Center for Excellence in TeachingPedagogical approaches to contract grading in composition
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
Resources: Course design
Ungrading: small changes, big impact
Lori Mesrobian from Dornsife Latin American and Iberian Cultures discusses “ungrading” assignments in language classes at the August 2022 Faculty Showcase on Alternative Assessments
Design and implementation of a clinical reasoning competency assignment for doctoral physical therapy students
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
Implementing a mastery-based grading system in a mathematics class
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
Conducting a partially flipped classroom in a hybrid setting
Claire Bono from Viterbi Computer Science discusses conducting a partially flipped classroom in a hybrid setting at the April 2022 Faculty Showcase.
Managing the logistics of community-engaged pedagogies with JEP
María Mercedes Fages Agudo from Dornsife Latin American And Iberian Cultures discusses managing the logistics of community-engaged pedagogies with JEP during the February 2022 CET Faculty Showcase.
Integrating 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.
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.
Student engagement and high impact practices
An introduction to student engagement and the High Impact Practices (HIPs) that can be implemented in individual courses.