workshops for Grads & Postdocs

Our workshops are intended for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars audiences; however, all UCI members interested in teaching are welcome to join (including faculty, staff, and undergraduates). Our workshops explore a variety of teaching related topics (e.g., active learning, inclusive teaching, assessments) and are led primarily by Senior Pedagogical Fellows. Many of our quarterly workshops partially meet the requirements for the Certificate in Teaching Excellence, as indicated below each workshop description. Please note that you will need to write a reflection on the workshop to apply workshop attendance towards the Certificate requirements.

If your department, school, or instructional group has specific pedagogical training needs, please contact DTEI (dtei@uci.edu) to request a tailor-made workshop.

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NOTE: If you have signed up for a workshop and are no longer able to attend, please let Alex Bower (ahbower@uci.edu) know as soon as you can.

Workshops at a Glance (Spring 2023)

Register Now for the Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation (DTEI) Spring 2023 Workshop Series!

Please find the workshop series schedule and registration information below. Please contact Dr. Alex Bower (ahbower@uci.edu) if you have questions.

An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Pedagogy

Date, Time, and Location: Monday, April 17th, 2023, 1:00pm to 2:30pm PDT in AIRB 1030

This workshop introduces the principles of trauma-informed pedagogy, and encourages everyone to think about how these principles might be enacted in our own teaching fields. This workshop is collaborative. Together, we will reflect on the following questions: how might risks associated with trauma manifest in our classrooms? What are some strategies for mitigating those risks? How might we enact those strategies in practice? Trauma-informed pedagogy has been shown to be impactful in a variety of disciplines, both STEM based and non-STEM based. To foster the idea that this framework is interdisciplinary, we will also reflect on how we might adapt strategies from disciplines “on the other side of campus” from our own, so that they might apply in our own classroom.

After this workshop, you will be able to:

Describe the five principles of a trauma-informed pedagogy.
Identify trauma-informed strategies for mitigating associated risks of trauma in your field of teaching.
Reflect on how trauma-informed strategies from different teaching fields might be adapted to your own teaching field.

Facilitators: Thomas Colclough (tcolclou@uci.edu), Senior Pedagogical Fellow

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This workshop partially meets the requirements for the “Inclusive Teaching” module for the Certificate in Teaching Excellence.

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How to Make Group Work… Work!

Date, Time, and Location: Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023, 3:00pm to 4:30pm PDT in AIRB 1030

The benefits of group work in the classroom are well-established. However, getting groups to work effectively together can be a challenge, in itself.

In this workshop, you will build a realistic, step-by-step lesson plan based on a teaching situation in your discipline. You will identify when group work is most effective, align group work with concrete learning outcomes, design effective group activities and projects, write clear instructions for group work, and fairly evaluate group-member accountability. Finally, you will model a group task by evaluating each other’s plans based on a rubric.

After this workshop, you will be able to:

Identify the benefits of group work and evaluate when group work is appropriate.
Use backwards design to formulate group activities and compose effective instructions to ensure students achieve their learning outcomes.
Identify several options for group activities and select the most suitable activities based on the needs of each specific lesson.
Use strategies which ensure group-member accountability.
Identify potential issues that may come up when conducting group work and plan for them in advance.

Facilitators: Anannya Mukherjee (anannyam@uci.edu) and Megan Cole (megancole562@gmail.com), Senior Pedagogical Fellows

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This workshop partially meets the requirements for the “Collaborative Learning” module for the Certificate in Teaching Excellence.

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Providing Effective Feedback on Student Writing

Date, Time, and Location: Monday, May 15th, 2023, 11:30am to 1:00pm PDT in AIRB 1030

In this workshop, we will review current pedagogical research on giving and receiving written feedback in the classroom. Additionally, we will examine common pitfalls and challenges related to providing student feedback, and will collaboratively provide written feedback on a series of mock assignments. Finally, the workshop will conclude with tangible tips and takeaways that instructors can use to provide effective and empathetic student feedback.

After this workshop, you will be able to:

Summarize current pedagogical research on giving and receiving written feedback in the classroom.
Examine common pitfalls and challenges related to providing student feedback.
Provide effective written and oral feedback on student work.
Recall tangible tips and takeaways for providing effective and empathetic student feedback.

Facilitators: Megan Cole (megancole562@gmail.com) and Will Lee (joongwl@uci.edu), Senior Pedagogical Fellows

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This workshop partially meets the requirements for the “Assessment” module for the Certificate in Teaching Excellence.

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Developing and Enacting Your Teaching Philosophy

Date, Time, and Location: Tuesday, May 30th, 2023, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm PDT in AIRB 1030

Most academic job applications ask you about your teaching philosophy. While we all have some idea of what we’re trying to accomplish as teachers, this can be difficult to articulate. That’s what this workshop is for. For those who are about to go on the job market, we will identify compelling examples of your teaching philosophy in action. For those who are considering academic jobs in the more distant future, we will identify ways in which you do (or can) enact your teaching philosophy so that you have such examples ready for when you need them.

After this workshop, you will be able to: