Coffee Meets Teaching
Faculty enjoy exchanging teaching ideas with each other and sharing classroom experiences. Coffee Meets Teaching is a faculty speed dating program that pairs faculty to conduct causal conversions about teaching. The idea was originally created by a faculty member from the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, Jennifer Wong-Ma.
 “We encourage our students to make social connections with their peers – it’s our turn! As a faculty member, I want to continue to receive peer support and grow our teaching skills by connecting with new colleagues across campus.”
How does this program work?
Faculty interested in “dating” another faculty will create a “dating profile” via an online application. The profile indicates your teaching interest and teaching matters you want to discuss with other faculty. Then, meet with all of your potential dating partners speed dating-style to start conversations. All participating faculty will receive a $10 Starbucks gift card from DTEI to continue meeting with your “dates” throughout the quarter. Finally, the group meets again at the end of the quarter, to exchange their dating experiences and share the take away from their conversions.
Create a Teaching Profile
Share your teaching expertise and the topics you are most interested in learning about to be shared with all attendees
Attend our "Speed Dating" Session
Two speed dating sessions will be scheduled in week 3 and week 8 to connect faculty together and talk about teaching interests
Receive a $10 Starbucks Gift Card
Each attendee will receive a Starbucks gift card to continue two of your conversations over the next month
Share Teaching Experiences
Faculty using digital learning tools for teaching are open to sharing tips, tricks and best practices in implementing technology in the classroom
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Faculty Participants
![Luca Baldesi](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2023/10/Luca-Baldesi.jpg)
Luca Baldesi
Engineering
![Brigitte Baldi](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2023/02/BBw21.jpg)
Brigitte Baldi
Information & Computer Sciences
![Rachael Barry](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/10/Barry_Rachael.jpg)
Rachael Barry
Biological Sciences
![Stacy Branham](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2023/12/stacy.jpg)
Stacy Branham
Information & Computer Sciences
![Shelley Burke](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2023/10/Shelley-Burke-400x400-1.png)
Shelley Burke
Nursing
![Natalia Chernyshoff](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/10/Natalia-Chernyshoff_Square.jpg)
Natalia Chernyshoff
Social Sciences
![Larisa Castillo](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2023/10/Larisa-Castillo-2.jpg)
Larisa Castillo
Humanities
![David Copp](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/UCI_David_Copp_Mechanical-Aerospace-Engineering-1.jpg)
David Copp
Engineering
![Myrona DeLaney](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/10/DeLaney_Myrona-e1707854369102.png)
Myrona DeLaney
Art - Drama
![Wenjun Fan](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2024/02/Wenjun_Fan-1783c357c805a7d9-e1707854095675.jpg)
Wenjun Fan
Public Health
![Barry Goldenberg](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/B.Goldenberg_Square.jpg)
Barry Goldenberg
Education
![Brandon Golob](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/B.Golob_Square.jpg)
Brandon Golob
Social Ecology
![Amalia Herrmann](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2023/03/Amalia-profile-IMG-PHOTO-ART2.jpg)
Amalia Herrmann
Humanities
![Anna Holman](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2024/02/blank-pfp-f110de09befaf038.png)
Anna Holman
Art - Drama
![Patrick Hong](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/PHong_Square.jpg)
Patrick Hong
Engineering
![Solmaz Kia](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2024/02/solmaz-kia-16d65f0d2a01fcb3.png)
Solmaz Kia
Engineering
![Christine King](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/10/King_Christine.jpg)
Christine King
Engineering
![Alberto Krone-Martins](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/11/AlbertoKroneMartins.jpg)
Alberto Krone-Martins
Information & Computer Sciences
![Matt Luskey](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2023/10/Matt-Luskey-2.jpg)
Matt Luskey
Humanities
![Joseph McKenna](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/10/McKenna_Joseph.jpg)
Joseph McKenna
Humanities
![Rudo Mudiwa](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/10/Mudiwa_Rudo.jpg)
Rudo Mudiwa
Humanities
![Olga Muranova](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/DLI_Muranova.jpg)
Olga Muranova
Humanities
![Victorya Nam](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/09/DLI_Nam.jpg)
Victorya Nam
Humanities
![Robert Pelayo](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2024/02/Bob_Pelayo-43076bc7d97f3995-e1707853566941.jpg)
Robert Pelayo
Physical Sciences
![Michael Ratz](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2023/02/MRatz.jpg)
Michael Ratz
Physics & Astronomy
![Lourdes Swentek](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2023/02/Lourdes_Swentek_Square.jpg)
Lourdes Swentek
Medicine, Nursing & Healthcare
![David Trend](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/11/DavidTrend.jpg)
David Trend
Art - Studio Art
![Ana Garcia Vedrenne](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/10/Ana_GarciaVedrenne.jpg)
Ana Garcia Vedrenne
Biological Sciences
![Jennifer Wong-Ma](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2022/10/Wong_Ma.jpg)
Jennifer Wong-Ma
Information & Computer Sciences
![Minerva Wu](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2024/02/Minerva_Wu-c974cf6a17bab0ed.jpg)
Minerva Wu
Information & Computer Sciences
![Jin Yu](https://dtei.uci.edu/files/2024/02/Jin-YU-5e5daa0c0e8f0486-e1707854165282.jpg)
Jin Yu
Physical Sciences