New Instructor Teaching Institute
New Instructor Teaching Institute The 2026 Institute will be announced soon NITI is designed to welcome instructors to UCLA by helping them identify the TLC’s key resources and services as well as explore teaching frameworks to support all learners. Participants also have the opportunity to build professional relationships with fellow instructors while gaining an understanding […]
TA & Postdoc Teaching Conference
The 52nd Annual TA & Postdoc Teaching Conference The 2026 TA & Postdoc Teaching Conference will be announced soon. The TLC’s annual TA & Postdoc Teaching Conference offers opportunities for novice and experienced instructors to build a community of colleagues and develop their teaching toolkits. This latest iteration of the conference expands offerings for postdoctoral […]
Collegium of University Teaching Fellows
Overview On an annual basis, the Collegium of University Teaching Fellows (CUTF) program invites graduate student instructors to propose courses that contribute to expanding undergraduate access to course-based research and creative activities. Prospective fellows are encouraged to draw inspiration from their own research and graduate school experience to design courses that will engage and inspire […]
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Night to Honor Teaching
The Distinguished Teaching Awards are UCLA’s highest honor for teaching and recognizes recipients in three categories: senate faculty, non-senate faculty, and teaching assistants. The awards are sponsored by the UCLA Academic Senate Committee on Teaching and the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center. The Night to Honor Teaching was established in 1983 by former executive vice […]
Distinguished Teaching Awards
The Distinguished Teaching Awards are UCLA’s highest recognition for teaching excellence and honors recipients under three classifications: Senate faculty, Non-Senate faculty, and Teaching Assistants. Awardees are chosen based on a range of criteria such as student success examples or metrics, feedback on the student experience, innovative teaching and curricular methods, instructor efforts to foster a […]
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Student Experience Project (SEP)
The TLC is partnering with the Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences (CEILS) to pilot the SEP program at UCLA during the winter 2025 quarter. The SEP Pilot Program uses a community of practice (CoP) model to translate research on belonging and growth mindset into specific actions to create equitable learning environments […]