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Sharpen your data science skills with a hands-on workshop on education research using R.
R is a free and powerful statistical computing language. Most courses that teach R start with an...
Classroom Upgrades in Humanities Hall and Social Science Lab
Classrooms in Humanities Hall (HH) and Social Science Lab (SSL) received much needed improvements...
How to Increase Student Reading in the English Classroom
Nathan Dean Allison, Department of English In one of her numerous Faculty Focus articles,...
Flipped Classrooms and Second Language Acquisition
Alejandra Castellanos, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Tell me and I will forget; teach me...
Redefining the Purpose of Education in the Information Age
Prince Paa-Kwesi Heto, Department of Political Science How is the technological revolution...
Learning Outside the Classroom Adds Value to College Courses
Hew Yeng (Betty) Lai, Department of Biological Chemistry Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) is...
Flipped Classrooms and Active Learning for Students Success in Language Acquisition
Gilberto Nuñez, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Nowadays the way of teaching has changed due...
The Changing Role of University STEM Teaching in the Internet Era
Chris Persichilli, PhD, Department of Physics & Astronomy The Problem These are unstable...
Can You Explain That 3 More Times? Advice for Universal Instruction
Daniel J. Ruiz, Department of Earth System Science After asking someone to repeat themselves...
Online Courses: Some Common Mistakes and Recommended Practices
Ángeles Torres Méndez, Department of Spanish and Portuguese The impact of the Internet on...
Why the Student-Centered Classroom Might be Key to Conducting More Effective Peer Review Sessions
Franziska Tsufim, M.A., Department of English Over the years, students in my composition classes...
Pair-Programming: Is It Effective for Learning?
Saehanseul Yi, Department of Computer Science Pair-Programming in Classrooms Pair-programming is a...
Active Learning in Computer Science
Caio Batista de Melo, Department of Computer Science Active Learning is an already popular...
Student-Centered Course Design Improves Learning Outcomes in Biology
Andra Ionescu Tucker, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior Biology courses, particularly for...
Learning and Teaching as Complementary Practices: Examples from Freshmen Experience Courses
Jessica Guerrero, Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy Some instructors are naturals...
Do Scantron Tests on College Campuses Increase Summative Assessment Measurement Error?
Samantha Garcia, MPH, CHES, Program in Public Health Summative assessments are assessments that...
Using Exams as a Learning Experience
Christian Glaser, PhD, Department of Physics and Astronomy Traditionally, exams test students’...
4 Essentials for Learning Space Redesign
Mathew Williams, Principal Analyst with the Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation, talks...
Introducing the Summer Teaching Apprenticeship Program (STAP)
The Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation (DTEI) in collaboration with Summer Session is...
Active Learning Methods in Classrooms Old and New
Nima L Yolmo, Department of Anthropology The growing effectiveness of active learning pedagogical...
Acknowledging Intersectional Identities within STEM Higher Education Classrooms
Hayley Glicker, Department of Chemistry Without recognizing students’ varying intersectional...
Case-based Learning in Chemistry
Bronte Charette, Department of Chemistry What is case-based learning? Case-based learning (CBL) is...
Teaching the Language of Science
Lorrayne A. Serra, Department of Developmental and Cell Biology Reading and the Language of...
5 Tips for Providing Feedback in Large Online Courses
Daniel Relihan, MA, Department of Psychological Science Online college and university courses have...
Thriving in Academia: A Leadership Task More Difficult Than It Sounds
Denise C. Phelps, Department of Public Policy “I want to be a leader,” are words you may hear...
Applying Best Practices to Online Classrooms
Colin McLaughlin-Alcock, Department of Anthropology Educators are increasingly recognizing the...
Commentary: What Instructors Can Do to Improve Retention of Racial Minorities in Higher Education
Mustafa I. Hussain, MS, Department of Informatics Science has had a problem for a long time. The...
Service-learning: Teaching Criminology Beyond the Classroom
Gabriela Gonzalez, Department of Criminology, Law, & Society Making a Murderer, The Keepers,...
Making a Large Class Small
Alessandra C. Martini, Ph.D, UCI Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders...
In with the Good and Out with the Bad: Promoting Healthy Stress in Class
Alicia Hoffman, Department of Chemistry Stress is correlated with both improved and diminished...
Making Lab Spaces More Accessible to the Variety of Students We Serve
Amy Christiansen, Department of Chemistry Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a way to make...
How One University Tries to Make Its Teaching Training Stick
Andrea Aebersold, from the UCI Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation, shares insights in...
DTEI Winter Newsletter 2019
<!doctype html> To view in your browser, click here. Winter 2019 Newsletter...
Brian Sato
[remove_header_bg] DTEI Faculty Director, Professor of Teaching, Molecular Biology and...
Invited presenter Dan Levy and Teachly software
Using data and technology to teach more effectively and inclusively The School of Education and...
DTEI Unveils New Learning Glass
The recent installation of a Learning Glass at the Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation...
UCI hosts STEM Education Research Conference: SABER West
On January 19-20, 2019, the UCI Student Center will be full of faculty, postdocs, and graduate...
A Sign of UCI’s Continued Investment in Student Success: The New Anteater Learning Pavilion
After nearly two years of construction, the Anteater Learning Pavilion (ALP) opens this Fall. The...
Inside All Fun at #IAmFirst
“Let's have a party. Let’s start strong. Let's start by celebrating the first-gen identity!” said...
$200 dollar Million Gift Raises the Bar For UCI
“The greatest wealth is health” and UCI has just been given a historic amount of health indeed...