Michelle Rensel
Assessing the Impacts of a Cross-Disciplinary Role-Playing Intervention in a Large General Education Course This project will formally assess the impacts of a historical role-playing exercise on critical thinking, scientific literacy, and core self-efficacy and perspective-taking skills amongst first year undergraduates in a large general education course. The game positions students as characters in a […]
Lauren Clark
Secondary Collaborators Eric Sung, Professor of Clinical Dentistry and Momentum Endowed Chair in Special Patient Care Theresa Brown, DNP, ACNP-BC, AACC, FAANP, Adjunct Assistant Professor Amy Simons, Chief Operating Officer, MOMENTUM Kelly Vitzthum, DDS, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor Elizabeth Thomas, PhD, ANP-BC, COHN-S, FAAOHN, Adjunct Associate Professor MoDeRN: Interprofessional Disability Clinical Competencies for Doctoral Students […]
Heather Dallas
Secondary Collaborators Marcus Roper, Professor and Undergraduate Vice Chair Isai Lopez, Lecturer and Academic Coordinator Inquiry-based learning projects for entry-level mathematics In Fall 2024, the Teaching and Learning Center funded our inquiry-based learning pilot in Math 1: Precalculus, to improve the learning outcomes for our entry-level, STEM-intending freshman cohort, which is disproportionately comprised of underrepresented […]
Alan Chiem
Secondary Collaborators Daniel G. Kahn, MD, Director, Bedside Ultrasound, Internal Medicine Residency Program Jack Basse, MD, Emergency Medicine, UCLA Health Daniel Weisman, MFA, Learning Experience Designer, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Simulation Center Elizabeth Genta, Operations Manager, UCLA Health Information Technology Improving Trauma Ultrasound Training through Interactive Virtual Simulation: Development and Preliminary Evaluation […]
Dory DeWeese
Supporting Student Wellness in Introductory Chemistry Courses The World Health Organization reported in October 2024 that 14% of adolescents aged 10 to 19 experience mental health challenges, a figure that has steadily increased over the past decade. Similarly, the American College Health Association has observed a 1% annual increase in anxiety, depression, and other mental […]
Nina Bjekovic
Secondary Collaborators Jordan Galczynski, Manager of Instructional Technology Group UCLA Humanities Technology Erika Snell, Instructional Technologist UCLA Humanities Technology Tom Garbelotti, Humanities CIO / Director ARC (Augmented Reality and Culture) Hub Building on the pilot module completed during the Spring Quarter of 2025 with the support of the Tier 2 Sandbox grant, we propose to […]