Faculty & Staff
Wednesday March 3/26
Boost Classroom Engagement and Take Attendance with iClicker Cloud Polling Tools
Wed 3/26 • 12PM PDT RSVP
Join our training session to learn how to use iClicker Cloud to engage your students and gather real-time feedback. Facilitators will guide you through the process of running polling activities during class, gather attendance records, and sync...
Monday March 3/31
Instructor Zoom Drop-In Hours (Week 1)
Mon 3/31 • 10AM - 12PM PDT RSVP
Please join the Educational Development Programs team’s instructor Zoom drop-in hours. In this informal drop-in session, staff from the Teaching and Learning Center will be available to provide support on topics such as course design, teaching...
Tuesday April 4/1
5 Ways to Explore Taking Class Attendance
Tue 4/1 • 12PM PDT RSVP
Join our session designed exclusively for faculty and teaching assistants (TAs) to explore various methods of class attendance tracking. Learn how to efficiently manage attendance using tools such as Bruin Learn, Google Forms, iClicker, and Zoom....
Learn at Lunch: Canva
Tue 4/1 • 12PM - 1PM PDT
With the recent rollout of Canva licenses, BruinTech would like to invite you to join our next Learn at Lunch: Canva on Tuesday, April 1 from 12-1PM (Zoom). Featuring Strategic Communications’ Digital Art Director Paul Choi, this Learn at Lunch will...
Setting the Stage: The First Week Experience to Cultivate Student Belonging Workshop
Tue 4/1 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP
Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL), Room 21570
Please join us for the "Setting the Stage: The First Week Experience to Cultivate Student Belonging" workshop, hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) and facilitated by Caroline Kong and Lisa Felipe. It is never too early to create...
Wednesday April 4/2
Website Makers Meetup
Wed 4/2 • 11AM - 12PM PDT
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.
Educational Innovation & Scholarly Teaching Seminar: Daniel Reinholz
Wed 4/2 • 2:30PM - 3:30PM PDT RSVP
Powell 320
Equity Learning Communities: Using Data to Enhance Instructional Change This talk focuses on the use of data to support equitable teaching. I introduce the model for equity learning communities, which has been developed over the past decade. Equity...
Thursday April 4/3
5 Ways to Explore Taking Class Attendance
Thu 4/3 • 10AM PDT RSVP
Join our session designed exclusively for faculty and teaching assistants (TAs) to explore various methods of class attendance tracking. Learn how to efficiently manage attendance using tools such as Bruin Learn, Google Forms, iClicker, and Zoom....
Instructor Zoom Drop-In Hours (Week 1)
Thu 4/3 • 12PM - 2PM PDT RSVP
Please join the Educational Development Programs team’s instructor Zoom drop-in hours. In this informal drop-in session, staff from the Teaching and Learning Center will be available to provide support on topics such as course design, teaching...
Sunday April 4/6
FAB - Intersections Between Culture and Medicine: A Celebration of Community and Culture
Sun 4/6 • 10AM - 4PM PDT
Bradley 300 + Sycamore
Through this program, we aim to bring attention to the intersection between medicine and cultures by holding panels with medical students from underrepresented backgrounds, holding DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) workshops, student research...
#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Cultural #IdentityBased
Tuesday April 4/8
10 + 10 Pop-Up Series: Increasing Access in Reading Assignments
Tue 4/8 • 10AM - 10:20AM PDT RSVP
Title: Increasing Access in Reading Assignments #engaging-digital-reading #deep-reading #pdf-tips Description: Students read on screens all the time, but due to constraints in digital reading tools, they may not be engaging deeply with the new...
Getting Started with iClicker Events
Tue 4/8 • 12PM PDT RSVP
In this training session, you’ll discover how to use iClicker Events to create polling sessions that enhance engagement in your classes, faculty meetings, conference presentations or events. iClicker Events is available for all instructors with an...
