Below are instructional resources for Dornsife faculty.

  • USC Center for Excellence in Teaching (CET): Resources to support teaching and course design

    USC CET Syllabus Template: Template for creating course syllabi including latest Statement on Academic and Support Systems

    CET Faculty Decision Guide: Meant to assist supporting students who may be in the following situations. For each situation, required or recommended actions are specified.

    Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity: Tools, resources, workshops to support students with their transition to college
    Professor Kortschak program-a great alternative to canceling class if you need to miss for any reason. Click here

    USC Libraries Subject Librarians: Contact librarians from your subject area for research help, to create resources for your classes, to arrange for an in-class workshop, etc.

    USC Dornsife Faculty Fellows: feel free to contact us directly if we can help answer any questions about Teaching in Dornsife or if you would like to connect informally.
    Prof. Lori Mesrobian: lmesrobi@usc.edu (Latin American and Iberian Cultures)
    Prof. Darren Ruddell: druddell@usc.edu (Spatial Sciences Institute)

  • USC Brightspace Help: Support and training for Brightspace, our new Learning Management System

    Dornsife Technology Services: Information and services related to technology within the College.

    Information Technology Services: Information and services related to technology.

    USC Keep Teaching: Resources for online and hybrid instruction

     

  • USC Cardinal and Gold Folders: Resources for emergency response and reporting, and information for supporting student well-being.

    FERPA for Faculty and Staff: Information about privacy and student records.

    Office of Student Accessibility Services: Is the unit at USC responsible for ensuring equal access for students with disabilities in compliance with state and federal law. OSAS serves undergraduate, graduate and professional students; on-ground and on-line students; and students in all credit-granting courses and programs of study.

    Student Equity and Inclusion Programs: Acknowledging Intersectionality | Creating a Sense of Belonging | Nurturing Wellbeing

  • USC Dornsife Faculty Council: Elected body that represents academic and professional interests of all Dornsife faculty and includes a caucus on Teaching and Pedagogy.

    USC Dornsife Faculty Affairs Office: General operations of faculty administration and the support of faculty retention including recruitment, promotion, merit, and tenure. Email Faculty Affairs at: farequests@dornsife.usc.edu