UCLA Library Information Literacy and Instructional Design Showcase
10 – 11 a.m., June 26 | Zoom Session Overview A team of instructors from UCLA Library will share their experience hosting a biannual Summer Information Literacy Institute for faculty, teaching assistants, and other instructors at UCLA. The presenters will share: Past Institute participants will also share their experiences with incorporating information literacy principles into […]
Scaffolding Research and Writing with Interactive Library Resources
10–11 a.m., May 22 | Zoom Members of UCLA Library’s Writing Instruction and Research Education (WI+RE) team will introduce the audiences to short, interactive lessons developed mainly with H5P that can be imported into Bruin Learn course sites and help students learn crucial steps of the writing and research process. The WI+RE team will also […]
Beyond AI Basics: What Faculty Actually Need to Know
11am – 12pm | Zoom What to Expect in this Showcase If March’s session got you thinking, this one will go further. Faculty are struggling to keep up with AI’s rapid evolution—but there’s a reason why some are thriving while others are overwhelmed. This session will dig into real faculty experiences and the strategies that are […]
Statistics 100A – Introduction to Probability
10 a.m. | Zoom What to Expect in this Showcase STAT 100A implemented various pedagogical strategies to increase the communication opportunities and engage students in Bruin Learn. It uses Discussion, Inbox, Announcements, Modules, and more in Bruin Learn to build a learning community for students from the very beginning. Faculty Bio Juana Sanchez has taught […]
Sociology 1 – Introductory Sociology
10 a.m. | 11360 YRL (Zoom option available) What to Expect in this Showcase With a large-enrollment course, SOC 1 integrated various course design solutions to provide students with different types of interactions with course materials, lectures, and chances to communicate with peers. It also prepared formative and summative assessment activities using additional features in […]
Liberating Structure: Scaffolding Digital Project Integration with Bruin Learn
10 a.m. | Zoom What to Expect in this Showcase This showcase is an interactive presentation that includes 45 minutes of demonstration and 45 minutes of discussion. The demonstration shares the experience of course development and re-design that includes curated content collections, methods of inquiry, and digital project work, using an innovative curriculum template in […]
Digital Humanities 150 – Pirates of the Mediterranean through Text Analysis
10 a.m. | Zoom What to Expect in this Showcase DH150, Pirates of the Mediterranean through Text Analysis, uses text analysis to study this fascinating history. In this showcase, the presenter will explore Faculty Bio Ashley Sanders is Vice-Chair of Digital Humanities at UCLA. She offers courses on applied statistics for humanistic research, text analysis, […]
Digital Humanities 101 – Introduction to Digital Humanities
10 a.m. | Zoom What to Expect in this Showcase DH101, Introduction to Digital Humanities, covers a variety of digital tools and approaches to organize, explore, understand, present, and tell stories with data. In this showcase, the presenter will discuss Faculty Bio Ashley Sanders is Vice-Chair of Digital Humanities at UCLA. She offers courses on […]
German 1 – Elementary German
10 a.m. | Zoom What to Expect in this Showcase In GERMAN 1, the instructor has successfully applied UDL principles in the course design and created several student “Action & Expression” (UDL) activities in Bruin Learn, Faculty Bio Dr. Magdalena “Magda” Tarnawska Senel is the Director of the German Language Program and Lecturer at the […]
Leganto – Course Reading List
10 a.m. | Zoom What to Expect in this Showcase Course Reading List allows UCLA instructors to incorporate up-to-date links to Library resources and easily compile other freely available online resources into their courses in Bruin Learn. Here’s a link to the Leganto guide for more information: https://guides.library.ucla.edu/leganto This presentation will demonstrate Presenter Bio Michelle […]