Wednesday April 4/9
Spring English Language Circle: April 9
Wed 4/9 • 12PM - 1PM PDT
Are you looking for a safe and supportive space to practice your English conversation skills? Check out Dashew Center's English Language Circle (ELC)! Here you will have an opportunity to practice your English with other language learners. The...
#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Cultural #Multicultural
Thursday April 4/10
Getting Started with iClicker Events
Thu 4/10 • 10AM PDT RSVP
In this training session, you’ll discover how to use iClicker Events to create polling sessions that enhance engagement in your classes, faculty meetings, conference presentations or events. iClicker Events is available for all instructors with an...
Winter IDMP Showcase 2: Beyond AI Basics - What Faculty Actually Need to Know
Thu 4/10 • 11AM - 12:30PM PDT RSVP
If March’s session got you thinking, this one will go further. Faculty are struggling to keep up with AI’s rapid evolution—but there’s a reason why some are thriving while others are overwhelmed. This session will dig into real faculty experiences...
Friday April 4/11
Navigating Mental Health in the Classroom
Fri 4/11 • 9AM - 12:30PM PDT
UCLA Luskin Conference Center
Registration is now closed for this event. If you are interested in being on a waiting list, please contact edp@teaching.ucla.edu Please join us for the "Navigating Mental Health in the Classroom" workshop, part of our Instructor Wellbeing series,...
Tuesday April 4/15
10 + 10 Pop-Up Series: Navigating Unexpected Conversations in Office Hours: Breaking It Down
Tue 4/15 • 10AM - 10:20AM PDT RSVP
Title: Navigating Unexpected Conversations in Office Hours: Breaking It Down #unpracticed_conversations #office_hours #supporting-students #TAs #postdocs Description: Join us for a preview of one of our most popular professional development...
Assignments and Grading
Tue 4/15 • 12PM PDT RSVP
This training sesson will show instructors how to create and grade assignments and discussions, utilize time saving features in the Gradebook, and provide student extensions and accommodations. Join us to improve your teaching skills and simplify...
Designing and Using Rubrics: Why and How Workshop
Tue 4/15 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP
Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL), Room 21570
Please join us for the "Designing and Using Rubrics: Why and How" workshop, hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) and facilitated by Sammy Solis and Lisa Felipe. This workshop will delve into the principles of equity in assessment,...
Wednesday April 4/16
FITWELL Talks Alcohol: Get the Facts for Your Health with Dr. Tina Kapadia
Wed 4/16 • 12PM - 12:30PM PDT RSVP
FITWELL Talks: Conversations with UCLA Health experts on the latest wellbeing research, practical recommendations, and more. Just thirty minutes via Zoom over your lunch hour. Join live, listen in, and come ready with questions. Take good care. ...
Spring English Language Circle: April 16
Wed 4/16 • 12PM - 1PM PDT
Are you looking for a safe and supportive space to practice your English conversation skills? Check out Dashew Center's English Language Circle (ELC)! Here you will have an opportunity to practice your English with other language learners. The...
#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Cultural #Multicultural
Thursday April 4/17
BruinTech Monthly Meet-up
Thu 4/17 • 12PM - 1PM PDT
TBD
Join us for the inaugural BT monthly meetup, where you can BYOL (bring your own lunch) and enjoy the company of fellow IT professionals from across UCLA. Light refreshments (drinks and snacks) will be provided. No registration...
FAB - Health Career Net Working Night
Thu 4/17 • 5PM - 9PM PDT
Carnesale Palisades, Hermosa, Venice, Malibu
Pre-health undergraduates come to network with professionals of their aspiring career paths and are exposed to new career options as well. There will also be multiple workshops, panels, and professional school application advising to further offer...
#Undergraduate #FacultyStaff #Alumni #Educational #PreProfessional
Monday April 4/21
Structuring College Access: The Market Segment Model and College Board Geomarkets
Mon 4/21 • 4PM - 5:30PM PDT RSVP
3312 Murphy Hall
College Board leverages test-taker data to help colleges recruit students. In the 1980s, College Board “Geomarkets” became an input for two recruiting products. Using Census data and public records requests, Ozan examines which students are included...
