2021/2022 Life Sciences Excellence Awards Recipients
Please join CEILS in extending our congratulations to the 2021/2022 Life Sciences Excellence Awards recipients. A special congratulations to CEILS Postdoctoral Scholar, Dr. JoAnn Roberts, and CEILS GSR affiliate Dr. Benjamin Ha on their awards!
Congrats to all of the awardees:
- Excellence in Research, Full Professor – Hanna Mikkola (MCDB)
- Excellence in Research, Assistant Professor – Melissa Sharpe (Psychology)
- Excellence in Research, Postdoctoral – Daniel Toker (Psychology); Casey Youngflesh (EEB)
- Excellence in Research, PhD. Candidate – Alec Baird (EEB)
- Excellence in Educational Innovation, Associate or Full Professor – Alvaro Sagasti (MCDB)
- Excellence in Educational Innovation, Adjunct/Acad Adm/Coord Lecturer – Rana Khankan (LS Core)
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Excellence in Educational Innovation, PhD. Candidate – Benjamin Ha (EEB)
- Excellence in Promoting Diversity & Inclusion, Faculty – Stephanie Correa (IBP)
- Excellence in Promoting Diversity & Inclusion, Postdoctoral – JoAnn Roberts (CEILS); Eric Caldera (EEB)
- Excellence in Promoting Diversity & Inclusion, PhD. Candidate – Christina Del Carpio (EEB)
- Life Sciences Administrative Staff Excellence Award – Eileen Mansoorian (EEB)
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Planning Your Summer?
Save the Dates for August and September CEILS Events
AUGUST 24 - 31: Week-long CEILS Scientific Teaching Institute - Foundations of Equitable Course Design & Inclusive Teaching
Aug 24 - 31, 2022 (excluding the weekend). Participants meet daily (in-person) from 9am - 4pm.
The CEILS Scientific Teaching Institute is designed to introduce you to evidence-based strategies for inclusive teaching and course design. The experience is facilitated by CEILS staff and other UCLA faculty; and you will receive feedback on your daily assignments, culminating at the end of the week with a syllabus draft, assessment plan, sample lesson plan, and embedded feedback strategy. Tips, strategies, and resources for equity, accessibility, and remote/online design will be integrated into the workshops and course site resources.
SEPT 12: One Full Day - CEILS Annual Faculty Workshop on Best Equitable Practices in Teaching
This annual, all-day faculty workshop addresses select topics in science and math education appropriate for instructors who either are relatively new to college teaching or who have instructional responsibilities in the large enrollment gateway courses for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) majors. Topics include effective course design as well as student-centered teaching strategies that incorporate active learning and create equitable and inclusive classroom environments. Many of the instructional techniques focus on facilitating peer learning and other collaborative and group activities designed to support student success in large enrollment classes.
The format and emphasis of this day-long event has been modified from previous years, so even if you have participated in this workshop before, you might consider attending again and learning something new!
SEPT 13 - 14: Two-Day Active Learning Bootcamp
Learn about and practice an array of instructional approaches to actively engage your students in their learning and collaboratively with one another, discussing how each approach can be adapted to small and large class sizes. Then get support in figuring out how to actually implement these in your own course, designing specific questions and group activities to fit your course goals.
CEILS will be sending out a detailed announcement with information on how to apply to the week-long institute and RSVP for other events. Stay tuned!
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Spring CEILS Journal Club for Education Research:
Learning Community Meeting
TODAY: Friday, May 20th | 3-3:50 pm
Terasaki Life Sciences 1100
Dr. Steven Beuder will be leading our discussion on a paper about the impact of near-peer mentoring program on short-term student retention written by Mike Wilton and colleagues at UC- Santa Barbara and published in CBE-Life Sciences. Please join us for the discussion even if you haven’t had a chance to read or skim the paper. We will go over the key results of the paper together at our meeting prior to discussion.
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Partner Events and Opportunities |
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UCLA Writing Programs and the Graduate Certificate in Writing Pedagogy are excited to announce the 5th Annual Creating Connections Symposium on Writing Pedagogy, May 19-20!
The symposium (which will be hybrid with the exception of one fully in-person session) will feature new takes on previous topics like contract grading and multimodal composition, as well as venturing into new territory with a session on neurodiversity and accessibility and a collaborative session (with the EPIC-Lang conference) on intersections of writing and language pedagogy. Please see below for a brief schedule, and check out this webpage for more information. You can also RSVP here.
