2024 First Year Faculty Teaching Workshops:
Strategies for Student-Centered Learning
Dear Incoming Faculty,
Welcome to the UCR community! We are excited that you will be joining us and look forward to your contributions to research, teaching, and service on our campus. This Fall Quarter, the Academy of Distinguished Teaching will be hosting the First Year Faculty Teaching Workshops: Strategies for Student-Centered Learning. These workshops will be held bi-weekly on Wednesday afternoons from 4-5:20 pm in the XCITE Commons, Rivera Library A0101A, on the following dates with the following topics:
Week 1 (10/2): Foundations of Student-Centered Learning: Syllabus, Course Management, and Simple Tips
Week 3 (10/16): Designing Learning Outcomes for Student Engagement and Success
Week 5 (10/30): Creating Assignments and Exams that Foster Learning and Growth
Week 7 (11/13): Engage, Explore, and Empower: Active Learning Strategies for the Classroom
Week 10 (12/4): Teaching in the Merit and Promotion Process
Participants who attend in-person for at least four of the five workshops will receive a letter from the Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education Louie Rodriguez for your personnel files indicating your investment in this effort.
