Ken Perlman, USC Marshall, leads a discussion on ways to create psychological safety and enable an inclusive learning environment.
A brief video that introduces faculty to some of the initial actions found within the LGBTQ+ Classroom Inclusivity Guidebook and how to orient their learning environments in ways that best support LGBTQ+ students. The video was created and narrated by Karrie Kingsley from the USC Office of Inclusion and Diversity.
A brief tutorial of some key components to remember when introducing and using gender pronouns with your students created by USC Student Health.
This question & answer panel, a collaboration between Office of Student Accessibility Services (OSAS) and the Center for Excellence in Teaching (CET), describes what a notification letter means, the faculty’s role in providing accommodations, and who to contact with questions.
A video workshop on considerations when teaching in a hyflex, or hybrid streaming, learning environment
Tracy Bastain of Keck Population and Public Health Sciences discusses incorporating team debates, peer reviews, and other non-traditional approaches to assess mastery of course concepts at the August 2022 Faculty Showcase.
Rory Lukins from the Dornsife writing program discusses a study on the implementation of contract grading in composition courses at the August 2022 Faculty Showcase on Alternative Assessment
Lori Mesrobian from Dornsife Latin American and Iberian Cultures discusses “ungrading” assignments in language classes at the August 2022 Faculty Showcase on Alternative Assessments
Elise Ruckert and Didi Matthews from the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy discuss design, implementation and revision of a clinical reasoning competency assignment for doctoral physical therapy students at the August 2022 Faculty Showcase
Felicia Yeung Tabing from Dornsife Mathematics discusses design, implementation and revision of mastery-based assessment in a mathematics class at the August 2022 Faculty Showcase on Alternative Assessments
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