Teaching and Learning Center
Upcoming Events
New Instructor Teaching Institute (NITI)
Wed 9/9 • 8:30AM - Thu 9/10 • 2:30PM PDT RSVP
The UCLA Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) welcomes all instructors new and relatively new to UCLA, regardless of their prior teaching experience, to the New Instructor Teaching Institute (NITI), a two-day professional development event on Wednesday and Thursday, September 9 and 10. Wednesday’s sessions (8:30am-5pm) will be held in person at the Luskin Conference Center, and NITI will continue fully online on Thursday (9am-2:30pm). Content will be distinct each day, and attendees are welcome to attend all or part of the Institute. The program will include interactive sessions, a resource fair, social hour, and opportunity drawings. Get oriented to campus, learn about key resources and services at the TLC, explore effective teaching practices, and connect with other new instructors, deans, and campus partners. For questions, please contact instructorsupport@teaching.ucla.edu.
Course Refresh Clinic - In Person
Fri 9/11 • 10AM - 12PM PDT RSVP
Powell 186
The Course Refresh Clinic is a hands-on TLC session for instructors preparing or refreshing a course. Participants are invited to bring a syllabus, Bruin Learn site, assignment, module, assessment, accessibility question, or general course design challenge. TLC staff will help participants identify priorities, talk through options, and recommend practical next steps. Areas of support may include course organization, learning goals, student engagement, assessment and feedback, accessibility, and Bruin Learn use.