Resources
For Writing
Undergraduate Writing Center Handouts
Are you working on an academic paper and need help with outlining, grammar, revision, or citations? Are you writing a resume or research paper and need information about formatting? The Undergraduate Writing Center has dozens of free handouts to support you at any stage of the writing process.
WI+RE Tutorials and Videos
The Writing Instruction and Research Education (WI+RE) team has created many helpful tutorials and videos to assist students with their writing and research projects. These resources can help you get started with research at UCLA, find and cite sources, write a well-organized literature review, and much more.
For Remote Teaching
UCLA Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT) Teaching Strategies for Remote Learning
Whether you need help keeping students engaged in a digital environment, recommendations for collecting mid-quarter feedback, or help designing online group projects, the UCLA Center for the Advancement of Teaching has a catalog of resources to help instructors with remote teaching strategies.
Teaching Writing Remotely CCLE Site
How do we bring best practices for teaching writing to the remote classroom? How do we use writing to engage students joining us synchronously and asynchronously from around the world? The Teaching Writing Remotely working group, convened by Writing Programs, has compiled resources and examples in several key areas, including peer review and assignment design, on the Teaching Writing Remotely CCLE site. This resource will continue to grow as we continue to innovate!
Resources for Addressing Student Isolation
The issue of student struggles with isolation is one that is especially critical during this period of remote learning. Writing Programs’ Dana Cairns Watson has prepared a list of resources that may help your students if they are experiencing feelings of loneliness and isolation.
UCLA Resources for Remote Learning & Teaching
Are you looking for guidance on UCLA-approved software for remote teaching? Do you need help accessing academic, financial, or social support systems in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? EPIC (Excellence in Pedagogy and Innovative Classrooms) has compiled a comprehensive list of resources for instructors, TAs, and undergraduate students alike.
Undergraduate Perspectives on Remote Teaching
Curious about what your students have to say about distance learning at UCLA? At the end of the Spring 2020 quarter, the Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT) and the College Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) administered a survey requesting feedback from UCLA students regarding their experiences with remote instruction at the course-specific level.
Access this survey’s results in three parts: the background, methodology, and demographics of the survey; the effectiveness of live, synchronous activities; and the effectiveness of asynchronous activities and work outside of scheduled class time.
HumTech: How to use tech to facilitate small-group work
Click here to learn about the tools and technologies that UCLA HumTech recommends to help facilitate online small-group work.
Embed WI+RE Workshops in your Course Site
Help your students achieve their writing and research goals by learning how to embed the Writing Instruction and Research Education (WI+RE) community’s workshops, tutorials, and handouts in your course site.
For Writing Assessment
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For Teaching Writing
Teaching Writing Remotely CCLE Site
How do we bring best practices for teaching writing to the remote classroom? How do we use writing to engage students joining us synchronously and asynchronously from around the world? The Teaching Writing Remotely working group, convened by Writing Programs, has compiled resources and examples in several key areas, including peer review and assignment design, on the Teaching Writing Remotely CCLE site. This resource will continue to grow as we continue to innovate!