Teaching and Learning Week

2024 Teaching and Learning Week: The Equity and Excellence Imperative
Dates: October 14^th - 18^th
Location: XCITE Commons, Rivera Library Rm. A0101A
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Explore the next steps for effective and inclusive teaching and learning at this year’s UCR Teaching and Learning Week hosted by XCITE.

Join the XCITE Center for Teaching and Learning for a week of events on engaging with students and implementing innovative teaching techniques. This year’s theme is “The Equity and Excellence Imperative”.

This annual conference is FREE and open to any UCR faculty, instructor, or graduate student interested in improving their teaching skills.

Seating is limited, so register today!

Sessions include:

Keynote presentations by winners of the UCR Senate Distinguished Teaching Awards, Dr. Jack Eichler and Dr. Raquel Rall (Lunch and Learn).
Come enjoy our events throughout the week. Practical and empowering sessions take the mystery out of integrating DEI strategies into your courses.
... and more!

Some events will be hybrid - in-person and live streamed, while others will be Zoom only. Recordings will become available on teaching.ucr.edu.

October 14th, 2024

12 - 1 p.m. | "Active Learning Strategies that Promote Higher Order Learning in Large Enrollment Introductory Courses" with Dr. Jack Eichler, Distinguished Teaching Award

Join us in the XCITE Commons or on Zoom Monday, October 14th from 12-1 p.m. for the 2024 Distinguished Teaching Lecture, delivered by award winner Dr. Jack Eichler, professor of teaching in the department of Chemistry, regarding the use of active learning strategies in large lecture courses. Lunch will be served for in person attendees.

Location: XCITE Commons (Tomás Rivera Library A0101A)
2 - 3 p.m. | Information Literacy Assessment: Designing Assessments to Develop Information Skills with Britt Foster & Dr. Omar Safie

Join us on Zoom Monday, October 14th from 2-3 p.m. when Britt Foster, Director of Teaching and Learning, and Dr. Omar Safie, Director of Evaluation and Assessment, will discuss how course assessments can aid in the development of information literacy skills.

October 15, 2024

12 - 1 p.m. | Designing for Accessibility with Samantha Eastman

Join us on Zoom Tuesday, October 15th from 12-1 p.m. when Samantha Eastman, Senior Learning Experience Designer at XCITE, will discuss basic best practices and available tools for designing courses to enhance their accessibility for students.
2 - 3:30 p.m. | RIDLE Documentary Watch Party

Join us in the XCITE Commons on Tuesday, October 15th from 2-3:30 p.m as we premiere the XCITE-created documentary of the 2023 RIDLE program. Light refreshments will be served.

October 16, 2024

12 - 1 p.m. | Teaching Portfolio Workshop: Writing Diversity Statement with Dr. Swati Ramani

Join us on Zoom on Wednesday, October 16th from 12-1 p.m when Dr. Swati Ramani, Faculty Development Specialist at XCITE, will be discussing strategies for developing and writing a diversity statement for your teaching portfolio.
6 - 7 p.m. | First Year Faculty Welcome Reception

Join us at the XCITE Commons Patio on Wednesday, October 16th from 6-7:30 p.m. as we welcome the new faculty at UCR with light refreshments.

October 17, 2024

12 - 1 p.m. | AI for Faculty Productivity with Israel Fletes

Join us on Zoom on Thursday, October 17th 12-1 p.m as we discuss a topic to be determined relevant to teaching in a world with exponential advancements in generative AI.
3 - 4 p.m. | "The Art of Designing Mid-Quarter Evaluations: How to Write Them and What to Do With Them After" with Dr. Ashley Harlow

Join us in the XCITE Commons or on Zoom on Thursday, October 17th from 3-4 p.m when Dr. Ashley Harlow, Manager of the Teaching Assistant Development Program, will be discussing a topic to be announced. Light refreshments will be served for in person attendees.

Location: XCITE Commons (Tomás Rivera Library A0101A)

October 18, 2024

12 - 1 p.m. | Communicate to Educate: Transforming Teaching through Intentionality and Discourse with Dr. Raquel Rall, Distinguished Teaching Award

Join us in the XCITE Commons or on Zoom Friday, October 18th from 12-1 p.m. as we close out Teaching and Learning Week with the 2023 Distinguished Teaching Lecture, delivered by award winner Dr. Raquel Rall. Lunch will be served for in person attendees.