The Teaching Towards Inclusive Excellence (TTIE) certificate program is an initiative of The Center for Teaching Excellence and the Division of Access, Title IX, and Community Engagement. The TTIE program is designed to provide an opportunity for faculty, instructors and teaching graduate students to support USC’s commitment to inclusive excellence both within and outside their classroom.
Program Description
Teaching Towards Inclusive Excellence addresses teaching philosophies and practices by integrating pedagogical principles aligned with inclusive excellence into the classroom environment, course design and assignments that increase awareness of the importance of cultural competence, civic engagement and civil discourse. Key outcomes for participants include obtaining a deeper understanding of the people, practices and initiatives that support and foster a sense of community at USC, as well as obtaining ideas, strategies and resources that instructors can use to both build their cultural competencies and identify community partnerships across the institution.
Program Requirements
Faculty, instructors and teaching graduate assistants who participate in eight or more Teaching Towards Inclusive Excellence approved Center for Teaching Excellence workshops will receive a certificate of completion and a letter of commendation. Participants will be required to attend the Inclusive Excellence at USC workshop and seven (7) electives. Participants will have 3 academic semesters (not including summer semesters) to complete the certificate.
Required Workshop Offered Fall 2024
Monday, February 10, 1:10pm - 2:00pm - Webinar
Come develop a deeper understanding of inclusive excellence and why it is central not only to how we prepare students to lead, but also to how we engage all members of our USC community. Learn about the ways in which the Office of Access, Title IX and Community Engagement seeks to operationalize inclusive excellence, as well as how the office intends to use its equity and inclusion strategy to track the University's effectiveness. Register
Thursday, April 3, 10:05am - 11:20am - Webinar
Come develop a deeper understanding of inclusive excellence and why it is central not only to how we prepare students to lead, but also to how we engage all members of our USC community. Learn about the ways in which the Office of Access, Title IX and Community Engagement seeks to operationalize inclusive excellence, as well as how the office intends to use its equity and inclusion strategy to track the University's effectiveness. Register
Elective Workshops Offered Fall 2024
Wednesday, January 29, 9:40am - 10:30am - In-Person
This interactive presentation educates participants on their rights at the University related to discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct. It will also apprise participants of the supports and options available to them through the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX. Additionally, this presentation will allow participants to explore strategies to intervene in situations where harm is happening and will encourage open, honest dialogue to empower them to treat members of our community with dignity and respect.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Identify intervention techniques and inclusive practices.
- Recognize their rights and responsibilities as Carolinians.
- Evaluate appropriate responses Register
Thursday, January 30, 1:15pm - 2:30pm - In-Person
This workshop will provide guidance for applying accessibility practices to your documents appropriately and how to prevent potential barriers people experience due to disabilities. An overview of disabilities and the challenges they cause will be provided including types of assistive technologies (AT) that help alleviate those challenges.
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be touched on related to its part in developing accessible content. Integrated automated accessibility checkers of Microsoft and Blackboard platforms will also be covered. These automated tools can identify accessibility issues and provide guidance to resolve them.
Attend with curiosity to help lead toward innovative and inclusive content design strategies. Leave with a strong sense of applying accessibility best practices that opens the path of better experiences for all your students.
Learning Outcomes
- Gain insight into challenges people with disabilities can experience with digital content.
- Increase awareness of assistive technologies that students may utilize.
- Expand your understanding of digital accessibility, why it matters, and how it relates to your content.
Thursday, February 27, 11:40am - 12:55pm - in-Person
We posit that the key to creating inclusive campus cultures where women and other historically excluded identities can thrive in faculty leadership and administration is making intercultural competence a strategic institutional priority. At USC's Darla Moore School of Business (DMSB), we launched an intercultural competence pilot program in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd to advance inclusion and facilitate intentional interaction and engagement across difference. The IDI pilot program expanded beyond DMSB to include other units across the university's campus. We are excited to share insights and data from our IDI pilot program with higher education colleagues.
This interactive and engaging session will provide keen insights regarding the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) assessment, a valuable developmental tool that has proven useful in advancing intercultural competence. Session participants will gain relevant knowledge about monocultural and multicultural mindsets and behaviors, as well as related institutional impacts on women and other historically excluded populations. Participants will also gain practical insights and knowledge that will enable them to champion and advance inclusive practices in their workplaces using the IDI assessment tool. Dr. Hazzard, the session facilitator, is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) assessment tool. Register
Wednesday, March 26, 12:30pm - 1:30pm - In-Person
This workshop will provide guidance for applying accessibility practices to your documents appropriately and how to prevent potential barriers people experience due to disabilities. An overview of disabilities and the challenges they cause will be provided including types of assistive technologies (AT) that help alleviate those challenges.
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be touched on related to its part in developing accessible content. Integrated automated accessibility checkers of Microsoft and Blackboard platforms will also be covered. These automated tools can identify accessibility issues and provide guidance to resolve them.
Attend with curiosity to help lead toward innovative and inclusive content design strategies. Leave with a strong sense of applying accessibility best practices that opens the path of better experiences for all your students.
Learning Outcomes
- Gain insight into challenges people with disabilities can experience with digital content.
- Increase awareness of assistive technologies that students may utilize.
- Expand your understanding of digital accessibility, why it matters, and how it relates to your content.
Tuesday, April 1, 1:10pm - 2:00pm - In-Person
This interactive presentation educates participants on their rights at the University related to discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct. It will also apprise participants of the supports and options available to them through the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX. Additionally, this presentation will allow participants to explore strategies to intervene in situations where harm is happening and will encourage open, honest dialogue to empower them to treat members of our community with dignity and respect.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Identify intervention techniques and inclusive practices.
- Recognize their rights and responsibilities as Carolinians.
- Evaluate appropriate responses Register
How to Earn a Certificate of Completion
- Select a certificate you want to earn.
- Review the required workshops.
- Register for and attend all required workshops within the time frame specified.
- Look for an email from cte@sc.edu with your digital certificate.
How to Check Your Progress
Participants can check their progress online by following the steps below.
- Log into Registration and Tracking System for Workshops and Events using your CTE Training Account credentials.
- Click on the specific learning plan for the certificate of completion program you would like to view. The learning plan button is located on the left-hand side in the menu screen.
- Click “View” to generate a personalized learning plan status report. The report will show the workshops you have taken, and remaining workshop requirements.
The learning plans also provide a status progress update.
- Partial means you have met some of the requirements for a specific certificate of completion program.
- Complete means you have met all the requirements for a specific certificate of completion program.
- Not Started means you have not completed any of the requirements for a specific certificate of completion program.
Completed your certificate?
At the conclusion of each semester, reports are run to determine who has completed each certificate. Digital Certificates will be emailed. If you do not receive your certificate by the middle of the following semester, kindly contact cte@sc.edu for assistance.