Dear Faculty Colleagues, Thank you so much to all of you who joined us for our February Faculty Forum, where we were invited to listen in on three different approaches to innovative and effective teaching. Katia Vega, Assistant Professor of Design, Laci Gerhart-Barley, Assistant Professor of Teaching at the Department of Ecology and Evolution, and […]
Emergency remote teaching has resulted in a significant increase in the number of instructional videos being produced and viewed at UC Davis. For those of you looking to improve student engagement with your videos, the tool PlayPosit can help students stay engaged and retain key course content. PlayPosit is an online learning platform that allows […]
You are invited to participate in The Academic Technology Services Remote Teaching Roadshow. As we all continue to make discoveries about remote teaching, ATS instructional designers would love to support you and faculty in your program or department with relevant technologies and resources. Please ask your chair or director if there is an upcoming department […]
Dear Faculty Colleagues, You are cordially invited to a special Faculty Forum for February on “Bringing Your Research into your Remotely Taught Classes.” We meet this Friday, February 19th at noon. Our UC Davis students’ advantages include not only our effective pandemic-era teaching, but also our world-class research. Whether this means making discoveries in our […]
Dear Faculty Colleagues, Thanks to all of you who joined us for our DOLCE (Discussing Online Learning and Collaborative Education) on February 5, 2021. At this event, we heard from two faculty speakers, Sunaina Maira, Professor of Asian American Studies, and Hooman Rashtian, Assistant Professor of Teaching in Electrical and Computer Engineering, about their pedagogical […]
In a remarkable pairing of science and art, UC Davis Assistant Professor of Anthropology Professor Randall Haas and ATS senior artist Matt Verdolivo have collaborated to produce illustrations showcasing new archeological discoveries. The flurry of well-deserved international recognition received by the artwork of our ATS colleague Matt Verdolivo highlights the power of combining artistic expertise […]
Dear Faculty Colleagues, On behalf of Academic Technology Services (ATS), I am writing to invite you to our February DOLCE (Discussing Online Learning and Collaborative Education) meeting that will take place this Friday, February 5th at noon PST via Zoom. This month we will feature two faculty speakers, Sunaina Maira, Professor of Asian American Studies, […]
Dear Faculty Colleagues, Thanks to all of you who joined us for our faculty forum on January 15, 2021, where we discussed “What’s Working for You.” If you missed the event, or would like to revisit the conversation, the recording is now available. At this Faculty Forum, we heard faculty reflections on their remote teaching […]
Dear Faculty Colleagues, I’m writing to invite you to our first ATS Faculty Forum of the year on this Friday, January 15 at noon. This month we are focusing on the theme of “What’s Working for You.” All of us continue to make adjustments and discoveries about best teaching practices, whether regarding the use […]
Dear Faculty Colleagues, Thanks to all of you who joined us at our December DOLCE (Discussing Online Learning and Collaborative Education) titled, “Online Discussions and Accessible Materials in Remote Instruction.” We enjoyed presentations from Dr. Marc Tancredi Facciotti from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Genome Center, and Larissa Saco from the Department of […]