#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Educational #Research
Tuesday April 4/22
10 + 10 Pop-Up Series: Motivating Students with Growth Mindset Feedback
Tue 4/22 • 10AM - 10:20AM PDT RSVP
Title: Motivating Students with Growth Mindset Feedback #growth-mindset #supporting-students #FacultyStaff #TAs #graduate-instructors #postdocs Description: Join GSPSE to learn about techniques for delivering feedback that stimulates students'...
Assignments and Grading for TAs
Tue 4/22 • 12PM PDT RSVP
Enhance your teaching skills and streamline your work in Bruin Learn! This session is designed primarily for TAs and will cover creating and grading assignments and discussions, navigating the Gradebook, and providing student extensions and...
Assessing Student Learning and Gathering Student Feedback Throughout the Quarter Workshop
Tue 4/22 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP
Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL), Room 21570
Please join us for the "Assessing Student Learning and Gathering Student Feedback Throughout the Quarter" workshop, hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) and facilitated by Lisa Felipe and Caroline Kong. In this workshop,...
Wednesday April 4/23
UCLA Editor-in-Residence Public Events with Courtney Berger
Wed 4/23 • 10:30AM - Thu 4/24 • 5:45PM PDT RSVP
Hershey Salon 158
Attend one of two UCLA Editor-in-Residence public events with Courtney Berger, Executive Editor, Duke University Press. Wednesday, April 23, 10:30 am-11:30 am: Talk Talk: Writing Books People Will Want to Read: Advice for First-Time Authors We...
Developing a Reflective Teaching Practice Workshop
Wed 4/23 • 11AM - 12PM PDT RSVP
Powell Library, Room 190
Please join us for the "Developing a Reflective Teaching Practice" workshop, hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) and facilitated by Sammy Solis. In this workshop, we discuss the benefits of reflective teaching practices on...
Spring English Language Circle: April 23
Wed 4/23 • 12PM - 1PM PDT
Are you looking for a safe and supportive space to practice your English conversation skills? Check out Dashew Center's English Language Circle (ELC)! Here you will have an opportunity to practice your English with other language learners. The...
#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Cultural #Multicultural
Monday April 4/28
Instructor Zoom Drop-In Hours (Week 5)
Mon 4/28 • 2PM - 4PM PDT RSVP
Please join the Educational Development Programs team’s instructor Zoom drop-in hours. In these informal drop-in sessions, staff from the Teaching and Learning Center will be available to provide support on topics such as course design, inclusive...
Tuesday April 4/29
10 + 10 Pop-Up Series: How to Create Community Agreements
Tue 4/29 • 10AM - 10:20AM PDT RSVP
Title: How to Create Community Agreements #community-agreements #classroom-norms #cocreating-the-learning-environment Description: In this session, instructors will learn concrete strategies for creating and using community agreements, one of...
Wednesday April 4/30
Spring English Language Circle: April 30
Wed 4/30 • 12PM - 1PM PDT
Are you looking for a safe and supportive space to practice your English conversation skills? Check out Dashew Center's English Language Circle (ELC)! Here you will have an opportunity to practice your English with other language learners. The...
#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Cultural #Multicultural
Learning Objectives and Backward Design Workshop
Wed 4/30 • 2PM - 3PM PDT RSVP
Powell Library, Room 190
Please join us for the "Learning Objectives and Backward Design" workshop, hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center and facilitated by Sammy Solis. In this workshop, participants will explore the benefits of backward design, a framework for...
Thursday May 5/1
Instructor Zoom Drop-In Hours (Week 5)
Thu 5/1 • 9:30AM - 11:30AM PDT RSVP
Please join the Educational Development Programs team’s instructor Zoom drop-in hours. In these informal drop-in sessions, staff from the Teaching and Learning Center will be available to provide support on topics such as course design, inclusive...
