Center for Excellence in TeachingThe five minute rule
A stepwise procedure for recognizing diverse perspectives in a classroom discussion, particularly perspectives that a student feels is being overlooked, minimized, or unfairly attacked.
Resources: Discussion
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.
Creating and facilitating communities of practice
A video by Tatiana Yevguenievna Akishina describing how to create and facilitate communities of practice in schools.
USC values free expression
A video overview of USC policies and procedures regarding free expression in a classroom environment.
Using Google Suite tools
A video demonstration by Artineh Samkian on ways to incorporate Google Suite into your course design and teaching.
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.
Enhancing Asynchronous Learning through VoiceThread multimedia discussions
A faculty showcase presentation by Guilan Siassi. A demonstration on how to incorporate VoiceThread in your course assignments and assessments.
Google Pear Deck: an interactive tool for synchronous and asynchronous teaching/assessment
A faculty showcase presentation by Liana Stepanyan and Goretti Prieto Botana. A demonstration of how to incorporate Google PearDeck into your course assignments.
Using Zoom chat to increase learner engagement
A faculty showcase presentation by Kim Hirabayashi. A demonstration of how to use Zoom chat during an online class session.
Making connections: How the Zoom whiteboard can help
A faculty showcase presentation by Laura Cardinal. A demonstration of using the Zoom whiteboard for course activities.