Thursday, May 19th
Session 1: Neurodiversity and Accessibility In Higher Education
3:00-4:00pm PDT, hybrid (365 Kaplan Hall | Zoom link will be provided to those who RSVP)
4:15-5:00pm PDT, hybrid (365 Kaplan Hall | Zoom link will be provided to those who RSVP)
Friday, May 20th
Session 2: Alternative Grading Methods
11:00am-12:00pm PDT, in person (348 Kaplan Hall | materials will be available online)
Session 3: Metacognition and Technology in Multimodal Classrooms
1:30-2:30pm PDT, hybrid (348 Kaplan Hall | Zoom link will be provided to those who RSVP)
Session 4: Rethinking the Teaching of Writing in the Language Classroom
3:15-4:15pm PDT, hybrid (348 Kaplan Hall | Zoom link will be provided to those who RSVP)
Reception
4:30-5:30pm PDT, in person (outdoor location TBA)
All events are free, and they welcome interested UCLA graduate students, instructors, library staff, and administrators to attend. Although not required, they encourage participants to bring relevant ideas for assignments, activities, and teaching strategies to share at each session.
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Join the TA Training Program Spring Quarter Workshops and experienced UCLA graduate student facilitators for their quarterly workshop series! Designed to support you in building your teaching toolkit and creating inclusive and supportive learning environments for your students, workshops are offered from Week 2 through Week 9 and held remotely via Zoom.
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Upcoming Events & Trainings
- Quickstart: Preparing to Teach in Bruin Learn
- Set Up Your Bruin Learn Site with Migrated CCLE Content
- End-of-Term Grading in Bruin Learn & MyUCLA
- Build Your Bruin Learn Site from Scratch Using a Template
Office Hours are also available for individuals to drop-in to discuss advanced topics or design considerations.
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References 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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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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POD Conference Diversity Travel Fellowships
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the POD Network invites you to apply and/or share with colleagues and graduate students re: this exciting opportunity to attend the POD conference this year (in-person in Seattle or online) with costs of up to $2000 covered:
- When filling out the application you will indicate whether you would like to attend the in-person or the online conference if your application is accepted. For the in-person conference in Seattle, you will be asked to provide a travel budget.
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Applications are due Wednesday, June 15, 11:59pm ET
- In addition to conference attendance, the Wulff Fellowship supports peer networking and mentorship among Fellows throughout the fellowship year (2022-2023).
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See the call for details, eligibility, and resources for crafting a successful application. The committee warmly welcomes your questions at [email protected]
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“Knowledge is Power.”
The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) fully embraces this view. UCLA’s mission to provide world-class education includes using research and ideas to solve problems and effect change. EDI is committed to providing necessary tools to achieve that purpose. That’s why they're introducing a new set of materials called “EDI Toolkits”. The Toolkits aim to provide you with research-driven resources that advance UCLA EDI's mission.
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American Indian and Pacific Islander x EDI Action Group at UCLA
This UCLA EDI Action Group was established as a collaboration between the UCLA American Indian and UCLA Pacific Islander communities and the UCLA Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to develop a comprehensive AI/PI Initiative to ensure an equitable and inclusive environment throughout UCLA for Pacific Islander and American Indian students, faculty, and staff.
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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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Designing Culturally-relevant Educational Technology at a Global Scale
Monday, May 23rd | 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
Amy Ogan, Carnegie Mellon University
Abstract: With increased access to digital technologies worldwide and across socioeconomic groups, the world is poised for a revolution in teaching and learning practices. The COVID-19 pandemic has enabled new opportunities for some learners but starkly reminds us that these resources are still not equally distributed. New technologies can foster equal opportunities for education and quality of life, or amplify social divisions. In this talk we will discuss the design of next-generation learning technologies for a global audience, in which educational experiences are built with a computer-in-the-loop approach, thus enabling us to push the boundaries of the application of technology to learning. In this way we can use technology to address the humanity and context of the learner and the ecology in which they learn.
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Integrating Intercultural Learning into the Classroom
Thursday, May 26th | 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
with Tara Harvey, Ph.D.
This session is specifically for faculty (or anyone teaching in higher education), in any discipline. How are you integrating intercultural learning into your courses? What’s worked well? What have you learned in the process? Come connect with other interculturally-minded faculty, and leave with new ideas, perspectives, and inspiration.
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National Institute on Scientific Teaching Happy Hours
Fridays, 1-2pm PST
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National and Local Opportunities |
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Looking for a job?
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For the most current job openings, please visit this link:
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Connect with UCLA's Center
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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].
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