Events

Green Dot Certification – Part 1 ♥ ✚

Zoom

Green Dot Certification - Part 1 A Green Dot is any choice, behavior, or action that promotes safety for everyone and communicates intolerance for power-based personal violence in our community. This 2-hour workshop will go over what an active bystander is, how culture change happens, and how to identify when a situation is potentially harmful. This…

Green Dot Certification – Part 2 ♥ ✚

Zoom

Green Dot Certification - Part 2 How do I intervene in a situation? How can I help prevent violence? This 2-hour workshop will cover what reactive and proactive actions each student, staff, and faculty member in our community can take in order to make our campus a more safe and inclusive space for everyone. This…

Virtual Certification Courses: Mental Health First Aid Training ✚

Virtual Certification Courses: Participants will need to complete approximately 2 hours of pre-work (1 week before the training) and attend the 5.5-hour virtual training. This is a full certification course, where all participants will receive a certification as a Mental Health First Aider, valid for 3 years after completion of the course requirements. Space is…

DTEI Teaching Workshops for Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Scholars | Circle of Voices: Strategies for Creating and Inclusive Collaborative Learning Environment ♥

Zoom

Circle of Voices: Strategies for Creating and Inclusive Collaborative Learning Environment Wednesday, January 26th, 10:00 am – 11:30 am PST via Zoom In this workshop, participants will discuss benefits of and applications for using different types of collaborative learning activities. Drawing on participants’ experiences as well as relevant research literature, we will also explore challenges…

Virtual Certification Courses: Mental Health First Aid Training ✚

Virtual Certification Courses: Participants will need to complete approximately 2 hours of pre-work (1 week before the training) and attend the 5.5-hour virtual training. This is a full certification course, where all participants will receive a certification as a Mental Health First Aider, valid for 3 years after completion of the course requirements. Space is…

DTEI Teaching Workshops for Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Scholars | Designing Effective Assessments to Promote and Evaluate Learning ♥

Zoom

Designing Effective Assessments to Promote and Evaluate Learning Wednesday, February 9th, 2022, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm PST via Zoom In this workshop, we will explore the different ways to assess student learning. By the end of this workshop, participants will understand the differences between formative and summative assessments, identify strategies for utilizing formative and…

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Speaker Series Featuring David Asai ♥★

Hybrid

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Speaker Series for Teaching Professional Development Featuring David Asai Senior Director for Science Education at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Wednesday February 16 | 3:00 p.m. | Natural Sciences 1, Room 1114 Hybrid Event Dear Bio Sci Community, I’m delighted to invite you to attend the next seminar in the “Diversity,…

DTEI Teaching Workshops for Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Scholars | Inclusive Teaching: Course Delivery and Syllabus ♥

Zoom

Inclusive Teaching: Course Delivery and Syllabus Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm PST via Zoom In this workshop we will discuss the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. We will look at ways to incorporate diversity into teaching and building an inclusive classroom environment through the syllabus. Questions we will explore are: Who…