Challenging discussions 4: Plan a challenging discussion

Strategies for planning class discussions, including a positive class atmosphere, discussion norms, grading discussions, and acceptable sources of information.

Sources: CET | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty, Staff, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Humanities, Social Science, STEM

Group work

A comprehensive guide to using group work in courses.  This resource contains strategies planning, facilitating, and evaluating effective group assignments and activities, as well as quick tips for some common challenges in group work.

Keywords: group work, assignments, active learning, collaboration.

Sources: CET | Formats: Document | Audience: Faculty, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Humanities, Social Science, STEM

Peer feedback form for group presentations

A sample form for use by students when they are observing other students’ class presentations, focusing on constructive suggestions for improvement.

Sources: CET | Formats: Document | Audience: Faculty, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Humanities, Social Science, STEM

Using Google Suite tools

A video demonstration by Artineh Samkian on ways to incorporate Google Suite into your course design and teaching.

Sources: USC Faculty | Formats: Video | Audience: Faculty, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Humanities, Social Science, STEM

Promoting intrinsic motivation

A collection of strategies for increasing student intrinsic motivation, organized by three motivational factors. 

Sources: CET | Formats: Document | Audience: Faculty, Staff, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Humanities, Social Science, STEM

Facilitating a rubric norming session for TAs

A description of a norming session, and a recommended facilitation process for holding a norming session that trains multiple TAs of the same course to grade consistently using a rubric.

Sources: CET | Formats: Document | Audience: Faculty, TAs | Disciplines: Arts, Clinical, Humanities, Social Science, STEM