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Have specific questions about your research journey? Join the Undergraduate Research Center for the Sciences for office hours with one of our directors.

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Are you in need of writing assistance? You can now enter a drop-in appointment with an English PLF at the Transfer Student Center!

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Please join us for the first Dialogue across Difference Faculty Fellows Program Information Session hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center and the UCLA Dialogue across Difference Initiative on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 4-5pm on Zoom. For more information about the program, visit https://teaching.ucla.edu/programs/dad-faculty-fellows/ Please contact instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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Drop in for students or faculty to request support for an academic accommodation concern. These sessions are held by a CAE Disability Specialist who may or may not be a student's assigned Disability Specialist and therefore who may need to follow up with a student's assigned Disability Specialist for the specific question or concern in mind.

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Are you in need of writing assistance? You can now enter a drop-in appointment with an English PLF at the Transfer Student Center!

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UCLA F-1 visa students, do you want to know more about off-campus employment authorization? Join us on one of our weekly OPT webinars hosted by the Dashew Center staff to learn more!

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Join us on Thursday, March 12 from 12-1 pm at La Kretz Garden Pavilion for another installment of Botany Brown Bag. Vikram Tamboli will give a talk titled "Seeds of Power: Poisoning, Ritual Dance and Afro-Indigenous Knowledge in the Americas." "Seeds of Power" restrings the frayed history and geography of an obscure technology, ankle rattles and girdles made of toxic seeds of the Thevetia or yellow oleander plant. Make sure to bring your lunch! This event is free and open to the public, no RSVP required!

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Are you in need of writing assistance? You can now enter a drop-in appointment with an English PLF at the Transfer Student Center!

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When sharing data, researchers are often told be “as open as possible, as closed as necessary”. But what does this actually mean? How can researchers ensure their data complies with funder and publisher requirements and mandates while respecting data sovereignty, self-determination and privacy? Is “FAIR data” (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) the same thing as “open data”? This workshop will delve into these difficult questions and discuss how pairing the technical framework of FAIR Principles and the ethical framework of CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance can help ensure responsible stewardship of your research data. Instructors: Hannah Sutherland and Shelby Hallman

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Join us in person at Powell Library 190 to consult with the Graduate Student Postdoctoral Scholar Engagement  team on teaching-related professional development topics.

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Please join us for the second Dialogue across Difference Faculty Fellows Program Information Session hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center and the UCLA Dialogue across Difference Initiative on Monday, March 16, 2026, 11am-12pm on Zoom. For more information about the program, visit https://teaching.ucla.edu/programs/dad-faculty-fellows/ Please contact instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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UCLA F-1 visa students, do you want to know more about off-campus employment authorization? Join us on one of our weekly CPT webinars hosted by the Dashew Center staff to learn more!

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These meetups are for people who make websites. Join us every other week, on Wednesday at 11am, to ask any questions you may have about making websites at UCLA.

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Event Organized by the UC Office of the President Created for beginners and non-specialists, this webinar series offers practical guidance for improving the accessibility of everyday digital content. Sessions focus on basic techniques and built-in tools you can start using right away to make your content more accessible. Videos & online calls require different accessibility considerations than documents or websites. In this session, we will discuss what you can do to ensure your audio/visual content – including live meetings – is as accessible as possible to people with disabilities.

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Are you applying to the Public Affairs major this year? Join us at the Public Affairs Major Application Information Session to learn about the major application eligibility criteria and application process! The major application information sessions are open to students who are applying to the Public Affairs major this Winter 2026. All Major Application Information Sessions are the same. Please register to attend the session that best fits your schedule. Access the major application information on our website at: https://luskin.ucla.edu/undergraduate-program/public-affairs-major-admissions/current-students#toggle-id-4 Questions? For questions, contact the Public Affairs Undergraduate Program via MyUCLA Message Center at https://luskin.ucla.edu/undergraduate-program/contact-us.

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Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! Join a Garden Guide for a free tour of the Botanical Garden on March 21 at 10 am. You’ll hear the stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the Garden and are given a grace period of 5 minutes.

