TA Training Requirements
Background Over the period 2016-2021, Graduate Council considered the state of TA training at UCLA and how to ensure that all TAs are “introduced to universal teaching and learning issues, core pedagogical principles and practices, and strategies for promoting and assessing student learning outcomes.” Their investigation led to the adoption of strengthened TA Training requirements […]
Teaching Assistant Consultant (TAC) Program
Teaching Assistant Consultants (TACs) are advanced graduate students with a high degree of discipline-specific teaching experience at UCLA who are hired to support 495 departmental pedagogy courses. The TLC is committed to supporting the TA training needs for as many programs as possible each year. Departments must reapply annually. We encourage departments to consider ways […]
Dialogue across Difference Faculty Fellows Program
Program Overview Instructors play a critical role in establishing an inclusive learning environment and equipping students with tools to engage in complex conversations across differences in lived experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. The year-long Dialogue across Difference Faculty Fellows program supports instructors of record in integrating the UCLA DaD Initiative’s five values of intellectual engagement, curiosity, […]
10+10 Pop-up Series
10+10 sessions were held at 10 am each Tuesday during the 2025 Spring quarter, starting during Week 2. The presentation slides and resources can be found on the 10+10 Pop-ups Series Bruin Learn site. Topics covered in past sessions include:Student feedback · Student belonging · Generative AITeaching teams · Assessment & grading · Reflective teaching Bruin […]