The Undergraduate Research Center – Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences regularly hosts workshops and panels in collaboration with the Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT). View recordings of our recent panels below, and click here to view upcoming opportunities from CAT.
INCORPORATING RESEARCH & PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
During this panel discussion, faculty from humanities, social sciences, and psychology/psychiatry share their experiences integrating individual and team research projects into undergraduate courses. This discussion emphasizes strategies for engaging students in research and project-based learning in both remote and face-to-face learning environments. The workshop was held on February 8, 2021 and was co-sponsored by UCLA’s Undergraduate Research Center for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and the Center for the Advancement of Teaching. View the panel recording and resources here.
TEACHING THROUGH COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS
In this panel discussion, faculty from History, the Digital Humanities, and the Labor Center share their experiences with integrating collaborative research projects into their undergraduate courses, while highlighting the advantages and feasibility of student-driven, public-facing scholarship. These projects ask students to employ digital methods to visualize and disseminate data as a means for achieving their goals, from influencing public policy to fighting for social justice. Panelists also share how they scaffold and assess this type of work, as well as how they manage group dynamics. The panel was held on November 3, 2021 and was co-sponsored by UCLA’s Undergraduate Research Center for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and the Center for the Advancement of Teaching. View the panel recording and resources here.
TEACHING WITH ARCHIVES AND MUSEUMS
This panel discussion features conversations between UCLA faculty and staff from the Hammer Museum and UCLA Library Special Collections who have collaborated to develop undergraduate courses. The discussion emphasizes strategies for facilitating course-based collaboration with archives and museums in both remote and face-to-face learning environments. The workshop was held on May 4, 2021 and was co-sponsored by UCLA’s Undergraduate Research Center for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and the Center for the Advancement of Teaching. View the panel recording and resources here.