Teaching & Learning Conference

Lunch & Keynote Address

Speaker: Dr. Gina Ann Garcia, Assistant Professor in the Berkeley School of Education

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.

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)

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 might engage with the conference. Our hope is that these dialogues allow attendees to feel affirmed and heard as they join conversations about liberatory teaching and learning.

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 Consultant, Center for Teaching & Learning

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, Anthropology

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 Carlos Bordes, PhD Student, Berkeley Public Health

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 Wilson, Undergraduate student, Psychology; Ella Morrison, Undergraduate student, Ethnic Studies & Film and Media