Teaching and Learning Center
Upcoming Events
New Instructor Teaching Institute (NITI)
Wed 9/9 • 8:30AM - Thu 9/10 • 2:30PM PDT RSVP
The UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) welcomes all instructors new and relatively new to UCLA, regardless of their prior teaching experience, to the New Instructor Teaching Institute (NITI), a two-day professional development event on Wednesday and Thursday, September 9 and 10. Wednesday’s sessions (8:30am-5pm) will be held in person at the Luskin Conference Center, and NITI will continue fully online on Thursday (9am-2:30pm). Content will be distinct each day, and attendees are welcome to attend all or part of the Institute. The program will include interactive sessions, a resource fair, social hour, and opportunity drawings. Get oriented to campus, learn about key resources and services at the TLC, explore effective teaching practices, and connect with other new instructors, deans, and campus partners. For questions, please contact instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu.
Course Refresh Clinic - In Person
Fri 9/11 • 10AM - 12PM PDT RSVP
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The Course Refresh Clinic is a hands-on TLC session for instructors preparing or refreshing a course. Participants are invited to bring a syllabus, Bruin Learn site, assignment, module, assessment, accessibility question, or general course design challenge. TLC staff will help participants identify priorities, talk through options, and recommend practical next steps. Areas of support may include course organization, learning goals, student engagement, assessment and feedback, accessibility, and Bruin Learn use.
Digital Accessibility for Course Design Intensive
Mon 9/14 • 9:30AM - Tue 9/15 • 12PM PDT RSVP
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This intensive day-and-a-half training is designed to equip educators with the essential knowledge and skills to build accessible learning environments. Through hands-on sessions and practical guidance, participants will explore key topics including creating accessible course documents, designing inclusive presentation slides, and ensuring media content meets accessibility standards. Whether participants are just getting started with accessibility or looking to strengthen their existing practices, this intensive will offer actionable strategies and resources to remove barriers and foster a class experience where every student has an equal opportunity to succeed.
Course Refresh Clinic - Zoom
Tue 9/15 • 1PM - 3PM PDT RSVP
The Course Refresh Clinic is a hands-on TLC session for instructors preparing or refreshing a course. Participants are invited to bring a syllabus, Bruin Learn site, assignment, module, assessment, accessibility question, or general course design challenge. TLC staff will help participants identify priorities, talk through options, and recommend practical next steps. Areas of support may include course organization, learning goals, student engagement, assessment and feedback, accessibility, and Bruin Learn use.
53rd Annual TA & Postdoc Teaching Conference
Fri 9/18 • 9AM - 4:30PM PDT RSVP
The TLC’s annual TA & Postdoc Teaching Conference offers opportunities for novice and experienced UCLA instructors to build a community of colleagues and develop their teaching toolkits. The day’s virtual sessions are filled with programs designed specifically for UCLA TAs and postdocs with varied levels of teaching experience, along with opportunities to network with fellow graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and instructors. Participants will gain awareness of campus resources to support teaching development and sit in on flash talks by current UCLA graduate students and postdocs highlighting innovative teaching strategies they’ve used to tackle classroom challenges. An added bonus: attendees will also be enrolled in opportunity drawings and gain extra entries for every session they attend. View the full conference program for a glimpse of what’s planned. Register by Thursday, September 17 to attend. You are welcome to attend the event in full or in part. For questions or additional information, contact us at gspse@teaching.ucla.edu.