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Event is organized by UC Online and the UC Office of the President The session will give UC faculty practical, hands-on guidance aligned with upcoming accessibility standards—without directing them to external commercial content. You must register and sign-in using a UC email address. Accessibility for the LMS in an Hour is a practical, design-focused webinar for anyone building or teaching courses in the UC system that utilize Canvas, our shared learning management system. In under sixty minutes, we’ll cover what it actually means to create an accessible LMS course without turning you into a legal expert or a developer. You’ll learn how accessibility shows up in everyday decisions like page structure, documents, media, navigation, and assessments, and how small, intentional changes can make a big difference for learners. While accessibility regulations are evolving, this session focuses on what works now: clear design, inclusive practices, and strategies you can apply immediately in the tools you already use.

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Event Organized by the UC Office of the President Created for beginners and non-specialists, this webinar series offers practical guidance for improving the accessibility of everyday digital content. Sessions focus on basic techniques and built-in tools you can start using right away to make your content more accessible. Accessibility for the LMS in an Hour is a practical, design-focused webinar for anyone building or teaching online courses in the UC system. In just sixty minutes, we’ll cover what it actually means to create an accessible LMS course—without turning you into a legal expert or a developer. You’ll learn how accessibility shows up in everyday decisions like page structure, documents, media, navigation, and assessments, and how small, intentional changes can make a big difference for learners. While accessibility regulations are evolving, this session focuses on what works now: clear design, inclusive practices, and strategies you can apply immediately in the tools you already use.

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Are you applying to the Public Affairs major this year? Join us at the Public Affairs Major Application Information Session to learn about the major application eligibility criteria and application process! The major application information sessions are open to students who are applying to the Public Affairs major this Winter 2026. All Major Application Information Sessions are the same. Please register to attend the session that best fits your schedule. Access the major application information on our website at: https://luskin.ucla.edu/undergraduate-program/public-affairs-major-admissions/current-students#toggle-id-4 Questions? For questions, contact the Public Affairs Undergraduate Program via MyUCLA Message Center at https://luskin.ucla.edu/undergraduate-program/contact-us.

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UCLA F-1 visa students, do you want to know more about off-campus employment authorization? Join us on one of our weekly OPT webinars hosted by the Dashew Center staff to learn more!

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One of the deadliest wildfires ever recorded took place on July 23, 2018 just 30 km from the historical center of Athens in Greece. Artist Katerina Angelopoulou survived the fire and her book, "The Fumes of Mars," combines her photographs with personal testimonies from other survivors, timelines, maps, and reports. With these materials Angelopoulou attempts to weave together a collective narrative of the events to better understand the violent disconnect between her own experience and the “official” account of the disaster in which facts were concealed and victims held culpable The book opens with black and white photographs showing the aftermath of the fire alongside with testimonies of the survivors. These are followed by Angelopoulou’s photographs taken as the disaster unfolded overlayed with her timeline of events. Collected evidence on the events follow, including aerial maps, topographical information, lists of the victims with location and cause of death, weather and aircraft reports, CCTV and news coverage images, information from the State Investigator report and information on the ongoing trial. The final images of the book are of Angelopoulou’s personal artifacts after the fire, such as remnants of jewelry, books and glasses. This assembled evidence is embedded with importance because after the fire, the truth of the victims and their families was questioned multiple times—in the public narrative, facts were concealed and re-produced with false arguments blaming residents and victims. Katerina Angelopoulou is an artist based in Athens. The Fumes of Athens won the Format Festival’s Reviewers Choice Award 2022, was selected for and featured in the COCA Project 2021, shortlisted for the Belfast Dummy Award and Photo Festival in 2022, and exhibited at LCC in London as part of the Common Ground Exhibition. Angelopoulou holds a BSc in Mathematics & Theoretical Physics from Imperial College London, a BA in Design for Performance from Central Saint Martin’s, and an MA with Distinction in Photojournalism & Documentary Photography from LCC. This program is made possible thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. For more details, please visit: https://hellenic.ucla.edu/event/the-fumes-of-mars/

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Hello UCLA Community! This form is to help us gauge interest in offering free graduation photos for graduating students supported by the Bruin Resource Center. All photo sessions would take place on campus during Spring Quarter. Completing this form does not commit you to participating. Responses will remain confidential and will be used only for planning purposes. If selected, students will receive follow-up communication with instructions to confirm and secure a spot. Please be on the lookout for these messages, as space will be limited. Failure to respond by the indicated deadline may result in your spot being released to another student. If you have any questions or inquiries, please feel free to reach out to: - Jafet Martinez: jamartinez@saonet.ucla.edu

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These meetups are for people who make websites. Join us every other week, on Wednesday at 11am, to ask any questions you may have about making websites at UCLA.

