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Video from the April Faculty Forum on In-Class and Online Discussions

Dear Faculty Colleagues,

Thanks to everyone who participated in our April 18 Faculty Forum on in-class and online discussions, discussion forums, and digital meeting rooms.

The attending faculty talked about a number of the opportunities and challenges inherent in guiding students into small work groups or digital breakout rooms to encourage collaboration and problem-solving.

Register for SITT 2025!

Attend SITT 2025!

The 2025 Summer Institute on Teaching and Technology returns to UC Davis this September, and we hope you will join us!

SITT 2025 will feature UC Davis faculty and staff during two half-days of live online presentations on the mornings of September 11 and 12. Select SITT participants will also create a 2025 library of on-demand talks and interviews available to watch at your convenience.

Video from the April 4th DOLCE on Large and Small Language Models and OER

Dear Faculty Colleagues,

Thanks to everyone who attended our recent DOLCE on Teaching with AI and with Open Educational Resources. As you will see from the recording, Mairaj Syed from Religious Studies and Briel Brown from English engaged the group of more than 20 faculty on their innovative teaching in UC Davis classes.

Enjoy this short preview before you review the full recording of the April 4th DOLCE.

Video from the March 7th DOLCE on Engaging Teaching with Media

Dear Faculty Colleagues,

Thanks to everyone who attended our recent DOLCE on innovative and engaging teaching with multiple media. Presenters Walter Leal and Rebecca Lybrand reminded us with their talks why they are so popular and effective in the classroom. The remarkable use of videos from the field and close-up photography inspired everyone present to consider new ways to support their classes with media and to take advantage of the Educational Technology Resource Awards (ETRA) offered by Academic Technology Services.

February 21st Faculty Forum on Managing Large Classes

Dear Faculty Colleagues, 

On Friday, February 21st at noon (via Zoom), Academic Technology Services will be hosting a Faculty Forum on teaching high-enrollment and labor-intensive classes. We are calling this event “Tech tools to the rescue: Managing large classes and overwhelming teaching and assessment workloads.”

Video from the January Faculty Forum on Open Educational Resources (OER)

Dear Faculty Colleagues,

Thanks to everyone who participated in our “Teaching With Open Educational Resources” event on Friday, January 17th. We’ve received a bunch of (only) positive feedback, and I’m sure we piqued the interest of the more than 20 attendees in OER and their use in current or future classes.