Second Annual New Faculty Teaching Engagement
The Center for the Advancement of Teaching hosted UCLA’s second annual New Faculty Teaching Engagement on September 20, 2019 to welcome all faculty and lecturers new to UCLA. This year’s […]
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New Community-Engaged Pedagogy Faculty Workshops
The Center for the Advancement of Teaching is excited to announce a new collaboration with the Center for Community Learning: Community-Engaged Pedagogy Faculty Workshops. Join us for a lunchtime discussion […]
How a student’s panic attack changed my approach to teaching
Roshini Ramachandran, Academic Administrator for Curricular Review and Revision, recently published an article in Science Magazine on how seemingly small changes in approaching a class can make a big difference […]
New Active Learning Resource Guide with Learning Space Upgrades
CAT’s Learning Spaces, Design and Maintenance (LSDM) unit completed physical and audio visual system upgrades for the classrooms listed below over the summer. Our Faculty Development team created a downloadable resource […]
Research Collaboration Involving CAT Demonstrated Value of Education on Food Choices and their Carbon Footprint
A multi-disciplinary study of the role of education on food choices and climate impact included our very own Marc Levis-Fitzgerald. He was among a group of UCLA researchers led by […]
CAT’s Learning Spaces – Classroom Technology, Design and Maintenance Upgrades La Kretz 110
Classroom Technology, Design and Maintenance (CTDM) completed an Audio Visual system upgrade to La Kretz 110. La Kretz 110 is one of the largest classrooms on the south side of […]
STEM Educational Innovation and CAT’s CEA
Three members of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching recently published research relevant to the science of teaching and learning that advances our understanding of effective teaching in STEM […]
Teaching at UCLA: A Symposium to Showcase Innovation & Inspire Excellence
The Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT, formerly OID) and CEILS (Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences) collaborated to host an all-day, campus-wide event, Teaching at UCLA: […]
OID Awards AY2018-2019 Instructional Improvement Grants
OID provides grant funding to instructors and departments to support curricular experimentation and development that improves undergraduate instruction across campus. There are two types of grants available: Instructional Improvement Grants (also […]
OID’s Inaugural New Faculty Teaching Engagement
OID held its inaugural New Faculty Teaching Engagement (NFTE, pronounced “nifty”) on November 7th, 2018 at the Luskin Conference Center. All newly appointed faculty and lecturers from the College and […]
