Panopto is an all-in-one video management platform built into Blackboard. In this session, attendees will learn how to create and manage video learning content in Panopto that can be easily integrated into Blackboard courses. Register

For instructors, classroom discussions may seem difficult to facilitate effectively. Asking 'good' questions that are thought-provoking and lead to robust, in-depth discussion and student engagement requires thoughtful planning and preparation. In this workshop, effective methodologies for planning a discussion and best practices for facilitating student responses will be explored and modeled.  Register

In the classroom, providing students with instruction is the primary focus of the classroom leader. But what gets lost in the process is the development and care of students. Sometimes, what gets lost is the importance of classroom culture. While both worlds are usually kept apart in terms of importance, The Greenprint, the focus of this workshop, will focus on how this program and philosophy blend both social-emotional learning and how building classroom culture impacts and drives the learning culture.

Participants will get a chance to partake in the central elements of The Greenprint and how the classroom works: community, positive reinforcement/goals, social skills, emotional regulation, and doing work with fidelity. The session will conclude with questions from the participants and an emotional regulation activity used to close out the classroom day.  Register

When you think of your favorite teacher, what images or words come to mind? How would you describe your own teaching persona in comparison? Good teachers exhibit a “teaching persona” that is a balance between their authentic self and professional self. Thinking about this facet of teaching is important for new instructors, as it helps them find a personal classroom management style that’s right for them while effectively promoting student learning; at the same time, it can be a helpful reflective exercise for more experienced instructors.

This workshop will provide you with directed, interactive guidance and recommendations on developing specific aspects of your teaching persona and style, along with helpful advice for any who are still learning to become comfortable in front of a classroom.  Register

Clearly articulating classroom expectations helps to set the foundation for a mutually beneficial course. Research shows that persistence and retention is connected to student's sense of belonging. Furthermore, students who engage in quality interactions with faculty are retained at a higher rate (Astin 1977, 1993). As a faculty member, it is important to assist in developing this sense of belonging and aid in students persistence and retention. This session will cover pedagogical strategies and ways to negotiate positive norms within your classroom to assist you in developing a meaningful academic environment.

This is a required session for a certificate of completion in Fostering Proactive Learning Environments. Register

Do you have a desire to help your learners become more engaged and motivated to do well? Join us to learn how to create positive, engaging learning environments where learners “show up” in every meaning of the word. Together, we will explore specific strategies that you as an instructor can use to engage learners from the first class and maintain that engagement throughout the semester. You will have the opportunity to plan strategies and learning activities that can enhance engagement for all learners in many contexts, including small classrooms, large lecture halls, or online.  Register

While student learning is assessed in its most basic form via grades, those grades should only be the end product of a series of measures implemented in a class that assess what students are actually “learning with understanding”. Effective assessments that promote real, deep learning are formative, engaging students in the moment or helping them understand the relevance of their learning.

This session will explore how well-designed assessments can improve student learning, specifically how instructors can ensure students achieve different levels of cognitive thinking and knowledge development through intentional assessment design. A variety of strategies and examples will be discussed along with other important considerations in assessment development.   Register

Creating an environment of integrity within the classroom truly takes a village. Faculty, administrators, and students all play a role in maintaining an ethical campus community. This workshop will explore preventative tools to address classroom roadblocks.

This is a required session for a certificate of completion in Fostering Proactive Learning Environments.  Register

This presentation focuses on the benefits of incorporating artificial intelligence into lesson plans and course content. This new technology spans across disciplines and has an infinite amount of possibilities for its users. It is important that rather than shying away from artificial intelligence we as educators add it to the vast toolkit at our disposal to better prepare our students to become competitive global citizens. This presentation will provide tangible examples of how to incorporate AI in your classroom, discuss some pitfalls to avoid with AI and share information from the viewpoint of the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity. Register

Whether you are new to teaching or not, we all have things about teaching that give us stress or that take more time than we would like. In this workshop, we will strive for effective student learning while being kind to ourselves and our own time. We will discuss sources of teaching anxiety and you will leave with strategies that you can use for effective planning and feedback.  Register

A teaching philosophy statement provides a concise description of an instructor's perspective on teaching, student learning, methodologies, and implementation, and institutions typically request a teaching philosophy statement from applicants for faculty positions and as part of the tenure and promotion process.

What, then, is your teaching philosophy? What should your write or include? This is a working webinar, where we will discuss best practices and strategies for composing the statement, incorporating time for individual brainstorming on components, group discussion and feedback, and theme development, concluding with recommendations and resources. Participants will leave with an outline of their statement themes, opening paragraph, and guidelines to continue crafting it.