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Have specific questions about UCLA Undergraduate Research Week or your research journey? Join the Undergraduate Research Center for the Sciences for office hours with one of our directors. These sessions are open to undergraduates who would like to discuss topics such as: Writing a STEM Abstract* Getting into research** Undergraduate research programs/opportunities Graduate school preparation Communicating your research *If your question is about writing your Showcase abstract, we recommend watching our Writing a STEM Abstract workshop before attending our office hours. **If your question is about how to get started in research, we recommend watching our Getting into Research workshop before attending our office hours.

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Join the Teaching and Learning Center for our Graduate & Professional Student Spring Mixer during National Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week. Connect with peers and learn about campus teaching and professional development programs to start the quarter with a strong community. Build your own ice cream float and participate in Networking Bingo for a chance to win a prize. Open to all graduate and professional students. RSVP by March 30 at 12pm.

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Event Organized by the UC Office of the President Created for beginners and non-specialists, this webinar series offers practical guidance for improving the accessibility of everyday digital content. Sessions focus on basic techniques and built-in tools you can start using right away to make your content more accessible. Presentations often contain a unique hybrid of static documents and an accompanying live presentation or talk. This interface of live discussions along with a displayed visual document creates a unique tension for accessibility. In this session we will discuss ways to ensure not long that your slide deck is accessible, but that the whole presentation experience is as accessible as possible.

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Join a Garden Guide for a free tour on April 4 at 10 am. Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! You'll hear stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the Garden and are given a grace period of 5 minutes. This event is free and open to the public, no RSVP required.

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Join the Garden on Saturday, April 4 from 10 am to 1 pm for a day of outdoor fun! Explore scenic trails, discover local plants and wildlife, and participate in our Pollinators in Action activity to learn about pollinators. Don't miss the Carnivorous Plant Encounter to meet insect-eating plants, and take part in our nature scavenger hunt for a chance to win a prize. Whether your child is a nature enthusiast or just looking for a fun day out, this event offers an exciting way to connect with the outdoors! This event is free and open to the public, no RSVP required!

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This 30-minute interactive session explores why specific, criteria-aligned feedback supports learner motivation and improvement, and highlights practical strategies for delivering high-quality feedback efficiently at scale. Through guided reflection and discussion, participants will consider evidence-based feedback principles before viewing a brief demonstration of scalable grading practices in Gradescope, including rubric-based grading and AI-assisted answer grouping. This session may be especially useful for instructors teaching large classes or courses with limited grading support.

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This session offers a method for addressing a common challenge in environmental health courses: connecting complex scientific concepts with students' lived experiences and motivating them to think critically about public health solutions. It focuses on the implementation of a case-based learning guest lecture technique in three UCLA undergraduate and graduate courses to help students apply environmental health frameworks to real-world case studies involving air pollution and to foster critical thinking and discussion around environmental justice and vulnerable populations. Presenter: Yuan Yao, Postdoctoral Scholar in Environmental Health Sciences #makingconnections #criticalthinkingskills #casebasedlearning #environmentalhealth Each academic quarter, the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) hosts a weekly series of 10+10 Pop-Up sessions on Zoom. These brief, 10-minute presentations focus on specific topics related to course design, teaching, learning, and assessment, and are led by instructional designers and developers from TLC and campus partners. The “+10” refers to an optional 10-minute discussion following each presentation, where participants can ask questions and share insights. These sessions are open to all UCLA instructors—including faculty, lecturers, instructors of record, graduate student instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. Please direct any inquiries to instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu.

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Tech Fest is an event designed to showcase UCLA’s Technology and Innovation Living Learning Community. The event highlights the creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, and technical talent across UCLA while connecting students with organizations, resources, and companies focused on innovation.

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This is an online training session for staff members that will review how to use the Degree Audit Report System. This includes running Degree Audit Reports, reviewing requirements, and requesting access to DARS.

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The Dialogue across Differences Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for staff, administrators, and faculty to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop will allow participants to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills. The session will be highly interactive, and we ask that participants be present for its entirety. It will be led by Ariane White. This session will be held in-person only on the UCLA campus and will not be recorded.