Instructor Wellbeing: Intro to Trauma-Informed Pedagogy
Thu 5/1 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP
Powell Library, room 190
Please join us for an introductory workshop on trauma-informed pedagogy, part of the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center’s Instructor Wellbeing initiative. The workshop will be facilitated by Sammy Solis and Derisa Grant. What is trauma and what...
Tuesday May 5/6
10 + 10 Pop-Up Series: How to Use Student Experiences of Teaching (SET) Data to Inform Your Teaching
Tue 5/6 • 10AM - 10:20AM PDT RSVP
Title: How to Use Student Experiences of Teaching (SET) Data to Inform Your Teaching #student-experiences-of-teaching #data-informed-teaching Description: This workshop offers practical strategies for leveraging Student Experiences of Teaching...
FITWELL Talks: Stroke 101 with Dr. May Nour, UCLA Health
Tue 5/6 • 12PM - 12:30PM PDT RSVP
FITWELL Talks: Conversations with UCLA Health experts on the latest wellbeing research, practical recommendations, and more. Just thirty minutes via Zoom over your lunch hour. Join live, listen in, and come ready with questions. Take good care. May...
Beyond the Discussion Board: Polling, Social Annotation, Forums and Other Ways to Engage Students
Tue 5/6 • 12PM - 1:30PM PDT RSVP
Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL), Room 21570
Please join us for the "Beyond the Discussion Board: Polling, Social Annotation, Forums and Other Ways to Engage Students" workshop, hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). The workshop will be facilitated by Caroline Kong. ...
Thursday May 5/8
Progressive Activists and the Bible
Thu 5/8 • 11:15AM - 12:15PM PDT RSVP
Some of America’s most effective reformers did not just refer to the Bible, but fused their own struggles with its narratives, seeing themselves as part of a cosmic divine battle within history. Claudia Setzer will have us consider how abolitionist...
Bruin Day • Saturday May 5/10
AlgoEd x UCLA Global Medical Brigades Science/Medical Competition
Sat 5/10 • 8AM PDT
UCLA's Global Medical Brigades chapter has teamed up with AlgoEd, a company that provides platforms for middle school and high school students to participate in large-scale competitions. This event will include medical and science related questions...
Tuesday May 5/13
10 + 10 Pop-Up Series: Explore the AI Toolkit for the Humanities Classroom
Tue 5/13 • 10AM - 10:20AM PDT RSVP
Title: Explore the AI Toolkit for the Humanities Classroom #ai-tool-kit #ai-best-practices #ai-based-activities Description: Humanities Technology (HumTech)--HumTech is developing an AI Toolkit in collaboration with their graduate student RITC's,...
Create Engaging and Interactive Reading Assignments Using Social Annotation Tools
Tue 5/13 • 12PM PDT RSVP
The session will cover a comparison between two social annotation tools, Perusall and Hypothesis, and demonstrate how to use them to create interactive reading assignments that promote student engagement and collaboration. Audience: Faculty,...
FITWELL Talks: Sleep and Mental Health with Dr. Sam Kashani
Tue 5/13 • 12PM - 12:30PM PDT RSVP
FITWELL Talks: Conversations with UCLA Health experts on the latest wellbeing research, practical recommendations, and more. Just thirty minutes via Zoom over your lunch hour. Join live, listen in, and come ready with questions. Take good care. May...
Power and Alterity in Black Religious Thought
Tue 5/13 • 12:30PM - 1:30PM PDT RSVP
Kaplan Hall, 365
Who is the human? What is legitimate religion? Who is left out of these discourses? Questions of power, humanity, and alterity animate religious discourse and responses to oppression. Leveraging the Rastafari movement and interrogating religious...
#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Educational
Wednesday May 5/14
Navigating Charged Conversations in the Classroom
Wed 5/14 • 9AM - 10:30AM PDT RSVP
Powell Library, room 190
Please join us for the "Navigating Charged Conversations in the Classroom” workshop, hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) and facilitated by Derisa Grant. Handling a classroom discussion that suddenly becomes contentious can be a...
