Humanities Technology Holiday Party

Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, CA

Join us at the Clark Memorial Library on December 20, 2024 from 11am-3pm for food, drinks, and festivities.  The Clark is an amazing facility located at 2520 Cimarron Street here in Los Angeles.

Free

IALLT Webinar – Cultivate Student Agency by Personalizing Your Lessons Using Instructional Technology

Personalizing learning does not mean students do the exact same assignment one way. It means students have choice, actively engage in what they are learning, how they are demonstrating their progress and curating the most productive means by which to demonstrate knowledge and skills application! Let’s discuss doable, simplified, and creative strategies to personalize learning...

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2025 World Languages Day

Bruin Plaza

World Languages Day, a cherished UCLA tradition last held in 2018, returns to spotlight the university’s diverse language programs. Open to all UCLA students, World Languages Day offers opportunities to explore UCLA’s language offerings, engage with faculty and peers and learn about the academic and professional benefits of multilingualism. Whether you’re curious about studying a...

UC Data Week – Sharing and Locating Research Data in Humanities and Social Science Studies

Speaker: Tianji Jiang (UCLA) Sharing and reusing data can effectively reduce redundant efforts in data collection. It also enhances the efficiency of scientific research investments by preventing the reinvention of the wheel. Building a sustainable data-reuse process and culture requires frameworks that include policies, standards, roles, and responsibilities, all of which must address the diverse...

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UC Data Week – Visualizing Islamic Manuscripts data at UCLA Library

Speaker: Saad Shaukat (UCLA) UCLA library holds one of the largest collections of Islamic manuscripts (roughly 10,000 items) covering multiple languages including Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu, and spanning nearly 9 centuries (12th-20th). Currently, UCLA Library Special Collections is in the process of a multi-year effort to create digital records for its Islamic Manuscript holdings....

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IALLT Webinar – Kudu and the AI Classroom

Please join us for a special webinar! IALLT Webinar March 2025: Kudu and the AI Classroom: A New Age of Customized Textbooks (Without Sticker Shock) Mar 5, 2025 12:00 PM Eastern / 11:00 AM Central / 10:00 AM Mountain / 9:00 AM Pacific The presenters of this webinar will highlight Kudu, a textbook creation platform...

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Assessing for thinking in an age of AI – the Cognitive Audit

Young Research Library YRL 2"d Floor West Classroom 23167, Los Angeles

Join us for the inaugural session of our Critical Thinking Focused Teaching Workshop, hosted by the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project (UQCTP) and sponsored by the UCLA Department of Philosophy and HumTech. A key challenge for teachers is planning and assessing student thinking with the same precision and intentionality applied to content knowledge. This...

Thinking, Talking and Writing

Young Research Library Presentation Room YRL 1st. Floor Presentation Presentation Room 11348, Los Angeles, CA

Join us for the second session of our Critical Thinking Focused Teaching Workshop, hosted by the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project (UQCTP) and sponsored by the UCLA Department of Philosophy and HumTech. In this session, we will explore a thinking and talk-based writing pedagogy that is transferable to any discipline and year level. Based...

Teaching for Thinking

Young Research Library YRL 2"d Floor West Classroom 23167, Los Angeles

Join us for the third and final session of our Critical Thinking Focused Teaching Workshop, hosted by the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project (UQCTP) and sponsored by the UCLA Department of Philosophy and HumTech. This session challenges the false dichotomy of teaching for thinking and teaching for content knowledge. We will show that developing...