Teaching Orientation for Lecturers and VAPs
About the Teaching Orientation for Lecturers and VAPs
The Teaching Orientation for Lecturers and VAPs is a one-day introduction to teaching at UCSC.
Held before the start of the Fall Quarter, this program provides Lecturers and Visiting Assistant Professors with institutional support to orient them to UCSC’s students, teaching culture, and teaching-related support resources.
All recently new and incoming Lecturers and VAPs (those who started in the previous academic year or later) are invited.
The Teaching Orientation for Lecturers and VAPs seeks to prepare Lecturers and VAPs with the information most critical to their instructional roles. Topics include equity-minded teaching, student support resources, strategies for working with teaching teams, teaching technology (AIS, classroom technology infrastructure, etc.), and several topical breakout sessions in areas such as teaching large lecture courses and leveraging UCSC’s EdTech tools.
The TLC is excited to provide this opportunity to build skills, knowledge, and community. Lecturers and VAPs who complete the program are eligible for educational enrichment funds to support teaching development.
How to Participate
New and incoming Lecturers and Visiting Assistant Professors in any discipline can participate in the Teaching Orientation for Lecturers and VAPs.
The Fall 2025 cohort will meet on September 23, 2025.
We request that all participants commit to attending the entire day.
Please contact us at tlc@ucsc.edu if you are a Lecturer or Visiting Assistant Professor (with a start date of 7/1/24 or later) and haven’t received an invitation by 8/1/25 to attend.