Teaching Resource Index
This comprehensive index provides an overview of all teaching and learning resources at the UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC).
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About TLC Teaching Resources
Our resources fall into three main categories to meet the needs of UCLA instructors. These formats are explained in more detail below.
Teaching Bulletins
These resources offer on-demand and timely teaching guidance to address pressing issues that may impact your classroom or ability to deliver instruction.
Teaching Guides
These guides provide in-depth guidance to help instructors understand important pedagogical practices and approaches. They are designed to support the seamless integration of these strategies into your teaching activities.
Teaching Resources
Additional materials provide on-demand pedagogical support to help instructors throughout the entire teaching experience, support well-being, and help them continue to build instructional skills and pedagogical knowledge.
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Academic Continuity
- Teaching Strategies to Support Academic Continuity Through Difficult Times (Teaching Bulletin)
- Pivot to Zoom Teaching (Teaching Bulletin)
- UCLA Teach-in Guidance (Teaching Resource)
- UCLA Strike Guidance to Support Academic Continuity (Teaching Resource)
- UCLA General Guidance for Handling Classroom Disruptions (UCLA)
Navigating Uncertainty
- Navigating Uncertainty: Doxing and Online Harassment (Timely Teaching Resource)
- Navigating Uncertainty: Visa and Immigration Concerns (Timely Teaching Resource)
- Navigating Uncertainty: Resources for Trans and Nonbinary Instructors (Timely Teaching Resource)
Classroom Disruptions
- General Guidance for Handling Disruptions (Infographic)
- Classroom Emergency Preparedness (Infographic)
Active Learning
- Active Learning (Teaching Guide)
- Mindful Play for Learning & Wellbeing (Teaching Resource)
- Guidance for Suspected AI Misconduct (Teaching Resource)
Generative AI (GenAI)
- Using Generative AI Effectively and Responsibly in Teaching and Learning (Teaching Guide)
- Generative AI for Teaching and Learning (Teaching Bulletin)
- Creating a Generative AI Policy for your Course (Timely Teaching Resource)
- How and Why to Talk to Students about GenAI (Teaching Bulletin)
- Developing a GenAI Syllabus Policy (Teaching Resource)
- Ways to Cite GenAI (Timely Teaching Resource)
Assessment
Assessment Strategies
- Efficient Assessments and Grading (Teaching Resource)
- Using Gradescope to Deliver Assessments and Grade Efficiently (Teaching Resource)
- Efficient Feedback Strategies (Timely Teaching Resource)
- Giving Feedback (Teaching Guide)
Student Experiences of Teaching (SET)
- Student Experiences of Teaching Assessment Guide — for Instructors
- Student Experiences of Teaching Assessment Guide — for Departments
- SET Guide to Question Personalization for Instructors
- SET Question Bank for
Question Personalization Task - Increasing SET Participation (Timely Teaching Resource)
- How to Communicate to Students about SET Surveys (Timely Teaching Resource)
Mid-Quarter Surveys
- Leveraging mid-quarter student feedback to improve your teaching (Teaching Guide)
- Mid-Quarter Surveys: Best Practices and Sample Questions (Guide)
Mid-Quarter Student Survey Guide (Timely Teaching Resource)
Classroom Observation
- Classroom Observation for Instructors (Teaching Guide)
Bruin Learn
- Bruin Learn Resource Guide (Teaching Resource)
Digital Accessibility
- Getting Started with Digital Accessibility in Teaching and Learning (Teaching Guide)
- Digital Accessibility Quick Guide (Teaching Resource)
- Making your Course Accessible (Teaching Resource)
Emergency Preparedness and Disruptions
Classroom Emergency Preparedness
- Classroom Emergency Preparedness (Teaching Bulletin)
- Classroom Emergency Infographic
Navigating Classroom Emergencies
- Navigating Classroom Emergencies Instructor Slides
- Resources for Classroom Community Well-Being (Guide)
Emergencies
- Navigating Classroom Emergencies Instructor Slides
- Resources for Classroom Community Well-Being (Guide)
Classroom Disruptions
Federal Updates
- Election Resources Guide (Teaching Bulletin)
- Post-Election Period Resources (Teaching Bulletin)
- Federal Updates for the UCLA Community
- UCOP Federal Updates
- How to Respond to Immigration Officers on Campus
Getting Started
- First Day/Week of Class Teaching Checklist (Timely Teaching Resource)
- Getting Started Checklist (Teaching Resource)
- Lesson Planning (Teaching Resource)
Grading
- Efficient Assessments and Grading Resource (Teaching Resource)
- Using Gradescope to Deliver Assessments and Grade Efficiently (Teaching Resource)
- Efficient Feedback Strategies (Timely Teaching Resource)
Inclusive Teaching
- Fostering and Sustaining Student Belonging (Teaching Resource)
- Inclusive Teaching (Teaching Guide)
- Calibrating Your Classroom for Critical Discourse (Timely Teaching Resource)
- Community Agreements (Timely Teaching Resource)
Instructor Wellbeing
- Instructor Wellbeing: A Framework for Compassionate Teaching & Learning (Teaching Resource)
- Trauma-Informed and Care-Centered Pedagogies (Teaching Resource)
- Mindful Play for Teaching & Wellbeing (Teaching Resource)
Instructor Wellbeing in a Time of Uncertainty
- Instructor Wellbeing in a Time of Uncertainty (Teaching Bulletin)
- Student Resources: Los Angeles County Fires and the Inauguration (Instructor Slides)
Learning Objectives
- Learning Objectives (Teaching Resource)
- How to Craft Student Learning Objectives (Timely Teaching Resource)
Reflective Teaching
- Leveraging Self-Reflection to Improve your Teaching (Teaching Guide)
- End of Quarter Checklist (Teaching Resource)
Resources for Students
Rubrics
- Rubrics: What They are and How to Use them (Teaching Resource)
- Rubric examples (Teaching Resource)
Syllabus
- Syllabus Guidelines (Teaching Resource)
- Syllabus Components (Timely Teaching Resource)
- UCLA Policy on Course Syllabi (Academic Senate)
Teaching Assistants
- Teaching Online Sections as a TA (Teaching Resource)
- Fostering Effective Instructional Teams (Timely Teaching Resource)
- Teaching with TAs (Teaching Resource)
- Fostering Asynchronous Engagement for TAs (Timely Teaching Resource)
Zoom and Class Recording
- Teaching and Learning with Zoom (Teaching Bulletin)
- Teaching Online Sections as a TA (Teaching Resource)
- UCLA Guidance on Remote Teaching Using Zoom: Protecting Privacy and Data (Teaching Bulletin)
- UCLA Multimedia Recording Spaces (Teaching Bulletin)
- Pivot to Zoom Teaching (Teaching Bulletin)
Ed Tech Course Guides
- Using Gradescope for Efficient Grading (Teaching Resource)
- Course Communication Tool Comparison Guide (Teaching Resource)
- In-Class Polling Comparison Guide (Teaching Resource)
- Social Annotation Tool Comparison Guide (Teaching Resource)
Renovated Classroom Technology Guides
- Connecting Your Device to the Projector (Teaching Resource)
- Connecting Your Device to the Projector–visual guide (Teaching Resource)
- Starting Your Zoom Meeting in the Classroom (Teaching Resource)