XCITE Center for Teaching and Learning

October 16th, 2023: Enhancing Student Success

• 9-10 a.m. | Speaker Breakfast

  Glasgow Dining Hall

  Speaker Breakfast [By Invitation Only]

• 12-1 p.m. | Keynote with Interim Vice Chancellor of DEI Dr. Estela Gavosto

  XCITE Commons

  Provocation

  In this session, Interim Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Dr. Estela Gavosto, will kick off Teaching and Learning Week 2023 in our XCITE Commons with a discussion of what is needed to realize our diversity, equity, and inclusion goals, entitled, "Advancing Inclusivity in UCR classes: Fall 2023."

   

  A full catered lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.
• 3-4 p.m. | Academic Data Dashboards with Scott Heil, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Institutional Research

  XCITE Sandbox

  Innovation

  In this session, located in the XCITE Sandbox, Scott Heil, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Institutional Research will provide us with an introduction to and walkthrough of some of our new Data Dashboards, hosted on Power BI. Mr. Heil will show us some of the most faculty-relevant boards and provide us a chance to dive into the data together, as well as to get any questions you have about these Dashboards answered.

  Light refreshments will be provided for in-person attendees.

October 17th, 2023, Expanding Your Backpack

• 9-10 a.m. | DEI and Information Literacy with Director of Teaching and Learning Services at Tomás Rivera Library's Britt Foster

  XCITE Commons

  Collaboration

  In this session, Tomás Rivera Library’s Director of Teaching and Learning, Britt Foster, will join us in the XCITE Commons to dive into how Information Literacy is related to DEI efforts. Coffee and pastries will be provided for in-person attendees.

• 12-1 p.m. | Plenary Session 1: DEI in the Classroom: The Student Perspective

  XCITE Commons

  Provocation

  Student speakers, recruited from Undergraduate Education programs, will join us in the XCITE Commons to answer questions regarding their experiences and perceptions of DEI efforts at UCR. A full catered lunch will be provided for in-person attendees, and the first 20 guests to arrive will receive copies of A Concise Guide to Teaching with Desirable Difficulties.

• 3-4 p.m. |VR Demonstration with XCITE's Principal Creative Director (& head of IDEA Lab) Sohail Wasif

  XCITE Sandbox

  Innovation

  In this session in the XCITE Sandbox, XCITE’s Principle Creative Designer, Sohail Wasif, will carry out an interactive demonstration of our new IDEA Lab’s affordances. This hands-on session will be focused on cost-effective options for incorporating VR elements into your course. Light refreshments will be provided for in-person attendees.

October 18th, 2023: Integrating Holistic Approaches

• 9-10 a.m. | TADP Session, “Building Community in the Classroom: Increasing student engagement and relationship-building” with Dr. Ashley Harlow, TA Development Program Manager

  XCITE Commons

  CollaborationIn this session, Dr. Ashley Harlow, TA Development Program Manager, will join us in the XCITE Commons to hold a workshop entitled, “Building Community in the Classroom: Increasing student engagement and relationship-building.” We will have coffee and pastries for our in-person attendees.
• 1-2 p.m. | Health Pedagogy Keynote, “Supporting Students in Distress” Health, Well-Being and Safety Mental Health Initiatives team

  XCITE COMMONS

  Provocation

  Health Pedagogy Keynote, “Supporting Students in Distress” Health, Well-Being and Safety Mental Health Initiatives team, presented by Drs. Elizabeth Mondragon, PsyD and CAPS Director and Connie Marmolejo, DrPH and Interim Director of the Well & Mental Health Educator This session, located in the XCITE Commons, is a preview of some of the programming for our Healthy Pedagogy Speaker Series, which will be occurring in Spring 2024. Healthy Pedagogy integrates sincere mindfulness of the health and well-being of instructors and students into course design and the craft of teaching. By fostering caring, creative, and inclusive participation in the classroom and beyond, both teachers and students can experience engaging communities of learning. A full catered lunch will be provided for in-person attendees.

• 3-4 p.m. |Ascend Open House with Samantha Levine from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the Student Experience Project

  XCITE Sandbox

  Innovation

  Join us in the XCITE Sandbox for a preview and demonstration of the PERTS Ascend tool, a survey program to gauge student experiences of your classrooms. Light refreshments will be provided for in-person attendees. Samantha Levine from the The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the Student Experience Project (SEP) will be joining us remotely to promote this tool to our UCR instructors. We are hoping to use this as a jumping-off session to begin a small pilot of this tool at UCR

• 4-5:30 p.m. |First Year Faculty Teaching Workshops: Strategies for Student-Centered Learning [By Invitation Only]

  XCITE Commons

  Workshop

  First Year Faculty Teaching Excellence Workshop  [By Invitation Only]

• 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Reception [Invitation Only]

  XCITE Commons Patio

  First Year Faculty Reception (with Academy of Distinguished Teachers and Undergraduate Education) [By Invitation Only]

October 19th, 2023: Envisioning New Pathways

• 11-12 p.m. |DEI and Advisors with Dr. Robert Ream [By Invitation Only]

  XCITE Sandbox

  Collaboration

  In this session, Dr. Robert Ream, Professor of Education & Associate Dean in the SOE, will join UCR Advisors and XCITE staff in the XCITE Sandbox to hold a conversation around diversity, equity and inclusion. The event has a 25 in-person capacity limit, however, there is an online participation option that is available. We will have coffee and pastries for our in-person attendees.

• 12-1 p.m. |Plenary Session 2: How to be a Change Agent for DEI Practices at UCR with XCITE’s Teresa Neal and representatives from the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  XCITE Commons

  Provocation

  In this session, campus representatives for diversity, equity, and inclusion and XCITE will discuss the present and future of DEI efforts at UCR. Join us to learn about developing the knowledge and skills required to become an agent of change. A full catered lunch will be provided for in-person attendees. The first 20 guests to arrive in the Commons will receive a copy of Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom by Kelly A. Hogan and Vijy Sathy.

• 3-4 p.m. | AI in the Classroom with Dr. Keith Vance and ITS

  XCITE Commons

  Innovation

  In this session, located in the XCITE Commons, Professor Keith Vance as well as ITS' Deputy CIO Mike Kennedy will discuss various aspects of the future of AI at UCR. Light refreshments will be provided for in-person attendees. Our guest from ITS will be happy to stay around for a half hour after the session to assist attendees with getting started with Google Bard and other available tools.

• 6-7 p.m. | Lectures Dinner

  Alumni Center

  Lecture Dinner 

  Innovative Teaching Lectures Dinner 

  Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/707899996947?aff=oddtdtcreator

October 20th, 2023: Enriching Inclusive Communities

• 9-10 a.m. | Community-Engaged Teaching Panel

  XCITE Commons

  Collaboration

  In this session, a panel of UCR instructors and staff will join us in the XCITE Commons to discuss their experiences with projects which extend beyond university settings. Coffee and pastries will be provided for in-person attendees.

• 12-1 p.m. | Keynote with David Hardy Jr. of Made By Change

  XCITE Commons

  Provocation

  Keynote with David Hardy Jr. of Made By Change

• 3-4 p.m. | DEI Takes Flight with XCITE Studios

  XCITE Commons & the Belltower

  Innovation

  In this fully in-person event, which will start at the XCITE Commons, then relocate to the lawn in front of the Belltower, attendees will be given the opportunity to explore drone flying on the UCR campus. Light refreshments will be provided.