Teaching with Care in Challenging Political Times: Building Flexibility in Elements of Your Course

October 4, 2024 10:00 AM PST

There is a lot of tension and division going on in our society through the current political climate. While creating a classroom environment where students feel safe, heard, and valued has always been important, these recent and upcoming times are calling for a greater need for such an environment, including for faculty and graduate students doing the teaching. Teaching with Care in Challenging Political Times is a space to learn how to foster inclusive, empathetic, and supportive teaching strategies amidst contentious or emotionally charged political climates.

Throughout the consultation hour series, an education specialist will cover one technique related to teaching with care using a variety of mediumsvsuch as case studies and reflective discussions. Participants will learn how to balance care for student well-being with fostering learning opportunities through critical thinking, encouraging respectful dialogue, and acknowledging diverse perspectives students bring into the classroom.

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Workshop Series on Transparency in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

Founder of Transparency in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (TILT Higher Education), Dr. Mary Ann Winkelmes, will be facilitating a two-part workshop to UC San Diego’s teaching and learning community. Any faculty, lecturers, graduate students, staff, and other community members who aim to improve transparency and equity in their work are invited. 

Whether new to or current users of TILT Higher Education, participants are encouraged to attend both workshops, which will be offered remotely. Lecture portions of the workshops will be recorded to assist participants who are only able to attend one of the two workshops.

Introduction to TILT: How TILT Advances Inclusive Student Success

Thursday October 10, 2024 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

This highly interactive session introduces instructors and staff to TILT and engages them in small groups to apply transparent design principles to examples from TILT research projects and to their own examples, including assignments, student-facing documents, co-curriculars, staff meetings, and strategic planning.

From First TILT to Second TILT and Beyond

Thursday October 17, 2024 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

This workshop continues to engage instructors and/or student-facing support staff with implementing TILT in their learning spaces.

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