Center for Excellence in TeachingIntegrating JEP into the core of an upper-division service-learning course
Frank Manis from Dornsife Psychology on integrating JEP into the core of an upper-division service-learning course presented during the February 2022 CET Faculty Showcase.
Resources: Teaching Practices
Working with JEP to jumpstart a SLCE partnership
Stephanie Bower from the Dornsife Writing Program on working with JEP to jumpstart a SLCE partnership. Presented during the February 2022 CET Faculty Showcase.
Introduction to JEP’s service-learning and community engagement (SLCE) programs
Samantha Bernstein-Sierra with the USC Joint Educational Project (JEP) presents an introduction to JEP’s service-learning and community engagement (SLCE) programs during the CET February 2022 Faculty Showcase.
Case study teaching
A brief description of case study as a teaching method to improve student critical thinking, collaboration, and communication in various disciplines.
Instructional scaffolding
A description of instructional scaffolding – the process of breaking an assignment into smaller steps – and options for scaffolding assignments and learning experiences.
Building a community of contribution: Best practices shared from a class of ethics in hospitality and tourism
Diana Beltran discusses how to integrate ethical discussions in her classroom at Bovard College during the September 2021 Faculty Showcase.
Planning for an uncertain semester
A discussion of faculty considerations for planning for Fall 2021, a semester for which there are a lot of unknowns. Includes strategies for being proactive to deal with possible complications and valuable resources for faculty.
USC CET Education Research Bibliography
This annotated bibliography of selected educational literature was developed to support USC faculty, administrators, and schools in the development and evaluation of excellence in teaching. The focus, particularly in the section Teaching Best Practices in the USC Definition of Excellence in Teaching Criteria, is on published research that experimentally validates the effectiveness of practices that promote student learning outcomes.
Defining teaching excellence
A selection of literature resources discussing efforts to define what is meant by “teaching excellence” at the university level.
Grading based on student mastery research
A selection of literature resources discussing the impacts of grading based on student mastery on student learning.