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This conference will gather a group of leading scholars to see where scholarship about the Revolution is on its 250th anniversary. Through their own research, they’ll address the many and exciting ways we’ve come to rethink this important event, including its broader continental and even global reach, and its racial and ideological underpinnings. Unlike a traditional academic conference, however, these talks will be addressed to a mostly non-academic audience of students and members of the public. In doing so, we hope to show non-scholars new ways historians are currently thinking about the meaning of this seminal event in U.S. and world history.

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This Course Accessibility Accelerator program supports UCLA instructors in improving the accessibility of their digital course materials—including pages, documents, images, and media—used in online, hybrid, and traditional courses. You don't want to miss receiving hands-on training, individualized instructional design support, and access to UCLA’s accessibility tools and media workflows. Over six weeks, participants will update and improve key instructional materials and produce accessible course assets aligned with UCLA and federal standards. Participants meet as a cohort from April 13th through May 22nd, 2026. Monday meetings will be via Zoom 12:30 to 2:00 PM. Wednesday meetings in-person from 1:00 to 2:00 PM in YRL 21570. Fridays are optional drop-in office hours from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM. Each week introduces core concepts and skills for improving digital accessibility of course materials and engages participants in activities that address six core areas: 1) What is Accessibility? (concepts, laws, UCLA context) 2) Making Your Pages Accessible (Bruin Learn, HTML structure, headings, tables) 3) Making Your Instructional Material Accessible (Word, Google Docs, Excel, PDFs) 4) Making Your Lecture Content Accessible (PPT, Keynote, Google Slides) 5) Making Your Images Accessible (alt text, complex graphics) 6) Making Your Media Accessible (Kaltura captions, transcripts, recordings) Participants complete the program with a set of fully accessible course materials and an accessibility action plan for future courses. Participants can expect to spend up to 5 hours per week on meetings and course content. Upon completion of the program, participants are eligible for $500 in professional development funds and will receive a certificate/badge of completion. Please apply to participate by Friday, March 20th, 2026.

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Understanding how students develop their writing has become more complex in the age of generative AI. This presentation introduces Turnitin Clarity, a writing process tool instructors can pilot during the Spring quarter. During this session, we will highlight key writing insights Clarity provides - indicators such as pasted text, minimal revision, active writing time, and a complete revision history with playback. We'll also explore how instructors can let students engage transparently with an optional AI assistant within the context of a writing assignment. Presenter: Andrew Jessup, Supervisor, Educational Technology Tools, Bruin Learn Center of Excellence (CoE) #studentwritingprocess #activewriting #revisionhistory #turnitin-clarity Each academic quarter, the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) hosts a weekly series of 10+10 Pop-Up sessions on Zoom. These brief, 10-minute presentations focus on specific topics related to course design, teaching, learning, and assessment, and are led by instructional designers and developers from TLC and campus partners. The “+10” refers to an optional 10-minute discussion following each presentation, where participants can ask questions and share insights. These sessions are open to all UCLA instructors—including faculty, lecturers, instructors of record, graduate student instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. Please direct any inquiries to instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu.

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Have specific questions about UCLA Undergraduate Research Week or your research journey? Join the Undergraduate Research Center for the Sciences for office hours with one of our directors. These sessions are open to undergraduates who would like to discuss topics such as: Writing a STEM Abstract* Getting into research** Undergraduate research programs/opportunities Graduate school preparation Communicating your research *If your question is about writing your Showcase abstract, we recommend watching our Writing a STEM Abstract workshop before attending our office hours. **If your question is about how to get started in research, we recommend watching our Getting into Research workshop before attending our office hours.

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The UCLA Dialogue across Difference Initiative (DaD) is offering this interactive workshop to provide graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with practical strategies to communicate across charged political differences in and out of the classroom. These skills are based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally-renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication. Lunch will be served.

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The Dialogue across Differences Initiative at UCLA is proud to offer an interactive opportunity for Graduate & Professional Students to delve deeper into a core skill for having more constructive conversations across charged political differences. Based on the methodology of Resetting the Table, a nationally renowned organization dedicated to building honest and open communication, this workshop will allow participants to practice speaking about divisive political topics using effective skills. The session will be highly interactive, and we ask that participants be present for its entirety. It will be led by Felicia Graham. This session will be held in-person only on the UCLA campus and will not be recorded.

