UCI Teach Day 2023
Agenda
9:00AM - 10:00AM: Check-in/Breakfast
Location: ALP Lobby
10:00AM - 10:30AM: Welcome
Location: ALP 1300
10:30AM - 11:30AM: Keynote Address by Dr. Natasha Turman
Location: ALP 1300
Dr. Natasha Turman
Transformative teaching: A call for critical perspectives to advance student learning and success.
11:45AM - 12:30PM: Student Panel
Location: ALP 1300
Panelists: Jordan Grasso, MacKenzie Christensen, Carisa De Santos, & Kit Feeney
Students share their perspectives about effective teaching and learning at UCI.
12:30PM - 1:30PM: Lunch
1:30PM - 2:15PM: Breakout Session 1
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Location: ALP 2100 Chat-GPT at UCI: Variation in Student Usage, Instructional Support and Educational Equity Authors: Richard Arum (Professor, Sociology & Education), Maria Calderon Leon, Xunfei Lei, Jomar Malquisto Lopes |
Location: ALP 2200 Using Learning Assistants (LAs) for the first time Facilitators: Josh Arimond & Matthew Mahavongtrakul (DTEI) |
Location: ALP 2500 Writing pedagogy in a diverse world Facilitator: Daniel Gross (English) |
Location: ALP 2600 FATE: Advancing Pedagogical Wellness and Inclusion at UCI Facilitators: Jessica Borelli (Psychological Science), Leanne Burke (Nursing), Theresa Duong (DTEI), Celia Faiola (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology), Mahtab Jafari (Pharmaceutical Sciences), Angela Jenks (Anthropology), Kelli Sharp (Dance), David Trend (Art), Joel Veenstra (Drama), Joanne Zinger (Psychological Science) |
2:30PM - 3:15PM: Breakout Session 2
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Location: ALP 2100 Research Talks
The Promise of Using Study-Together Groups to Promote Engagement and Performance in Online Courses
Improving student achievement through the implementation of a weekly Calculus Active Learning Lab. |
Location: ALP 2200 Workshop: DTEI Grad Scholar Showcase Facilitators: Alex Bower, Xinyu Li, Danny Mann (DTEI) |
Location: ALP 2500 UCI Compass: Building a Data Driven Culture Facilitators: Astrud Reed (OIT/ODIT), Jeremy Thacker (OIT), Ray Vadnais (OIT), Brian Sato (Bio Sci, DTEI) |
Location: ALP 2600 FATE: Assessing Assessments in the age of COVID and AI Facilitators: Kevin Bradford (Business), Pavan Kadandale (Molecular Biology & Biochemistry), Beth Lopour (Biomedical Engineering), Adrienne Williams (Cell & Developmental Biology) |
3:30PM - 4:15PM: Breakout Session 3
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Location: ALP 2100 Research Talks
Examining Black and Latinx Undergraduate Student Experiences in STEM at a dual Hispanic and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution
Unveiling student behavior in online learning environments with learning analytics approaches. |
Location: ALP 2200 Workshop: Faculty Roundtable Discussion on Learning Technologies Please join our faculty roundtable discussion to ask questions and exchange teaching experiences in implementing UCI learning technologies which foster student engagement in the classroom. Round 1: Perusall, Ed Discussion, and Google Apps Round 2: YuJa Video Quiz, Poll Everywhere, and Gradescope Facilitators: Rachael Barry (Biology), David Copp (Engineering), Patrick Hong (Engineering), Angela Jenks (Social Sciences), Victorya Nam (Humanities) |
Location: ALP 2500 Evolving practices for instructors in the age of generative AI Facilitators: Mark Warschauer (Professor, Education), Tamara Tate, Waverly Tseng |
Location: ALP 2600 FATE: Instructional roles at UCI: How to support active learning Facilitators: Julie Ferguson (Earth Systems Science), Danny Mann (DTEI), Bob Pelayo (Math) |
4:15PM - 6:00PM: Celebration of Teaching
Location: ALP Lobby
An informal gathering with food and drink to celebrate this year’s teaching award winners and all of those who have contributed to the campus’ teaching and learning efforts
Keynote Speaker
We are excited to welcome Dr. Natasha Turman as the UCI Teach Day keynote speaker. Dr. Turman has a Ph.D. in Higher Education from Loyola University Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Spelman College. Dr. Turman currently serves as the Director of University of Michigan’s Women in Science and Engineering Residence Program.
About UCI Teach Day
UCI Teach Day is an all-day celebration for UCI faculty, staff, and graduate students who strive to foster a culture of inclusion and equity for our undergraduates. The day will include a keynote address by Dr. Natasha Turman (University of Michigan), a student panel, and breakout sessions focused on education research, professional development opportunities, and facilitated discussions on pressing educational issues. The day will end with our 31st Annual Celebration of Teaching, which serves as an opportunity to recognize the Dr. De Gallow Professor of the Year, Most Promising Future Faculty, and additional instructors who have been honored with a campus teaching award over the past year.
Registration is now closed. Thanks to all who will be attending!
Contact & Directions
The Anteater Learning Pavillion
605 Humanities Quad, Irvine, CA 92697