For you and other participants to benefit the most in the time available, this webinar requires that you do some reflective writing in advance of the session.  Register

The presentation will provide tips and suggestions for weaving DEI and inclusive teaching practices throughout the curriculum, focusing on medical, healthcare, and clinical teaching. A focus will be placed on diversifying pictures, models, and scenarios used for class learning and creating inclusive assessment strategies focused on the social determinants of health, health literacy, and patient advocacy.

This is an elective session for a certificate of completion in Teaching Towards Inclusive Excellence.  Register

Technology misuse in the classroom has become so pervasive that we must rethink whether our energies should be spent fighting it or whether to work with students on a new paradigm. Yet struggles around technology are also the most obvious symptom of a much larger problem of many students' inability to focus and the value many of them hold for multitasking.

This is an elective session for a certificate of completion in Fostering Proactive Learning Environments.  Register

Student engagement is crucial for learning! Studies have demonstrated that using virtual reality in education can boost student engagement, enhance attitudes toward the subject, and even lead to enhanced student performance. In this session, the presenters will explore the various benefits of using virtual reality in the classroom, along with the easiest ways to get started using virtual reality in education. They will demonstrate some virtual reality experiences with a Meta Quest 2 headset so participants will not only hear about virtual reality, they'll get to experience it for themselves.  Register

Have you considered trying the flipped learning approach but aren't quite sure where to start? Have you already attempted the flipped learning approach but felt like you didn't quite achieve the results you were hoping for? Or maybe you've heard about the flipped learning approach and would like to learn more about it. If so, this workshop has been designed with you in mind!

During this session, you will work collaboratively with a small group of your peers to discuss flipped learning, address the benefits and challenges of the flipped approach, and study examples of successful, and not so successful, implementations of the flipped classroom. You will discuss the basics of transforming your existing teaching practices and materials into tools that support flipped learning and identify strategies for overcoming the potential challenges of switching to this model.

This workshop will, of course, be delivered in a flipped format, so be prepared to review instructor-provided material in advance and arrive ready to contribute to group discussions.  Register

In this introductory workshop, participants will learn how publishing models affect students’ abilities to access affordable course materials and how libraries can acquire learning resources for the classroom. Workshop facilitators will demonstrate how to use the library to provide affordable and equitable access to course materials through e-reserves, purchasing, video streaming, and open educational resources.

This is a required session for a certificate of completion in Teaching with the Library.  Register

Ms. Burns will share the steps that faculty and graduate teaching assistants can use to integrate virtual reality learning opportunities into their curriculum. The presentation will explore how instructor motivations, course objectives, learning goals, and curricular resources guide the integration of virtual reality into the curriculum.   Register

In this session we will discuss the academic misconduct trends we are seeing online and in person with our students. Additionally, we will discuss how to identify and address these common violations while maintaining a productive instructor/student relationship.

This is a required session for a certificate of completion in Fostering Proactive Learning Environments.  Register

Programmatic assessment is the systematic collection, review, and use of information about educational programs undertaken for the purpose of improving student learning and development. Across research universities in the U.S., research priorities coupled with workload challenges for faculty have yielded limited faculty engagement with programmatic assessment. This session will include an overview of USC’s programmatic assessment practices and provide practical tips from case studies of research universities across the country that have implemented successful strategies for engaging faculty in programmatic assessment. The session culminates in a roundtable discussion of the strategies that are most feasible for academic departments here at USC and how we can all “make space” for improving student learning in our educational programs.  Register

Introduce your students to the integrative environment of digital projects without overwhelming yourself. A digital project assignment can be a web site, database, podcast, or any multimedia platform. This type of assignment can draw students into the class but can be cumbersome for the teacher. Drawing on faculty experiences and twenty years of managing USC Libraries’ Digital Collections, this presentation will help you understand how to set up and manage such an assignment so that you can all enjoy learning and collaborating and not lose sight of the main topic. Learn about the Libraries services so you can take full advantage of them. If this talk piques your interest, the Library offers in depth online, workshops on many of the tools mentioned in this overview.