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Join us for the second topic in the TLC's GenAI Tools Series: Creating Knowledge Base Using Google NotebookLM for Student Engagement Date: Tuesday, April, 14 2026 Time: 1 - 2 p.m. Location: Zoom During the workshop, we will explore and discuss: • The role of AI-supported knowledge construction in enhancing student engagement and deeper learning. • How Google NotebookLM can be used to curate, organize, and connect course materials into interactive knowledge bases. • Strategies for involving students in co-creating and expanding shared AI-assisted notebooks as part of their learning process. • Examples of how NotebookLM can support collaborative inquiry, reflection, and critical discussion in academic settings. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: • Explain how creating shared or individual knowledge bases in Google NotebookLM can enhance student engagement and active learning. • Demonstrate how to organize readings, notes, and resources in NotebookLM to scaffold knowledge building across a course or project. • Design learning activities that engage students in analyzing, connecting, and synthesizing information using NotebookLM. • Integrate NotebookLM into classroom or online environments to promote collaborative inquiry and reflective dialogue. • Evaluate ethical and pedagogical considerations when using AI-generated insights in shared student learning spaces. Instructors who complete all three workshops will be eligible to receive $500 in seed funds for AI tool licensing and further experimentation with AI in teaching and learning.

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These meetups are for people who make websites. Join us every other week, on Wednesday at 11am, to ask any questions you may have about making websites at UCLA.

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We will be reviewing how to make exceptions in the Degree Audit Reporting System. This will include what types of exceptions are available as well as how and when to make exceptions.

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This 30-minute interactive Zoom session explores why specific, criteria-aligned feedback supports learner motivation and improvement, and highlights practical strategies for delivering high-quality feedback efficiently at scale.

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In this workshop, you will reflect on essential professional competencies in your discipline in relation to how AI may or may not be used in students’ future workplaces. You will then revise one of your course assignments to develop an AI-informed set of goals and assignment rubric targeting the development of career-ready skills.

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Designing or Re-Designing a course? Join the Instructional Designers of the Teaching and Learning Center for the Course Design Program this Spring! Apply by April 3rd to be considered for participation, and to learn about: - Backwards Design & Course Mapping - Designing Assessments & Activities - Integrating Media & Technology - Inclusion & Community Building - Managing Feedback & Data. In addition to asynchronous activities in Bruin Learn course site, the Course Design Program also includes five live Zoom sessions, with each for one hour (12-1pm) from April 17 through May 15, 2026. Workshop participants should expect to spend 2 hours each week meeting with their instructional designer and completing asynchronous activities. Instructors are eligible for a workshop completion award of $500 if they complete all workshop activities by 1 week after the last workshop live session. Program activities include: -Five live sessions -Asynchronous assignments and activities in Bruin Learn, including submitting a completed course map, sample course prototype, and reflection on the workshop -Meeting with an assigned Instructional Designer 3 times to discuss the course -Completion of a post-survey Instructors will also be eligible to submit completed course materials for the Exemplar Modules Award of $500, which will be further detailed during the workshop.

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Join a Garden Guide for a free tour on April 18 at 10 am. Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! You'll hear stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the Garden and are given a grace period of 5 minutes. This event is free and open to the public, no RSVP required.

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This session introduces key insights from the 2025 UCLA Senior Survey using interactive data dashboards. Learn how to interpret student responses to better understand their academic experiences and inform your teaching practices. Join us to explore trends and translate student feedback into meaningful improvements for your courses and programs. Presenter: Casey Shapiro, Director of Assessment of Student and Instructor Experience, TLC #student-experiences-of-teaching #data-informed-teaching Each academic quarter, the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) hosts a weekly series of 10+10 Pop-Up sessions on Zoom. These brief, 10-minute presentations focus on specific topics related to course design, teaching, learning, and assessment, and are led by instructional designers and developers from TLC and campus partners. The “+10” refers to an optional 10-minute discussion following each presentation, where participants can ask questions and share insights. These sessions are open to all UCLA instructors—including faculty, lecturers, instructors of record, graduate student instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. Please direct any inquiries to instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu.

