The 6th annual Creating Connections symposium on writing pedagogy will take place Friday, June 2nd. Our theme for this year is Generating Text: Teaching, Writing, and Learning in the Age of AI, and this event is intended as a follow-up to the campus-wide “AI in Action” event on May 12th. Our half-day symposium will feature interactive workshops...
Learn techniques, like including authors from diverse backgrounds and non-traditional secondary sources, to diversify course content. Participants will discuss the advantages of incorporating course content from diverse sources and work together to brainstorm ways to update course materials with this practice in mind. Those who would like to work on course content for a specific...
This workshop will focus on teaching with care and empathy during times of crises through a culturally responsive framework. Participants will be introduced to some of the core principles and examples of emphatic teaching and learn strategies to implement this approach into their teaching. This workshop will be held over zoom, link to follow. Facilitated...
This workshop examines the use of Perusall, a collaborative platform that transforms solitary reading assignments into engaging collective activities. This workshop is tailored for educators looking to enhance their students' academic reading and writing skills by incorporating social annotating practices that foster critical thinking and in-depth analysis. Discover practical strategies to integrate Perusall into your...
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With the increased integration of A.I. into the tools of education and business, and the rise in the quality of output of generative A.I., the UCLA Library and UCLA's Teaching and Learning Center invite UCLA instructors and instructional support staff to register for a free online 90-minute workshop and discussion on the implications of A.I....
The Humanities Welcome, held at the beginning of each academic year, invites faculty, staff and students to come together to showcase the Humanities at UCLA. The event introduces students to the benefits of Humanities coursework and degrees, with an introduction by Dean Alexandra Minna Stern, a Humanities faculty member offering an inside peek at their...
L2 Learner Use of Machine Translation: Using What we Know to Harness the Pedagogical Benefits of (Automated) Translation Presenters: Dr. Luciane Maimone and Dr. Jason Jolley Register here Hosted by the International Association for Language Learning Technology (https://iallt.org/)
From Textbook to Homework: A Collaborative Journey in Developing Our Spanish OER Projects with LibreTexts Presenters: Alejandro Lee, Nancy Ballesteros, Sarah Harmon, and Cristina Moon Register Here In this presentation, four instructors from California community colleges will discuss their transition from traditional commercial textbook bundles to Open Educational Resources (OER) and innovative homework solutions in...
Please register for the upcoming workshop "New Platforms for Building Virtual 3D Environments: Replacement Platforms for Mozilla Hubs," which will be held over zoom on October 9 from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm. Presented by Francesca Albrezzi, PhD Digital Research Specialist and Manager of the GIS and Visualization Research Technology Group Office of Advanced Research...