This is an elective session for a certificate of completion in Teaching with the Library.  Register

Though scholars understand primary sources as the foundation of original research, in truth, few students are accustomed to reading historical documents and even fewer are familiar with their material forms. Teaching students to both read and see primary sources as historical objects can sometimes be cumbersome. Even so, the intimacy of handling historical material, whatever its medium or genre, helps students feel more connected to the past and the topics discussed in their coursework. As Matthew Kirschenbaum emphasizes, the importance of knowing “how textual things work” better teaches students to “see the text as a social artifact.” This workshop will help faculty learn how to teach students that the topics they discuss in class are products of a specific time and place generated by people that may have had a shared horizon of expectations that is different from our own historical moment.

This will be a workshop that takes place in the Hollings Library. Faculty will have the opportunity to work with artifacts that align with their own teaching and will be able to workshop ideas with peers across related disciplines and library faculty who specialize in teaching with primary sources.

This is an elective session for a certificate of completion in Teaching with the Library.  Register

This presentation focuses on the benefits of incorporating artificial intelligence into lesson plans and course content. This new technology spans across disciplines and has an infinite amount of possibilities for its users. It is important that rather than shying away from artificial intelligence we as educators add it to the vast toolkit at our disposal to better prepare our students to become competitive global citizens. This presentation will provide tangible examples of how to incorporate AI in your classroom, discuss some pitfalls to avoid with AI and share information from the viewpoint of the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity.  Register

You'll feel more comfortable in the classroom when you understand how copyright applies to course materials. Come explore how to use freely available, licensed, and copyrighted materials in instruction and on Blackboard. We’ll discuss the practical applications of fair use and other exceptions and limitations. Finally, we’ll examine how the library can assist you with posting materials for your class.

This is an elective session for a certificate of completion in Teaching with the Library.  Register

It’s time to start thinking about your upcoming course! Have you already started planning your syllabus and have ideas but don't know where to start? Or are you feeling mired down in syllabus details, feeling like you're missing a prime opportunity to rethink and revise certain sections? You're not alone - and we're here to help! Join other instructors as we break down the components of the syllabus using the backwards design model: the role of learning outcomes and how to craft them, developing quality learning activities, formulating the appropriate assessment, and determining the most effective teaching methodology. Other tips and advice for syllabus development, including required and recommended components, along with examples of good and bad syllabus construction, will be discussed.  Register

iClicker Cloud is a mobile-optimized engagement platform designed to facilitate student, education, and institutional collaboration. iClicker Cloud includes both synchronous and asynchronous options including polling, quizzing, and assignments. Regardless of class size or delivery method, iClicker Cloud can help you increase attendance and participation, provide instant feedback, identify misconceptions in real time, and more.  Register

Student engagement is crucial for learning! Studies have demonstrated that using virtual reality in education can boost student engagement, enhance attitudes toward the subject, and even lead to enhanced student performance. In this session, the presenters will explore the various benefits of using virtual reality in the classroom, along with the easiest ways to get started using virtual reality in education. They will demonstrate some virtual reality experiences with a Meta Quest 2 headset so participants will not only hear about virtual reality, they'll get to experience it for themselves.  Register

We often hear the term 'politically correct' or 'PC' to describe when individuals feel they have to change their terminology to not offend another person. However, this presentation will challenge us to move away 'politically correct' terms and focus more on inclusive, validating terms, phrases, and descriptors for different groups. The focus will be on exploring how inclusive language in the classroom when teaching, discussing students/faculty, and when creating materials can transform how students absorb information, feel welcomed and safe, and embrace diversity. This introductory presentation will focus on defining marginalized population, person-first language, and addressing some of our implicit bias & stereotypes when communicating about/with diverse populations.

This is an elective session for a certificate of completion in Teaching Towards Inclusive Excellence.  Register

Are you ready to transform your assessment methods and unleash the power of technology to enhance student learning? In this webinar, we will delve into the world of Generative Artificial Intelligence, a powerful technology that can generate text, translate languages, write different creative content, and answer your questions with human-like responses. With prompt engineering, the art of crafting effective instructions for generative AI, you will discover how to design prompts that elicit thoughtful responses. Discover how to generate assessments that align with your course learning outcomes to foster creativity, critical thinking, and personalized learning experiences.  Register

Engaging in conflict is challenging whether you are an experienced instructor or new to your role. A common strategy is to ignore the behavior due to our own discomfort, concern over retaliation or fear that our intervention may cause more harm or disruption. We will identify what our fears are about classroom disruption and use case study examples to practice strategies to stretch participants' comfort zones. This workshop will also explore Gerald Amada's research from Coping with Misconduct in the College Classroom and provide participants with tangible strategies to prevent and respectfully address disruptive behavior.

This is a required session for a certificate of completion in Fostering Proactive Learning Environments.  Register