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Please join us for a foundational workshop on how to give effective feedback to students. Whether you’re leading a large lecture course or a small discussion section, this session will prepare you with equity-minded practices to support students in developing a growth-mindset and feedback literacy, as well as foster a classroom culture where feedback is valued. This session is open to all instructors, including faculty, TAs, and postdocs. This workshop will be hosted in-person and facilitated by the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). Please contact instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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In this session, participants will explore how Gradescope supports efficient, consistent, and meaningful feedback- perfect for courses with limited grading resources and support. Rather than building assessments from scratch, this Practice & Play focuses on understanding the student submission experience and practicing grading workflows that scale. Participants will walk through the student submission process and then practice using Gradescope’s rubric tools and AI-assisted answer grouping to deliver timely, high-quality feedback while managing workload constraints. This session is designed for graduate students, TAs, and postdocs. All instructors are welcome to attend. What is Practice and Play with EdTech The Practice and Play with EdTech series offers instructors a hands-on opportunity to explore teaching tools and strategies with TLC staff. Each session begins with a brief overview of a tool followed by a guided exercise and time to explore and apply the tool to participants’ own course.

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Please join the TLC and Dr. Logan Juliano (UCLA Writing Programs) for a session about mindful play, a pedagogical intervention that combines active learning with improvisation, contemplative awareness, and reflection. Participants will have the opportunity to play and leave with strategies for classroom implementation. This session is open to all instructors, including faculty, TAs, and postdocs. Please contact instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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When creating digital content—especially materials for your Bruin Learn site—you have an opportunity to improve engagement and learning for all students, not just those using assistive technologies like screen readers. In this session, we’ll cover how to effectively use heading structures and write meaningful alternative text for images. We'll also discuss how GenAI can support (but not replace!) your workflow, with tips on reviewing AI-generated content for accuracy and bias. Presenter: Karen Sobelman, Associate Instructional Designer, Instructional Design and Media Production #digital-accessibility #supporting-all-learners #accessible-headers #alt-text #GenAI-assistance Each academic quarter, the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) hosts a weekly series of 10+10 Pop-Up sessions on Zoom. These brief, 10-minute presentations focus on specific topics related to course design, teaching, learning, and assessment, and are led by instructional designers and developers from TLC and campus partners. The “+10” refers to an optional 10-minute discussion following each presentation, where participants can ask questions and share insights. These sessions are open to all UCLA instructors—including faculty, lecturers, instructors of record, graduate student instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. Please direct any inquiries to instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu.

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Have specific questions about UCLA Undergraduate Research Week or your research journey? Join the Undergraduate Research Center for the Sciences for office hours with one of our directors. These sessions are open to undergraduates who would like to discuss topics such as: Presenting STEM research* Getting into research** Undergraduate research programs/opportunities Graduate school preparation Communicating your research *If your question is about presenting STEM research, make sure to check out our Virtual Presentation Guidelines. **If your question is about how to get started in research, we recommend watching our Getting into Research workshop before attending our office hours.

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This workshop supports faculty and graduate student instructors in designing an AI policy for their course. Participants will discuss benefits and risks of GenAI use in education, before exploring their own perspectives from their disciplinary and instructional context. Finally, participants will work together to draft some guidelines for AI use in a course they may teach in the future. This workshop is designed for all instructors, including faculty and graduate students. Please contact instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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Join a Garden Guide for a free tour on May 2 at 10 am. Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! You'll hear stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the Garden and are given a grace period of 5 minutes. This event is free and open to the public, no RSVP required.

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This workshop series will prepare instructors to rethink the design of their assignments and learning goals in light of AI’s impact. In this workshop, participants will reflect on their professional and instructional values, using the Live Your Values card deck to consider ethical AI use in their disciplines. Participants will then revise an existing assignment that can support students in developing their own values and revise their learning objectives to foster students’ caring, curiosity, and community. This event will be preceded by a coffee hour, starting at 10 a.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring an existing assignment to use as part of an activity.

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Need to ease your grading load in a large course? Join us to explore techniques for delivering feedback efficiently and effectively at scale while still providing students with encouragement and direction to meet their goals. Presenter: Ava Arndt, Program Director for Innovation in Online and Accessible Pedagogy, Graduate Student Professional Development with Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Engagement #effective-efficient-grading #large-enrollment #timely-feedback #support-student-learning Each academic quarter, the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) hosts a weekly series of 10+10 Pop-Up sessions on Zoom. These brief, 10-minute presentations focus on specific topics related to course design, teaching, learning, and assessment, and are led by instructional designers and developers from TLC and campus partners. The “+10” refers to an optional 10-minute discussion following each presentation, where participants can ask questions and share insights. These sessions are open to all UCLA instructors—including faculty, lecturers, instructors of record, graduate student instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. Please direct any inquiries to instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu.

