The 17th Annual ATLC: Keynote Session

Welcome and introduction with Suzanne Tapp (Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center, Texas Tech University) and Dr. Emily Miller (Association of American Universities).
Keynote with Ginger Clark (University of Southern California). USC's Teaching Excellence Initiative: What we did, what we learned, where we are now. Dr. Clark will explain the origins of USC's Teaching Excellence Initiative, and describe the support structures that made possible the leap from task force recommendations to policy and infrastructure changes. Lessons learned (the hard way) from the rollout process will be shared, as well as alternative or additional strategies she would use in a "do over" scenario. A progress report will be provided to help shape realistic expectations for this kind of initiative. To avoid needless reinventing of wheels, all teaching definition, development, and evaluation resources shared during the talk can be accessed from USC's Center for Excellence in Teaching "Teaching Initiative" website, and, if they are found useful, most are downloadable and editable to customize them to the needs of Texas Tech University.