Facilitator: Matthew Mahavongtrakul, Postdoctoral Scholar

Date, Time, and Location: Monday, April 6th from 11am-noon via Zoom

Congratulations on completing the first week of Spring 2020 using remote instruction! Matthew Mahavongtrakul from the Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation will be hosting a Zoom check-in session to see how remote instruction is going. Feel free to drop in to chat about your experience, ask questions, or bounce ideas for effective remote instruction. No RSVP needed! Here is the meeting information:

Meeting ID: 348 219 5592

Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/afL0hGDMG

Facilitator: Anna Setyaeva, Pedagogical Fellow

Date, Time, and Location: Thursday, April 16th from noon-1:30pm via Zoom

Most tenure-track job applications today require that applicants submit a Diversity Statement along with other documents. Writing and editing a Diversity Statement is challenging for multiple reasons; disclosing personal information and reflecting on how one’s identity contributed to academic and personal struggles can be very difficult. Although writing a Diversity Statement can be stressful, this document gives each applicant a unique opportunity to introduce themselves as individuals and convey their commitment to diversity and inclusion.
 
In this workshop, we will discuss how to craft and/or edit a diversity statement that accomplishes two goals: discusses applicant’s intersectional identity and a novel set of experiences as well as emphasizes applicants commitment to diversity, that can take form of concrete steps taken to help students of diverse backgrounds, completion of additional training, and practices used to foster diversity in the classroom and on campus at large.

In the first part of the workshop, participants will use WordCloud feature available through Mentimeter.Com to create a comprehensive list of personal information that can be shared in a diversity statement, that is not limited to race and gender. In the second part, participants will learn more about the “Do not Tell, Show” strategy: participants will be asked to reflect on active steps that they have taken to contribute to campus diversity and give specific examples of their involvements. In the concluding part of the workshop, participants will have an opportunity to evaluate 3 sample Diversity Statements and will be given time to create an outline for their own statement. The workshop will be conducted via Zoom.

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/364044845

Meeting ID: 364 044 845

** This workshop partially meets the Diversity requirement for the Certificate in Teaching Excellence.

Facilitator: John Hunter, Pedagogical Fellow

Date, Time, and Location: Monday, April 27th from noon-1:30pm via Zoom

Do you want to get your students more engaged in the classroom and enthusiastic about learning? This workshop will cover a range of active learning strategies that can be used to enhance the classroom environment, improve learning outcomes, and actively involve your students in interactive instructional practices. We will discuss the rationale supporting the implementation and effectiveness of active learning techniques, learn about several useful strategies, and practice applying the techniques. We will also cover how active learning can be integrated into online instruction to promote collaboration and active participation. Participants will leave this workshop with a new toolbox of innovative teaching strategies that will allow them to engage their students in interactive learning.

Zoom link: https://uci.zoom.us/j/299796123

** This workshop partially meets the Active Learning requirement for the Certificate in Teaching Excellence.

Facilitators: Thomas Colclough and Mary Anne Mendoza, Pedagogical Fellows

Date, Time, and Location: Thursdays, April 30th, May 7th, May 14th, and May 21st from noon-2:00pm via Zoom

This certificate program covers the foundations of successful course design. Participants will practice ‘backwards, integrated course design’ by establishing goals for student learning and aligning assignments and assessments with these goals. Participants will leave this program with a certificate in course design, a draft syllabus for a course they may teach in the future, and strategies for teaching that course. To get the certificate, full attendance and participation is required for all four sessions. Please note that this workshop will be taking place remotely and that we will be utilizing Zoom breakout sessions for this purpose.

https://uci.zoom.us/j/2830162645?pwd=U2JtVVhUbm80TUF1TkZiR3loTzhIUT09

Meeting ID: 283 016 2645
Password: zotzot

** This workshop partially meets the Course Design requirement for the Certificate in Teaching Excellence.