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In the 2025-26 Core Program conference, historians of the Ottoman, Qing, and Mughal empires revisit the problem of comparison by considering synchronicities and structural parallels across Asia. The third conference, "Empires of Things," looks at Society, Materiality, and Knowledge. In what new ways did merchants trade, how did artisans and craftsmen organize themselves, how did guilds transform, how did the pious communicate with each other, how did common subjects live, how did spatial imaginaries change? Organized by Professors Choon Hwee Koh & Meng Zhang (History, UCLA) and Abhishek Kaicker (History, UC Berkeley).

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This Zoom workshop supports faculty and graduate student instructors in designing an AI policy for their course. Participants will discuss benefits and risks of GenAI use in education, before exploring their own perspectives from their disciplinary and instructional context. Finally, participants will work together to draft some guidelines for AI use in a course they may teach in the future. This workshop is designed for all instructors, including faculty and graduate students. Please contact instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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Join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of the UCLA Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies, the nation’s first research center for early modern studies. At a moment when higher education is under siege, the study of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries might seem a luxury at best, irrelevant at worst. UCLA Professor of English Helen Deutsch, who served as the Center & Clark’s Director from 2017 to 2020, will present a review and celebration of the Center and its history, which refutes such assumptions. She will argue that the work of the Center and its partner the Clark Library—research, musical and theatrical performance, conferences, collaborations in many forms—is not a retreat to the past but rather an ongoing engagement with our present.

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In this session, explore practical strategies for improving AI prompts to generate higher-quality classroom assessments. We’ll share a structured approach to prompt design, highlight common pitfalls, and offer tips and tricks to produce sensible assessment items. Presenter: Kevin Chan, Associate Instructional Designer, Instructional Design and Media Production #practical-strategies #improving-ai-prompt-design #generate-classroom-assessment Each academic quarter, the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) hosts a weekly series of 10+10 Pop-Up sessions on Zoom. These brief, 10-minute presentations focus on specific topics related to course design, teaching, learning, and assessment, and are led by instructional designers and developers from TLC and campus partners. The “+10” refers to an optional 10-minute discussion following each presentation, where participants can ask questions and share insights. These sessions are open to all UCLA instructors—including faculty, lecturers, instructors of record, graduate student instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. Please direct any inquiries to instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu.

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Have specific questions about UCLA Undergraduate Research Week or your research journey? Join the Undergraduate Research Center for the Sciences for office hours with one of our directors. These sessions are open to undergraduates who would like to discuss topics such as: Presenting STEM research* Getting into research** Undergraduate research programs/opportunities Graduate school preparation Communicating your research **If your question is about presenting STEM research, make sure to check out our Virtual Presentation Guidelines. **If your question is about how to get started in research, we recommend watching our Getting into Research workshop before attending our office hours.

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Join this In-Person Workshop to explore the third topic in this series: Developing Students’ Critical Thinking Skills Using Google NotebookLM The TLC’s Instructional Designers will host the GenAI Tools Workshop Series to support instructors, like yourself, who are interested in thoughtfully exploring how to use Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in their teaching. During the workshop, we will explore and discuss: -How GenAI tools like Google NotebookLM can support critical thinking and inquiry-based learning. -Strategies for designing learning activities that prompt students to analyze, evaluate, and question AI-generated content. -Examples of how NotebookLM can be integrated into assignments that foster deeper reasoning and reflection. -Methods for guiding students to critique AI outputs for accuracy, bias, and logic. -Best practices for aligning AI use with learning outcomes and institutional academic integrity standards. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: -Explain how Google NotebookLM can be used to support and scaffold students’ critical thinking and metacognitive skills. -Design AI-enhanced learning activities or assignments that require students to analyze, evaluate, and revise AI-generated content. -Model strategies for helping students question assumptions, identify bias, and assess evidence in AI responses. -Integrate NotebookLM into classroom practices that promote reflection, argumentation, and evidence-based reasoning. -Formulate guidelines for responsible and ethical AI use that maintain academic integrity while fostering critical inquiry. Instructors who complete all three workshops will be eligible to receive $500 in seed funds for AI tool licensing and further experimentation with AI in teaching and learning.

