UCI Center for Engaged Instruction

06/18/2015

Whether you missed this year's Celebration of Teaching ceremony or just want to watch it again, now you can here!

Teaching Learning & Technology Center http://www.tltc.uci.edu/

06/02/2015

At UCI, some Lecturers with Potential Security of Employment are starting to be referred to as " Assistant Teaching Professors." They primarily focus on teaching, but also do research on teaching & learning. Check out this article for some ideas about a teaching-focused tenure track

The crisis in graduate education is a result of colleges hiring instructors without Ph.D.s, not an overproduction of doctorates, argue the authors of a new book.

05/20/2015

Our Course Design Certificate Program was awesome this year! Attendance was maxed out and the group was fantastic. Grads and post-docs, look out for this program in the future. We went the extra mile with the certificates too ;)

05/11/2015

We have a photogenic bunch of new Pedagogical Fellows! Find their photos and info at this link.

Pedagogical Fellows are a group of productive apprentice scholars who also have a keen interest in providing superlative instruction in their roles as Teaching Assistants.

05/08/2015

We had a blast last night at the 22nd Annual Celebration of Teaching Ceremony! Check out our Lecturer of the Year, Jeff Johnston, and his supporters showing their UCI pride- ZOT ZOT ZOT

04/21/2015

Tuesday Teaching Tip: Give your new students some guidelines for writing professional e-mails. This short post highlights some key e-mail conventions.

If your professor has sent you a link to this page, two things are likely true. First, you probably sent an email that does not represent you in a way you would like to be represented. Second, while others might have scolded you, mocked you or despaired over the future of the planet because of your…

04/16/2015

Many people involved with education (students, instructors, administration) believe in some widespread "neuromyths" about how students learn. This fantastic article in Nature Reviews Neuroscience breaks down some of the most common ones.

If you don't want to read the full article, here's a nice little summary: http://dana.org/Briefing_Papers/When_the_Myth_is_the_Message__Neuromyths_and_Education/

Nature Reviews Neuroscience | Perspectives | Science and society Print Share/bookmark Cite U Like Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google+ LinkedIn Reddit StumbleUpon Previous article Nature Reviews Neuroscience | Erratum Expectation in perceptual decision making: neural and computational mechanisms…

04/13/2015

The last hurrah for our 2014-2015 Pedagogical Fellows! We were so lucky to work with another incredible group of graduate students.

04/09/2015

Some professors & lecturers give TAs complete freedom to plan discussion sections. If you want to learn some strategies and tools to lead effective discussion sections, come to our workshop today at 3:30PM in AIRB 1030. Walk-ins welcomed!

Don't lead sections that look like this video!

Boring Econ teacher from Ferris Bueller's Day Off

04/08/2015

Higher ed is undergoing major changes that can greatly impact your future role as a faculty member. Intrigued? Come to our workshop TODAY (walk-ins accepted): Paradigm Shifts in Higher Education & Academic Careers

Location: Graduate Resource Center, 3100 Gateway Study Center
Time:12-1:30pm

03/31/2015

We are thrilled to congratulate Edelina Burciaga, former Pedagogical Fellow and Instructional Development Associate at the TLTC, for receiving a prestigious Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship!

Dissertation Fact Sheet - Ford Fellowship

03/31/2015

We are excited to bring you a fantastic lineup of Spring Quarter Workshops. Grads and post-docs, check out the Course Design Certificate Program.

Click the link for registration info- space is limited!

The TLTC will design workshops, on request, on any topic related to undergraduate instruction. In addition, we offer regularly-scheduled workshops on a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to: assessment; engaging students in discussions; promoting academic honesty; active learning; Prob…