The TLC has resources and services to support your instruction. Additionally, our maintaining instructional continuity page is regularly updated and offers insight into managing a learning environment during unplanned or challenging events. This includes strike guidance that offers strategies to support your teaching in the event of possible labor actions.
As you begin looking ahead to the next quarter, make sure to note the upcoming deadlines to apply for our future awards and programs, including Distinguished Teaching Awards, Dialogue across Difference Faculty Fellows, Collegium of University Teaching Fellows, and our new Course Accessibility Accelerator. Learn about more programs below!
News
TLC Executive Director and Teaching Professor Highlight Teaching Faculty’s Role in Educational Change
Kem Saichaie and Jeff Maloy contributed to an article examining the role of teaching-focused faculty. Read the story
CUTF Course on LA Housing Guides Students Through Research on Policy Solutions
Ph.D. candidate Katherine Smock’s seminar guides undergraduates in connecting social science scholarship with ongoing debates around local housing policy. Read the story
Scholarly Teaching Seminar Brings Personalized Learning Insights to Large Lectures
This quarter’s talk walked through how instructors can create learning analytics tools that provide academic support to students at scale. Read the story
Save the Date
UCLA Teaching Symposium: Adapting Instruction in the Age of AI
June 10, 2026
This full-day event will provide a forum to thoughtfully examine AI’s evolving role and impact on teaching and learning. Panel discussions and flash talks will bring together experts to explore practical, ethical, and equitable uses in instruction from a variety of perspectives, while a keynote speaker will examine the implications of AI in higher education. The day will close with a technology exposition to demonstrate various tools and opportunities for instructors interested in responsibly integrating AI into courses. More details to come.
Upcoming Deadlines
Distinguished Teaching Awards
March 6 at 5 p.m.: Non-Senate Faculty nominations close
April 3 at 5 p.m.: Senate Faculty nominations close
The annual awards celebrate teaching excellence and elevate the practice of teaching at UCLA. This year, six awards will be presented to each group of Non-Senate Faculty and Senate Faculty. Award nominations for Teaching Assistants closed on February 6. Learn more
Course Accessibility Accelerator
Applications close March 9
April 13–May 24 | Zoom and in-person sessions
Get support for developing digitally accessible instructional materials by participating in this program that walks UCLA instructors through a structured process for updating and creating materials for online, hybrid, and in-person courses. Participants must be instructors of record with a course assigned in the summer or fall quarters.
The six-week program will involve weekly Zoom meetings, in-person working sessions, and optional drop-in hours with instructional designers. Participants can expect to spend up to five hours per week meeting, updating course content, and revising assessments.
[Learn more about the program] [Complete the application]
Collegium of University Teaching Fellows
March 20: Department Nomination Deadline
Advanced graduate students can gain experience for future academic careers through this opportunity to propose, design, and teach an undergraduate course inspired by their research or creative work. Learn more about the program
Dialogue across Difference Faculty Fellows Program
Applications due April 1 at 5 p.m.
The TLC and the Dialogue across Difference Initiative have opened applications for the third cohort of the year-long Dialogue across Difference (DaD) Faculty Fellows Program. Participants have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from across the university and build capacity for supporting dialogue across difference in their classrooms. Learn more about the program
Information Sessions
4–5 p.m., March 10 | Zoom | Register
11 a.m.–noon, March 16 | Zoom | Register
Designing Your Online Course Spring Workshop
Applications due April 3
April 17–May 15 | Zoom
Explore effective instructional practices and kickstart the design of a course that is accessible and welcoming to all learners. This workshop is for any instructor designing a new course or redesigning an in-person course for the online modality (either synchronous or asynchronous).
The five-week workshop includes five synchronous sessions, asynchronous activities, and individual meetings with an assigned instructional designer. Workshop participants should expect to spend two hours each week meeting with their instructional designer and completing asynchronous activities. Instructors who complete the workshop and module are eligible for an award of up to $500.
[View the schedule] [Complete the application]
Resources
Using Gradescope to Deliver Assessments and Grade Efficiently
Find updated guidance on how to use Bruin Learn’s academic grading technology across a range of assignment types.
