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This is the second and final week for the Engaging Teaching Symposium Series! The Symposium is a great opportunity to learn about innovative teaching practices at UCSB and beyond, presented by both instructors and learners. The Symposium will run October 13-26. Read on to learn more!

By Graduate Division Staff
Monday, October 18th, 2021 - 8:15am

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This is the second and final week for the Engaging Teaching Symposium Series! The Symposium is a great opportunity to learn about innovative teaching practices at UCSB and beyond, presented by both instructors and learners. You can view the full program here, and the symposium's web page is here.

This week's sessions are all about student perspectives and building community:

October 20, 2-3:45pm, Building community

2-3pm: Indigenous Feminist Online Pedagogies
Nancy Morales and Lola Mondragon

3:15-3:45pm: Creating PODs (Permanent Student Groups) in Undergraduate Courses
Karin Lohwasser

October 21, 2-3:45pm, Student voices

2-2:30pm: Exploring Student Experiences through Weekly Reflections
Yekaterina Kharitonova and Uma Ravat

2:45-3:45pm: Building Communities of Practice to Support Post-pandemic Learning
Linda Adler-Kassner, Yasmine Dominguez-Whitehead, Karen Gonzalez, Stephanie Nguyen, Malaphone Phommasa, and Maggie Safronova

October 22, 2-4:15pm, Student support across units

2-3pm: "Humanizing Academia": Mentoring During the Pandemic
Courtney Applewhite, Nathan Cobb, Marcy del Toro, Alexandra Lopez Vera, Derek Mejia, Shane Rockenstein Carlson, Elina Salminen, Karlie Smith, Emily Sullivan, and Jessica Zisa

3:15-4:15pm: Integrating Student Services into Courses
Mark Shishim, Ralph Gallucci, Brett Collins, Brenda Curiel, Emma Cristofani, and Jessica Paredes-Ulloa

Sessions will be hosted on Zoom and are open without registration! You can find the Zoom link in the full program.