Grade Handwritten Assignments Quickly with Gradescope
Wed 5/14 • 1PM PDT RSVP
Gradescope helps instructors grade handwritten assignments quickly and consistently, while providing meaningful feedback to students. This session will cover how to create assignments, how students and instructors can upload work, and the basics of...
Thursday May 5/15
Create Engaging and Interactive Reading Assignments Using Social Annotation Tools
Thu 5/15 • 10AM PDT RSVP
The session will cover a comparison between two social annotation tools, Perusall and Hypothesis, and demonstrate how to use them to create interactive reading assignments that promote student engagement and collaboration. Audience: Faculty,...
Tuesday May 5/20
10 + 10 Pop-Up Series: How to Compare and Evaluate AI Tools
Tue 5/20 • 10AM - 10:20AM PDT RSVP
Title: How to Compare and Evaluate AI Tools #GenAI #pick-your-innovation #diffusion-of-innovation #enhancing-teaching-and-learning Description: Choosing the right AI tool can be a real challenge. This short presentation provides a practical...
Empowered Teaching: Ungrading 101 Workshop
Tue 5/20 • 12PM - 1PM PDT RSVP
Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL), Room 21570
Please join us for the "Empowered Teaching: Ungrading 101” workshop, hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) and facilitated by Caroline Kong and Sammy Solis. In this workshop, participants will explore “ungrading,” a framework that...
Wednesday May 5/21
Assignments and Grading for TAs
Wed 5/21 • 12PM PDT RSVP
Enhance your teaching skills and streamline your work in Bruin Learn! This session is designed primarily for TAs and will cover creating and grading assignments and discussions, navigating the Gradebook, and providing student extensions and...
Friday May 5/23
Symposium: Women and Goddesses in Jainism
Fri 5/23 • 2PM - 5PM PDT RSVP
Hershey Hall Salon
Throughout the history of Jainism, one of the world’s oldest living religions, Jain women have played a crucial role. Jain renouncers, whose self-denying lifestyle is revered as the highest ideal, are predominantly female, while Jain laywomen tend...
Thursday May 5/29
Bring Your Own Syllabus: Co-Working and Consultation Session
Thu 5/29 • 1PM - 3PM PDT RSVP
Powell Library, Room 190
Please join us for the "Bring Your Own Syllabus: Co-Working and Consultation Session," hosted by the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) and facilitated by Sammy Solis. Are you looking to refresh, rewrite, or rethink your syllabus? Are you...
Tuesday June 6/3
End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn & MyUCLA
Tue 6/3 • 12PM PDT RSVP
This training session will demonstrate how to finalize your Bruin Learn gradebook and transfer Bruin Learn grades to MyUCLA. Audience: Faculty, TAs,...
Thursday June 6/5
End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn & MyUCLA
Thu 6/5 • 10AM PDT RSVP
This training session will demonstrate how to finalize your Bruin Learn gradebook and transfer Bruin Learn grades to MyUCLA. Audience: Faculty, TAs,...
Tuesday June 6/10
End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn & MyUCLA
Tue 6/10 • 12PM PDT RSVP
This training session will demonstrate how to finalize your Bruin Learn gradebook and transfer Bruin Learn grades to MyUCLA. Audience: Faculty, TAs,...
Thursday June 6/12
End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn & MyUCLA
Thu 6/12 • 10AM PDT RSVP
This training session will demonstrate how to finalize your Bruin Learn gradebook and transfer Bruin Learn grades to MyUCLA. Audience: Faculty, TAs,...
Wednesday June 6/18
BruinTech Monthly Meet-up
Wed 6/18 • 12PM - 1PM PDT
TBD
Join us for the inaugural BT monthly meetup, where you can BYOL (bring your own lunch) and enjoy the company of fellow IT professionals from across UCLA. Light refreshments (drinks and snacks) will be provided. No registration...