Preparing for Spring: Bruin Learn Resources |
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Prepare for Spring
Check out these references to get you started at your own pace:
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Support Over Zoom
Virtual trainings and office hours are available! View the full and updated schedules below:
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Reminders:
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24/7 Help is available through live chat and via phone.
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Once logged in click on "Help" from the global navigation to view all of the instructional support resources and to connect to a live person.
- Bruin Learn Support Site
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Spotlight: Celebrate Community presented by UCLA Life Sciences
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UCLA Life Sciences created a spotlight featuring members of our community sharing why Black History Month is important to them. Read their reflections by clicking on the link! |
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Gina R. Poe
Professor, Integrative Biology and Physiology
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Tiffany Brannon
Assistant Professor, Psychology
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Jonathan Lynch
Assistant Project Assistant
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London Williams
Higher Education and Organizational Change Ph.D. Student
UCLA-HHMI Pathways to Success Program Coordinator
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Danielle Currin
Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student
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JoAnn Roberts
Postdoc, Coordinator & Community Engagement Manager for NSF Aspire SCRC
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"Study shows Life Sciences 30 series improves students’ grasp of math in biology"
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CEILS is hiring!
Graduate Student Researcher
Application deadline: March 28, 2022
The graduate student researcher (GSR) will assist in program management and evaluation of the CEILS-DGSOM antiracist educator initiative. The GSR will also attend antiracism workshops as an observer to support the development of evaluation strategies. The GSR may be asked to assist in the development of curriculum or to present slides in workshops to support David Geffen School of Medicine faculty in preparation for teaching and facilitating equitably. This position will will be directly supervised by the CEILS Anti-racist Workshop Coordinator and work closely with the CEILS Associate Director for Data Analytics and the CEILS team. This position is a 25% time position, which includes partial fee remissions during the academic year, and is renewable on a quarterly basis, upon evaluation. Ideally we are looking for someone who would be available for at least a year's commitment.
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Featured Resource: Leganto
Leganto is a resource management system that allows instructors to create lists and collections, as well as track student use of materials, for courses in Bruin Learn. Leganto is available now in Bruin Learn, as the module called Course Reading List. Please see this article for directions on how to add Course Reading List to your course.
Materials added to Course Reading List can include articles, books, videos and other media. Leganto does not replace but can supplement and streamline the set-up process of the Library's Course Reserves system. Instructors must continue to complete Course Reserves requests for each course. This is especially important for print materials.
If including textbooks for purchase in Course Reading List, instructors should also contact the UCLA Textbook Store.
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Spring CEILS Journal Club for Education Research: Learning Community Meetings
Fridays from 3-3:50 pm from April 8 - June 3
Terasaki Life Sciences 1100
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CEILS is on Facebook and Instagram!
Follow CEILS on social media as we share special announcements, faculty spotlights, featured articles, and more! In between newsletters, this is a great way to stay connected with CEILS and our community. Click below for the links to our social media pages:
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Partner Events and Opportunities |
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Focus Groups: Feedback on Bruin Learn
The LMS transition team is forming faculty/instructors/grad students (in both role of instructor) focus groups to get feedback on Bruin Learn. They are looking for anyone who would like to give feedback- either as a new or seasoned user. If you are interested in joining a focus group, please email the LMS transformation team ([email protected]).
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Reminder from CAE
CAE no longer require students to individually book exams but rather is now the instructor’s responsibility to request CAE assistance. After receiving your students’ accommodation letters, should you require CAE support we are asking you to do so via our UCLA Forms link and in a timely manner (preferably 7-days prior to exam date). Feel free to reach out to the Testing Center ([email protected]) with any questions or concerns.
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News from Undergraduate Research Week 2022
Applications to present at the Showcase are due by April 15. Students may share a creative exhibit or multimedia, or a 5-10 minute recorded or livestreamed presentation on May 24. Visit the Showcase web page for more information.
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Support for Equitable Instruction |
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CEILS Teaching Support
For more updates and announcements visit our homepage regularly!
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Equity and Social Justice in STEM |
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Aspire Resources for Inclusive STEM Faculty
The Aspire Alliance National Change Team has curated and created resources to help STEM Faculty be more inclusive. These include A Guide to Academic Advising for STEM Faculty and their Inclusive Professional Framework for Faculty.
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Upcoming Webinars, Workshops, and Events |
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Check Out the CEILS Curated Calendar of Events
Looking for other online events related to inclusive teaching or equity in STEM? Check out the CEILS calendar of events for a curated list of local and national workshops, webinars, and conferences! We update this calendar regularly so check back often.
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The Chronicle presents Talking About Teaching
The final Fridays of January to April at 2 p.m., Eastern time
(March 25 and April 29)
A four-part series of interactive virtual events for instructors and the administrators who support them. We plan to cover the changing student/professor dynamic, how to foster motivation and engagement, and the future of grading and assessment, respectively, in our first three sessions. Questions or comments? Please email [email protected] and/or [email protected].
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Inclusive STEM Teaching Project Course
March 22nd - May 4th
The Inclusive STEM Teaching course advances the awareness, self-efficacy, and ability of STEM faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and staff to cultivate inclusive learning environments for all of their students. Participants engage in deep reflection and discussion around topics of equity and inclusion across a variety of institutional contexts.
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National Institute on Scientific Teaching Happy Hours
Fridays, 1-2pm PST
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Connect with UCLA's Center
for Education Innovation &
Learning in the Sciences
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For more information about CEILS events and resources, including a list of STEM education events from previous mailers, please visit the CEILS website at www.ceils.ucla.edu or stop by our CEILS office in 222 Hershey Hall. If you wish to be added to the CEILS mailing list for future newsletters and special announcements, please send your request to [email protected].
Please note, this monthly newsletter is circulated through many departmental listservs. Most other CEILS correspondence, including special event announcements and reminders, are sent to CEILS mailing list recipients only. If you have questions or have difficulty reading this newsletter, please email us at [email protected]. Thanks!
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