USP Teaching Resources

Teaching Resources

Descriptions, sample syllabus language, example USP syllabi, rubrics, article links and other resources that have been collaboratively constructed by the UW Oshkosh teaching community are available.  View these resources by clicking the links on the navigation to your left.

• Advising
• Explore Course Development
• Signature Question: Sustainability
• Signature Question: Civic Learning
• Signature Question: Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
• Quest I (First Year Experience embedded in disciplinary courses)
• Quest II (focus on ethical reasoning in disciplinary courses)
• Quest III (community experiences embedded in disciplinary courses)
• Quest Speaking (Comm 111) and Quest Writing (WBIS) - courses paired with Quest I & Quest II
• Connect: Advanced Writing
• High Impact Practices
• Inclusive Excellence throughout the USP
• UW Oshkosh Essential Learning Outcomes
• D2L ePortfolio: Enhancing and Assessing Student Learning

Recommended Reading for the USP Teaching Community (these and other relevant resources are available in the CETL library)

• Bain, K. (2012). What the best college students do. Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
• Keup, J.R.,& Petschauer J.W. (2011).The first-year seminar: Designing, implementing, and assessing courses to support student learning and success: Vol. 1. Designing and administering the course. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
• Hunter, et al. (2010). Helping sophomores succeed: Understanding and improving the second-year experience. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Course Review and Approval

Courses are not automatically in USP if they are currently designated as "general education."  The Faculty Senate USP Committee is meeting every Wednesday during the 2013-2014 academic year to review courses submitted to the University Studies Program.  Though that faculty governance group is working to complete the review of Quest I, Quest II and Explore courses this year, and Quest III and Connect courses in Fall 2014, courses can continue to be submitted after the initial implementation period.  Professional development opportunities to support USP course development is described on the website of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL).

What forms should be submitted for course review and approval?

• USP Form Only: If an existing course is being submitted without changes or an existing course is being submitted with changes that are NOT listed on Form B, submit the USP form only. These kinds of course modifications will be the most common for courses submitted to USP.
  Example: Student learning outcomes, assignments, assessment, integration of the first-year experience process and integration of Signature Question content.
• Form A and USP Form: If the course is brand new, submit Form A and the USP Form (along with a syllabus).
• Form B and USP Form: If an existing course is being modified in one of the following ways, submit Form B and the USP Form. Modifications include: title, number, description for Bulletin, prerequisites, number of credits, cross-listing status or grading basis (e.g. from pass/fail to letter grade).

Approval Process I	Approval Process II

Questions?

If you can't find what you are looking for, please email usp@uwosh.edu.