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Short-form video is a flexible tool for explaining key concepts, prompting reflection, and engaging students through familiar media. This session will explore pedagogically grounded use cases, showcase examples aligned with common learning goals, and demo simple, accessible workflows for creating and integrating short-form video into your courses. No prior video production experience required. Presenter: Tyler Compton, Multimedia Designer, Instructional Design and Media Production #short-form-video #enhancing-student-engagement #flexible-tool #multimodal-learning Each academic quarter, the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) hosts a weekly series of 10+10 Pop-Up sessions on Zoom. These brief, 10-minute presentations focus on specific topics related to course design, teaching, learning, and assessment, and are led by instructional designers and developers from TLC and campus partners. The “+10” refers to an optional 10-minute discussion following each presentation, where participants can ask questions and share insights. These sessions are open to all UCLA instructors—including faculty, lecturers, instructors of record, graduate student instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. Please direct any inquiries to instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu.

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The Undergraduate Research & Creativity Showcase is Undergraduate Research Week’s main event. Hundreds of students will gather here on the Undergraduate Research Week website to share their work on student-initiated and faculty-led research and creative projects in livestreamed panels on May 19, 2026, and as recorded presentations and multimedia throughout the week.

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This co-working peer review session will cover syllabus design best practices. Participants will look at example syllabi, consider best practices for student-centered, inclusive, and digitally accessible design, and peer review each other’s materials. Light refreshments will be served. This session is open to all instructors, including faculty, TAs, and postdocs. Please contact instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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Please join us for a foundational workshop on how to give effective feedback to students. Whether you’re leading a large lecture course or a small discussion section, this session will prepare you with equity-minded practices to support students in developing a growth-mindset and feedback literacy, as well as foster a classroom culture where feedback is valued. This Zoom session is open to all instructors, including faculty, TAs, and postdocs. Please contact instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu if you have any questions.

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Join us for the virtual Undergraduate Research Week Awards Ceremony, where we will celebrate the close of Undergraduate Research Week and honor winners of the Dean’s Prize and Faculty Mentor Award! Join Us on Zoom https://ucla.in/4rpBgS9

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Join UCLA TLC's Instructional Designers in the GenAI Tools Workshop Series. For this Zoom workshop, instructors will explore how Google NotebookLM, an AI-powered notebook designed to help users organize, synthesize, and generate insights, can be used to enhance teaching and learning. During the workshop, we will explore and discuss: -How GenAI tools like Google NotebookLM can support critical thinking and inquiry-based learning. -Strategies for designing learning activities that prompt students to analyze, evaluate, and question AI-generated content. -Examples of how NotebookLM can be integrated into assignments that foster deeper reasoning and reflection. -Methods for guiding students to critique AI outputs for accuracy, bias, and logic. -Best practices for aligning AI use with learning outcomes and institutional academic integrity standards. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: -Explain how Google NotebookLM can be used to support and scaffold students’ critical thinking and metacognitive skills. -Design AI-enhanced learning activities or assignments that require students to analyze, evaluate, and revise AI-generated content. -Model strategies for helping students question assumptions, identify bias, and assess evidence in AI responses. -Integrate NotebookLM into classroom practices that promote reflection, argumentation, and evidence-based reasoning. -Formulate guidelines for responsible and ethical AI use that maintain academic integrity while fostering critical inquiry. Instructors who complete all three workshops in this series will be eligible to receive $500 in seed funds for AI tool licensing and further experimentation with AI in teaching and learning.

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A central figure in the literary and cultural spheres of the late nineteenth century, Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was also the originator of Irish modernism. Still, literary scholarship has largely sidelined his powerful influence over this movement. Regarded by his contemporaries as an outstanding artist, critic, and public intellectual until his imprisonment in 1895, current research on Wilde tends to confine his leading presence within the late Victorian aesthetic and decadent movements. By highlighting this overlooked aspect of Wilde’s legacy, “Oscar Wilde’s Modernist Legacies” will raise critical and theoretical awareness of his influence over modernist innovation not only within the field of literary production but also in related artistic areas in Ireland and beyond.

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