Neil Armstrong once said “Research is creating new knowledge” but what about creating new disciplines? Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research has never been more alive at UCI, expanding our understanding of the world like never before. The Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (OVPTL) promotes students’ academic and […]
Nervously chewing on your pen, tapping your foot, scratching your scalp. Maybe a bead of sweat drops on to your scantron. We all know the stress of being a student, and there’s no denying tests are a big part of that stress. And the higher in education students go, the […]
In the words of Jen Leaman: “The human race is like a puzzle: Everyone fits in somewhere; it just takes a while to figure it out.” College is a time of learning how to put all the pieces together. There are obviously many opportunities to learn in the classroom. […]
Vice Provost Dennin helped present the first UCOP Leadership Impact award at the 2017 UC People Management Conference The first “UC Leadership Impact Award” was awarded to Jennifer Aaron, Assistant Dean in the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (OVPTL), at the inaugural UC People Management Conference […]
Outside of family, education is the greatest determinant of social mobility. And for first-generation and low-income students, family is at the heart of what motivates their success in education. At UC Irvine we strive to build an Anteater family that scaffolds student success long after they graduate. That’s why UCI […]
“Let’s have a party. Let’s start strong. Let’s start by celebrating the first-gen identity!” said Professor Anita Casavantes Bradford. That is what #IAamFirst was all about — beginning the year by showing first-gen students that they were not alone. #IAmFirst day was an opportunity to show incoming freshman that a […]
“The greatest wealth is health” and UCI has just been given a historic amount of health indeed with a $200 million dollar donation towards the brand-new Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences. Through this donation, Susan and Henry Samueli will enable pioneering reforms in the pursuit of integrative […]
“Everybody is talented because everybody has something to express.” UCI is helping to #activatetalent through its involvement with the American Talent Initiative, a growing alliance of 68 top universities dedicated to educating 50,000 additional low-income students by 2025. “UCI works with local schools, community partners, and industries to help level […]
“With each new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” Letting these thoughts develop into big ideas, and putting those big ideas into action is what UCI is known for. That’s why UCI is pleased to launch the Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation (DTEI). DTEI is a new division […]
Would you like to get a head start in learning about educational technology? The Division of Teaching Excellence and Innovation (DTEI) at UCI is partnering with the School of Education to offer a 4-credit independent study course on implementing Canvas, the learning management system (LMS) that many faculty are already […]