Center for Excellence in TeachingUse of social media in academic courses
Use of social media platforms in academic courses. Specifically, considering requiring students to post on social media platforms that are not secured by USC, such as through Shibboleth verification.
Resources: Educational technology
Tips for recording video lectures
Recommendations for faculty who wish to create instructional videos for use in their courses, oriented toward faculty with little or no experience in video creation. Tips include both important considerations for visual support materials and advice about recording your speaking voice. Also includes a list of digital tools for video creation.
Time zone options
Local times corresponding to various time frames in Pacific time, useful for planning course components for students in other time zones.
Accessing independent review resources for online teaching in Blackboard
A step-by-step guide to access the Independent Review Resources for Online Teaching in Blackboard. There are three organizations available, depending on your USC role.
Using Google Suite tools
A video demonstration by Artineh Samkian on ways to incorporate Google Suite into your course design and teaching.
Practical online teaching methods
A video resource on online teaching methods that can be incorporated into an online course.
Blackboard tools to increase academic integrity on exams
A video demonstration of Blackboard functions that can help increase academic integrity on exams.
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.