Efficient Assessments & Grading Strategies
This revised teaching resource provides tools for integrating efficient feedback processes, including leveraging formative assessments such as in-class polling, peer review, and self-assessment.
UCLA Strike Guidance to Support Academic Continuity
These suggested instructional strategies and practices aim to support student learning in the event of a strike by Academic Student Employees.
Events
Student Experiences of Teaching Weekly Drop-In Hours
Beginning Winter 2026, Student Experiences of Teaching (SET) will offer virtual drop-in hours with Cassidy Alvarado, Program Manager of Student Experience Initiatives.
Instructors, Teaching Assistants, and Evaluation Coordinators can get support navigating Blue (UCLA’s course feedback platform), accessing reports, and more.
Instructors and Teaching Assistants
- Mondays: 3-4 p.m.
- Fridays: noon-1 p.m.
Evaluation Coordinators and Department Staff
- Fridays: 9-10 a.m.
- Tuesdays: 2-3 p.m.
AI in Teaching and Learning Events
Creating Knowledge Bases Using Google NotebookLM for Student Engagement
1–2 p.m., March 11 | Young Research Library 21570
1–2 p.m., April 14 | Zoom
Part of the AI Tools for Teaching Workshop Series
The TLC is hosting a three-part AI Tools for Teaching Workshop Series to support instructors interested in thoughtfully exploring how to use Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in their teaching. This workshop (the second in the series) will explore how Google NotebookLM can be used to curate, organize, and connect course materials into interactive knowledge bases to enhance student engagement. Register for the in-person or online session.
Developing Professional Competencies with AI-Informed Assignments
10–11 a.m., April 17 | Young Research Library 21570
Part of the Human-Centered Assignment Design in the Age of AI series
This workshop series will prepare instructors to rethink the design of their assignments and learning goals in light of AI’s impact. In this workshop, participants will reflect on essential professional competencies in relation to how AI could be used in future workplaces. Participants will then revise an assignment to develop a set of goals and an assignment rubric targeting the development of career-ready skills. Register here
Bring Your Own Syllabus: Peer Review Session
1–3 p.m., March 6 | Powell Library 190
This session is open to all instructors, TAs, and postdocs.
This co-working session will cover syllabus design best practices. Participants will look at example syllabi, consider best practices for student-centered, inclusive, and digitally accessible design, and peer review each other’s materials. Light refreshments will be served. Register here
TA & Postdoc Drop-In Hours
2–4 p.m., March 12 | Powell Library 190
Consult with TLC staff on teaching-related professional development topics. Learn more
Graduate & Professional Student Spring Mixer
3:30–5 p.m., April 1 | Royce 306
RSVP by noon on March 30
Open to all graduate and professional students.
Join the Teaching and Learning Center for our Graduate & Professional Student Spring Mixer during National Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week! Connect with peers across disciplines who are teaching, preparing to teach, or simply interested in pedagogy and student learning. Meet campus teaching and professional development programs, expand your network, and start the quarter in community. Build your own ice cream float and participate in Networking Bingo for a chance to win a prize. Register here
Delivering Meaningful Feedback Quickly and at Scale
Noon–12:30 p.m., April 6 | Young Research Library 21570
3–3:30 p.m., April 16 | Zoom
This interactive session will explore why specific, criteria-aligned feedback supports learners, as well as highlight practical strategies for efficiently delivering high-quality feedback. Participants will consider evidence-based feedback principles before viewing a brief demonstration of scalable grading practices in Gradescope. This session may be especially useful for instructors teaching large classes or courses with limited grading support. Register for the in-person or online event.
From Our Campus Partners
End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn and MyUCLA
3–4 p.m., March 10 | Zoom
Hosted by the Bruin Learn Center for Excellence (CoE) | Register here
Efficient Grading and Feedback of Handwritten Assignments with Gradescope
Noon–1 p.m., March 12 | Zoom
Hosted by the Bruin Learn Center of Excellence (CoE) | Register here
Preparing to Teach
3–5 p.m., March 16 | Zoom
Hosted by the Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences (CEILS) | Register here
2026 Academic Postdoc Hiring Fair
9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m March 25 | Handshake
Hosted by Ohio State University (all BIG10 school can participate) | Register here