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[Repost] “Servingness” Through Culturally Sustaining Learning Design

[Repost] “Servingness” Through Culturally Sustaining Learning Design

This week, in honor of National HSI Week, TLi is proud to repost “‘Servingness’ Through Culturally Sustaining Learning Design,” by Danna Lomax, Megan Eberhardt-Alstot, and Lorna Gonzalez. This post was originally published on October 24, 2023. Last month, CSUCI celebrated our designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and our identity as a community rich in cultural wealth […]

Introducing TLi’s Faculty Learning Design Coordinator, Stacey Beauregard!

Introducing TLi’s Faculty Learning Design Coordinator, Stacey Beauregard!

Teaching and Learning Innovations is thrilled to welcome Stacey Beauregard to our team! In 2024-2025, Stacey is joining us in the role of Faculty Learning Design Coordinator, a new position that will lead core learning design initiatives for CSU Channel Islands. Stacey Beauregard has been a Lecturer in English at CSUCI for more than ten […]

TLi’s Summer AI Residency: Exploration, Learning, & Community

TLi’s Summer AI Residency: Exploration, Learning, & Community

In Summer 2023, Teaching and Learning Innovations (TLi) launched our AI Residency, an experimental opportunity for a CSU Channel Islands staff member and a faculty member to join the TLi team in a summer of exploring, tinkering, learning, and critically analyzing AI diffusion in higher education. Through weekly meetings with demonstrations, a shared commitment to […]

Introducing TLi’s “Carefully Curated” Spring 2024 Blog Series

Introducing TLi’s “Carefully Curated” Spring 2024 Blog Series

The Teaching and Learning Innovations (TLi) team is always tinkering and studying emerging technologies through the lens of effective pedagogy and learning design principles. During the spring semester, we are pleased to share “Carefully Curated,” a blog series that will include a thoughtful and intentional showcase of topics related to teaching and learning, as well […]

“Servingness” Through Culturally Sustaining Learning Design

“Servingness” Through Culturally Sustaining Learning Design

Last month, CSUCI celebrated our designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and our identity as a community rich in cultural wealth and knowledge. In federal law, the HSI designation is for institutions that enroll a Hispanic-identifying population at a certain numerical threshold (25% or more full-time equivalent enrollment in undergraduate programs). Beyond that enrollment figure, […]

TLi Spotlight: Megan Eberhardt-Alstot

TLi Spotlight: Megan Eberhardt-Alstot

In Fall of 2022, Megan Eberhardt-Alstot received the President’s Staff Award for Innovation. As a valued member of the Teaching and Learning Innovations team, Megan has found creative ways to leverage technology and center humans to design for learning experiences. In this post, we share Megan’s 2022 speech, which continues to have relevance today. Transcript […]

President’s Teaching and Innovation Award: Dr. Tadashi Dozono

President’s Teaching and Innovation Award: Dr. Tadashi Dozono

At the 2023 President’s Convocation, Assistant Professor of Education, Tadashi Dozono, was awarded the President’s Award for Teaching and Innovation. The Teaching and Learning Innovations team has been proud to partner with Dr. Dozono on the Equity Inquiry Project, for which he was aptly recognized, and we are excited to continue our celebration of him through the […]

Teaching with Zoom? Here are a few tips from TLi

Teaching with Zoom? Here are a few tips from TLi

Thank you to our Learning Design Lead, Megan Eberhardt-Alstot, for contributing to this post. In the time since emergency remote instruction, many instructors still find themselves teaching in Zoom. Teaching and Learning Innovations has compiled a few tips and resources to get you started, and we encourage you to meet with us if you would […]

Scholar/Artist-Teacher-Leader: 3 Opportunities for Digital Learning

Scholar/Artist-Teacher-Leader: 3 Opportunities for Digital Learning

I’ll admit that I don’t have a lot of bandwidth these days, but I continue to have interests, goals, and areas for growth and development. Currently, CSUCI has contracts with three organizations that provide professional learning in areas of academic life, teaching and learning, and skills/leadership. The courses, webinars, and other resources are available on-demand, […]

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