UC Psychology Teaching & Learning Conference

Psychology, Resources, UC San Diego

This week was the UC Psychology Teaching & Learning conference, hosted by faculty at UC San Diego, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis and UCLA. From the conference webpage, “[The conference] is designed for psychology instructors at all levels who are interested in developing teaching strategies and learning about pedagogy research.”

This was an informative event and gave attendees numerous tools on how to improve the classroom experience (especially in a virtual setting). Listed below are some of the helpful things I learned over the course of these two days:

Working from Home in a Pandemic

Personal Blog, Resources, UC San Diego

Adding to the plethora of “here’s how I do it!” posts online, this is how I (attempt) to work from home during the COVID-19 lockdown. This post is not meant to instruct you on how to maximize productivity—personally, I think there are more important things to worry about right now—rather, it’s meant to validate the emotions of those feeling similarly and (hopefully) provide someone with a new coping strategy.