Center for Excellence in TeachingIcebreakers
An outline of the process for facilitating an icebreaker activity in class, and several icebreaker formats that can be used in onground and online courses.
Resources: Active learning
Collaborating with a librarian
A guide on how to request a USC librarian visit for your class, co-plan the active learning assignment students will work through with the librarian, and sample tasks.
Active learning: students learn through teaching
A description of how almost any class activity typically led by an instructor can be led by students as an active learning experience, sample activities, and how to structure such an activity.
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.
Case-based role play
A general structure and options for case-based role play activities and assignments.
An expert interview on learning theories and active learning
An interview with Kim Hirabayashi on learning theories and how they align with active learning.
Active learning
A video overview to the foundations of active learning.
Muddy Points
A video resource by Jean-Michel Maarek on the muddy points technique to monitor learning and how you can integrate it into your course.
Perusing Perusall: Strategies for active reading, social annotation, and asynchronous discussion
A faculty showcase presentation by Patti Taylor. A demonstration of Perusall and how it can be used in online courses.
Promoting intrinsic motivation
A collection of strategies for increasing student intrinsic motivation, organized by three motivational factors.