2025 Teaching and Learning Conference Program

This year's Teaching & Learning Conference features a plenary session followed by teaching demonstrations and a keynote address. Concurrent afternoon sessions will focus on a range of topics connected to this year's conference theme: “Student Voice, Liberation, and the Places We Teach.”

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Plenary Session: Co-creating Liberatory Teaching with Students

Plenary Session: Co-creating Liberatory Teaching with Students

Invited Speakers: Dr. Pablo Gonzales (Lecturer, Ethnic Studies), Natalie Adriana Salcido (Undergraduate Student, Chicanx Latinx Studies), Rune Soto Ponce (Undergraduate Student, Chicanx Latinx Studies)Read more about Plenary Session: Co-creating Liberatory Teaching with Students

Opening Dialogues

Opening Dialogues

Following our opening session, conference attendees will join discussion groups alongside colleagues from the conference planning committee. These opening dialogues will be settings for individuals to gather, share stories, and establish a shared vision for liberatory teaching, as well as how they...Read more about Opening Dialogues

Teaching Demonstrations

Teaching Demonstrations

Presenters will share, demonstrate, or practice a teaching strategy, resource, or tool three times (in successive 15-minute rounds) with small groups of attendees.Read more about Teaching Demonstrations

Lunch & Keynote Address

Lunch & Keynote Address

Speaker: Dr. Gina Ann Garcia, Assistant Professor in the Berkeley School of EducationRead more about Lunch & Keynote Address

Incarceration to College - Liberation Means Education for All!

Incarceration to College - Liberation Means Education for All!

Presenters: Shani Shay, Executive Director, Incarceration to College, Berkeley Underground Scholars; Victoria Robinson, Senior Lecturer, Ethnic Studies; Steph Lopez, Undergraduate student, Ethnic Studies; Donnell Jones, Undergraduate student, African American Studies & Legal Studies; Alexis...Read more about Incarceration to College - Liberation Means Education for All!

Diversities of the Human Brain: Student Perspectives on an Interdisciplinary Course

Diversities of the Human Brain: Student Perspectives on an Interdisciplinary Course

Presenters: R. Gustav Steinhardt, Lecturer, Anthropology; Kayla Chalabi, Undergraduate Student, Psychology; Eliana Madera, Undergraduate Student, AnthropologyRead more about Diversities of the Human Brain: Student Perspectives on an Interdisciplinary Course

Liberation and Tension: Teaching Team Perspectives on Uplifting/Integrating Student Voice and Challenging Conventional Pedagogy in Online Professional Degree Courses

Liberation and Tension: Teaching Team Perspectives on Uplifting/Integrating Student Voice and Challenging Conventional Pedagogy in Online Professional Degree Courses

Presenters: Evan van Dommelen-Gonzalez, Interdisciplinary Program Faculty Lead & Academic Director, Berkeley Public Health: Sarah Zyba, Lecturer, Berkeley Public Health; Julie Moss, Instructional Designer, Berkeley Public Health; Arjun Sridhar Mehta, Lecturer, Berkeley Public Health; Juan...Read more about Liberation and Tension: Teaching Team Perspectives on Uplifting/Integrating Student Voice and Challenging Conventional Pedagogy in Online Professional Degree Courses

Community Design Process: The Ripple Effect

Community Design Process: The Ripple Effect

Presenters: Karen Trapenberg Frick, Associate Professor, City & Regional Planning; Jeremiah Tolbert, Architect & Lecturer, College of Environmental Design; Cameron Toler, Architect & Expert Contributor, College of Environmental Design; Tara Mason, Universal Design for Learning...Read more about Community Design Process: The Ripple Effect

The Value (or Not) of Trigger Warnings: Trauma-Informed Teaching

The Value (or Not) of Trigger Warnings: Trauma-Informed Teaching

Presenter: Liat Wexler, Prevention Manager, PATH to Care CenterRead more about The Value (or Not) of Trigger Warnings: Trauma-Informed Teaching

The Biology Scholars Program (BSP) Freshman Seminar - What BSP Students Have Taught Us About Succeeding as First-to-College and Low-Income Biology Majors at Berkeley

The Biology Scholars Program (BSP) Freshman Seminar - What BSP Students Have Taught Us About Succeeding as First-to-College and Low-Income Biology Majors at Berkeley

Presenters: John Matsui, Director and Co-Founder, Biology Scholar Program, Department of Integrative Biology and Division of Undergraduate Education; Adonis Rivie Guardado, PhD Student, Department of Integrative BiologyRead more about The Biology Scholars Program (BSP) Freshman Seminar - What BSP Students Have Taught Us About Succeeding as First-to-College and Low-Income Biology Majors at Berkeley

Designing Accessible Instructional Presentations for Diverse Learners

Designing Accessible Instructional Presentations for Diverse Learners

Sproul Room

2:40 PM

Presenters: Joe Feria-Galicia, Accessibility Team Lead, Research, Teaching, & Learning; Robert Hold, Senior Visual Designer, Research, Teaching, & Learning

This workshop promotes accessibility best practices in higher...Read more about Designing Accessible Instructional Presentations for Diverse Learners

Public Interest Technology (PIT) Clinics as Applied Sociotechnical Pedagogy

Public Interest Technology (PIT) Clinics as Applied Sociotechnical Pedagogy

Presenter: Lauren Chambers, PhD Student, School of Information; Diag Davenport, Assistant Professor, School of InformationRead more about Public Interest Technology (PIT) Clinics as Applied Sociotechnical Pedagogy

Presidential Chair Fellows Celebration

Presidential Chair Fellows Celebration

Slusser Room

3:15 - 4:00pm Presidential Chair Fellows Celebration

Celebrate successes and accomplishments from the past two years in this cohort!Read more about Presidential Chair Fellows Celebration

Lecturer Teaching Fellows Celebration

Lecturer Teaching Fellows Celebration

Home Room

3:15 - 4:00pm Lecturer Teaching Fellows Celebration

Gather with alumni from the Lecturer Teaching Fellows Program to reconnect with familiar faces and consider how the day's events impact your teaching and role on campus.Read more about Lecturer Teaching Fellows Celebration

Afternoon Refreshments & Casual Networking

Afternoon Refreshments & Casual Networking

Chevron Auditorium

3:15 - 4:00pm Afternoon Refreshments & Casual Networking

Unwind, connect, and reflect on the day’s events in Chevron Auditorium.Read more about Afternoon Refreshments & Casual Networking