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

Faculty Participants

Luca Baldesi
Engineering

Brigitte Baldi
Information & Computer Sciences

Rachael Barry
Biological Sciences

Stacy Branham
Information & Computer Sciences

Shelley Burke
Nursing

Natalia Chernyshoff
Social Sciences

Larisa Castillo
Humanities

David Copp
Engineering

Myrona DeLaney
Art - Drama

Wenjun Fan
Public Health

Barry Goldenberg
Education

Brandon Golob
Social Ecology

Amalia Herrmann
Humanities

Anna Holman
Art - Drama

Patrick Hong
Engineering

Solmaz Kia
Engineering

Christine King
Engineering

Alberto Krone-Martins
Information & Computer Sciences

Matt Luskey
Humanities

Joseph McKenna
Humanities

Rudo Mudiwa
Humanities

Olga Muranova
Humanities

Victorya Nam
Humanities

Robert Pelayo
Physical Sciences

Michael Ratz
Physics & Astronomy

Lourdes Swentek
Medicine, Nursing & Healthcare

David Trend
Art - Studio Art

Ana Garcia Vedrenne
Biological Sciences

Jennifer Wong-Ma
Information & Computer Sciences

Minerva Wu
Information & Computer Sciences

Jin Yu
Physical Sciences