The TLTC is now on YouTube!

The TLTC and UC Irvine now has a presence on iTunes and Youtube. To see TLTC-produced podcast content from the TLTC and UC Irvine, go to our Multimedia Page in the navigation bar to the left.

For more information on podcasting and/or putting your podcasts on iTunes, contact Iain Granger or Jeff Fisher.

Congratulations to the 2008-09 Pedagogical Fellows!

We are very pleased to announce the incoming cadre of new Pedagogical Fellows for 2008-09.

Kenneth Berthel (East Asian Languages and Literature)

Garnet Hertz (Visual Studies)

Tran Dang (Education)

Stefani Drew (Cognitive Sciences)

Burcak Ertimur (Management)

Kathryn Henneberger (Criminology, Law and Society)

Erin Kent (Epidemiology)

Ala Kalifeh (Electronic Engineering and Computer Science)

Heather McGray (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)

Erin Moran (Anthropology)

Lien Vu (Anthropology)

These folks are now preparing to serve as our TA Professional Development Program Facilitators for incoming TAs during Welcome Week (Sept 23-24th). For the Spring Semester, they are attending University Studies, 390A (Advanced Pedagogy) and they will continue into US 390 B,C (Preparing for the Professoriate, Academic Service) next academic year. They are also going to serve as consultants for the greater graduate student community during their tenure as Pedagogical Fellows. They are all outstanding teachers and researchers and we look forward to another great year of the Pedagogical Fellows Program.

Interested in engaging with people from around the world in real-time while teaching?

The TLTC Video-Teleconferencing Classroom has connected UCI faculty and students with other researchers, public figures, and students in other universities from across (and above) the globe. The TLTC video teleconference classroom has facilitated classes and meetings with people from six continents, 15 countries (Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, Israel, Uganda, Austria, Germany, Spain, Scotland, Wales, England, and Brazil), in over thirty-five cities. We have even had a video teleconference with The International Space Station. For more information about the possibilities that the video teleconferencing capabilities of the TLTC, please call Jeff Fisher at (949) 824-4136.

If you are interested in making more sense (or helping others make sense) of your teaching evaluations...

Then call us and make an appointment to talk about your course evaluations. We can help you review student feedback to identify areas that are your strengths and we can discuss strategies on how you might build a better environment for learning in your classes. Effective teaching means more time for your other responsibilities. We can also help you package your course evaluations for academic review and if you are a graduate student, for future academic positions. Call Barbara Valencia Fernandez (949) 824 6060 to schedule an appointment.