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UCI DTEI Welcomes New Pedagogical Wellness Specialist Position Created to Prioritize Faculty Well-Being
Coming out of nearly two years of teaching during a pandemic, Andrea Aebersold, Director of...
High Stakes Assessments vs. Reflective Journaling
Jordan C. Grasso, School of Social Ecology Professors across disciplines often rely on...
Take a Moment for Wellness
School's out, and for me this summer means a moment to step back and just be. I tend to focus on...
Critical Latinx Pedagogy: Empowering Latinx Students at a Hispanic Serving Institution
Julybeth Murillo, School of Social Sciences Hispanic Serving Institutions Aguilar- Smith states...
Finding Balance
It's a new month so I decided it was time for a new me. I have literally cut my hair once since...
Gamification and the Classroom: A Short Review
Christopher Chacon, School of Humanities In this short review, I will consider the role student...
Implementing Active Learning in Large-Enrollment Courses
Claire Freimark, School of Biological Sciences Introductory undergraduate science courses can be...
Covid-19, Educational Inequity, and Student Outcomes
Alisson Rowland, School of Social Sciences The US’s poor welfare infrastructure, combined with the...
Implementing Undergraduate Learning Assistants (LAs) in College Classrooms: A Win-Win-Win-Win!
Karma Rose Zavita, School of Social Ecology Big universities are the most likely to have large...
Cultivating an Inclusive Learning Environment
It’s my honor to spotlight Professor Brandon Golob, an assistant professor of teaching of...
Reflective Practice Toolkit
“Reflective Practice is the ability to reflect on one's actions so as to engage in a process of...
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A Celebration Sneak Peek
I'm probably jinxing it just by writing this blog post...but Celebration of Teaching is back! The...
Course Transformation & A Growth Mindset
This month I would like to spotlight Patrick Hong, Lecturer in the Department of Engineering at...
An Article: “10 Course Policies to Rethink on Your Fall (Winter) Syllabus”
Going through this unprecedented time for almost two years, academia is still undergoing adapting...
A Meaningful and Collaborative Learning Environment
I want to write a post to spotlight Professor Victorya Nam, an instructor for lower division...
Implementing Curative Pedagogy in Teaching Theatre History
Talin Abadian, Department of Drama Theatre history courses are generally offered through survey...
Connections Between UDL and Educating Students with Disabilities
Katherine Karayianis, School of Social Ecology As a child growing up with a disability, I often...
Welcome to This Week’s Episode on….Student-Produced Podcasts
Mutsumi Ogaki, School of Social Ecology In social science classes, it's not uncommon for...
Using Flipped Classrooms in Health Sciences Education: The Latest Evidence, and Recommendations
Babak Saatchi, PhD Student, Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California,...
Accessibility Tips: Three Visual Resources to Help You Get Started
As more and more of our learning content is moved into the digital realm, it is increasingly...
Lilly Conference, San Diego 2022 – Evidence-Based Teaching & Learning International Teaching Learning Cooperative (ITLC)
Jeanie R. C. Toscano, DTEI Pedagogical Fellow Department of Spanish & Portuguese. I attended...
Dr. Susan King: A Caring & Energetic Teacher
For this month's spotlight, I'd like to feature Dr. Susan King from the UCI Department of...
Correcting Student Errors
As we near the end of another quarter, I'm sure you have all seen students make mistakes, offer...
An Article: “Humanizing Online Teaching to Equitize Higher Education”
I first started teaching online in 2016. I was referred to the job by a colleague from my...
C7: Experiences and Advice in Designing an Online Course
Transforming a course to be delivered online is not a simple feat. While the pandemic gave many...
What’s the Difference between Learning Goals and Learning Outcomes?
For over ten years, I've been a teaching consultant and helped faculty, both undergrad and...
High-impact Learning and International Relevance
Cecilia Lynch, a Professor in Political Science at UC Irvine (UCI), is an expert in international...
Pandemic, Pandemic, and Gratitude
I went back and forth on the topic for this blog post. I feel like everyone is so sick of talking...
Teaching According to Students’ Talent
The pandemic profoundly impacted the field of education and our teaching environment. Instructors...
Promoting Digital Active Learning and Student Learning Support
I would like to spotlight Dr. Charles (Ted) Wright is a Professor of Teaching in the Cognitive...
Course Planning Worksheet – How to Set Up an Online Course During an Emergency
Recently I read an article about “The Value of Worksheets for Asynchronous Online Course” by...
So, about 2021…
Last year, I reflected on the dumpster fire that was 2020. For 2021, I struggle to describe it...
Wishing You an Engaging Quarantine
Fall quarter is here at last, and I hope it was a fairly smooth start for all of you. Before I...
Resources for Students for 2021-22 School Year
Our DTEI Graduate Fellows have created a resources page to help undergraduate students navigate...
Teaching Experiment Academy Transforms STEM Education
While the concept of “grades” was introduced during the Industrial Revolution, the way we think...
Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation Director’s Blog Offers Teaching Topics and Resources
In October 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, Andrea Aebersold found herself looking for a more...
Expect the Unexpected
As we get closer to fall quarter, I get more emails from vendors trying to sell me the latest tech...
How UCI’s Digital Learning Institute Supported Instructors and Students as they Pivoted to Remote Learning
When UCI shut down a few days before the finals in Winter 2020 due to the spread of COVID-19,...
New Classroom Enhancement Projects Support Pedagogical Innovation
While instruction for the 2020-21 academic year was remote, the campus hasn’t been sitting idle....
