In November 2024, members of DTEI highlighted UCI’s exceptional quality of teaching-related professional development (i.e. “educational development”) at the 49th Annual POD Network Conference in Chicago. The DTEI team led many presentations and discussions with colleagues from around the world. DTEI also connected with our collaborators on various national grant-funded projects such as HHMI IE3 and SEISMIC. Click the titles below to review abstracts and connect with us if you’re interested in learning more:
Who Wants to be a Learning Assistant? Benefits of Participation
Presenters:
- Brian K. Sato, DTEI Associate Dean
- Josh Arimond, DTEI Lead Coordinator for the Certificated Learning Assistants Program
- Alex R. Paine, DTEI Postdoctoral Scholar
Rest, Reflect, Reimagine: Building Equity-Centered Pedagogical Wellness into Educational Development
Presenters:
- Theresa Duong, DTEI Pedagogical Wellness Specialist
- Danny Mann, DTEI Executive Director
- Kendra Dority, UCSC Teaching & Learning Center Director for Graduate Student and Postdoc Professional Development
- Robin Dunkin, UCSC Teaching & Learning Center Faculty Director
- Roxanna Villalobos, UCSC Teaching & Learning Center Education Specialist for Grad and Postdoc Development
Growth-Oriented Grading to Support Learning in STEM Education
Presenters:
- Megan Linos, DTEI Director of Digital and Online Teaching (DOT)
- Victoria Bhavsar, Director of the Center for the Advance of Faculty Excellence (CAFE) at CalPoly- Pomona
Long-Term Impacts of a 35-Year-Old Intensive Graduate Professional Development Program
Presenters:
- Danny Mann, DTEI Executive Director
- Alex Bower, DTEI Educational Development Specialist for Graduate Students & Postdocs
Nurturing Instructors and Students: Insights from Pedagogical Wellness Narratives
Presenters:
- Theresa Duong, DTEI Pedagogical Wellness Specialist
How Group Structure Impacts Graduate Students’ Pedagogical Development
Presenters:
- Alex Bower, DTEI Educational Development Specialist for Graduate Students & Postdocs
- Boyun Kim, Instructional Design Consultant at Indiana University Indianapolis
Food, Furniture, and Your CTL’s Future: Navigating Interim Leadership Roles
Presenters:
- Danny Mann, DTEI Executive Director
- Kem Saichaie, Executive Director of the UC Davis Center for Educational Effectiveness
Fostering Pedagogical Wellness Through Collaborative Educational Development
Presenters:
- Theresa Duong, DTEI Pedagogical Wellness Specialist
- Andrea Aebersold, Executive Director of the MSU Billings Center for Teaching and Learning
