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The Office of Teaching and Learning (OTL) collaborates to enable and promote research-based, equitable teaching and learning across UC Santa Barbara.
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Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA)
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities facilitates equitable access, opportunities, and support for students producing knowledge.
ONDAS Student Center (OSC)
The ONDAS Student Center at UCSB promotes the success and retention of first-generation college students with an emphasis on the first year transition and underrepresented student experience.
Transfer Student Center (TSC)
Founded in 2016, the Transfer Student Center is a space for students who have transferred to UCSB to make connections: with each other, with the resources of the campus, and with pathways to academic and career success.
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OTL Guidance and Resources
Faculty & Graduate Students
Course Evaluation Town Hall recording (shift to Explorance Blue)
UCSB Artificial Intelligence/Large Language Model Guidance
Artificial Intelligence/Large Language Models in Teaching and Learning: Resources and Considerations
Research-Based Strategies for Teaching and Learning
Introduction to Institutional Navigation, UCSB Style (~14 min video created for new faculty)
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‘Job market ready’ — Feature on ID's Certificate in College and University Teaching
Gen Z Is Ready to Talk. Are Professors Ready to Listen? (Chronicle of Higher Ed, UCSB campus access or login req'd) - transformative humanities program