Participants will practice recognizing intent versus impact, as well as a variety of concrete tools for troubleshooting friction in the classroom–and will walk away with a deeper understanding of how bias affects students and instructors. This workshop, facilitated by CAT and EPIC, explores how various forms of bias impact course design and class dynamics, and helps instructors develop knowledge and skills for interrupting bias and managing hot moments in the classroom. This Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) Workshop, in collaboration with Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, Jenny Sharpe, as well as UCLA EDI allowed faculty to make small but impactful changes to their assignment design for achieving transparent teaching, a proven approach to instilling self-confidence in and ensuring the success of historically underserved and underrepresented students.
Small Changes, Big Impact: Transparent Teaching for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion We organized a roundtable luncheon on teaching practices and resources relevant to first-generation college students. This event was made possible thanks to Letty Trevino and the First to Go team. Ready, Set, Teach!: Supporting First-Generation Students In addressing these issues, we hoped to also diminish faculty’s concerns. The aim of the panel was to provide faculty with guidance on equitably reducing student anxiety and stress and flexibly responding to students’ needs for accommodation.
Pre-Election PanelĮPIC partnered with UCLA EDI, CAT, CEILS, and Social Science IDP to present “ Pre-election Anxiety?: A Faculty Panel Shares Teaching Insights from 2016.” Panels who taught during the 2016 election offered valuable insight to prepare faculty for teaching challenges that may arise in relation to the 2020 election. This 2.5 day experience offered twice over the summer provides TACs with the pedagogical knowledge, instructional methodologies, observational and feedback strategies, and awareness of campus resources needed to effectively train new TAs - since the TACs will teach their department’s TAs in the 495 courses. It is designed for graduate students who will serve as the Teaching Assistant Consultant (TAC) for their respective departments. The Educational Development Academy for Teaching Assistant Consultants is a program designed in partnership between UCLA’s Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences (CEILS), Excellence in Pedagogy and Innovative Classrooms (EPIC) and the Center for the Advancement of Teaching’s TA Training Program.
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