Scope and Function
The Bruin Learn Working Group is charged with advising on how to maintain and advance the Bruin Learn LMS as a foundational component of a world-class, integrated teaching and learning experience for faculty and students that sets the standard for teaching excellence, academic achievement, and inclusivity. In alignment with the university’s mission and the campus IT strategy, as established by the Executive IT Governance Board, the Bruin Learn Working Group:
- Advises the LMS Center of Excellence (CoE) on all aspects of the operation and support of Bruin Learn by representing the diverse needs of UCLA’s many stakeholders in the LMS, including faculty, students, and staff.
- Escalates significant issues and opportunities to the Academic Technology Committee for decision-making.
- Encourages campus-wide new and established uses of the LMS in support of teaching and learning at UCLA.
Read more about the Bruin Learn Working Group in the Charter (updated June 2023).
2023-2024 Academic Year Membership
| First | Last | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Guy | Adams | Division Area Director, ASUCLA (ex officio) |
| Ava | Arndt | Interim Director for Online Teaching & Learning, Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) |
| Allison | Benedetti | Interim Associate University Librarian (ex officio) |
| Jessica | Collett | Professor & Vice Chair, Sociology (Academic Senate Representative) |
| Alison | Frand | Associate Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine |
| Thomas | Garbelotti | Instructional Technologies Manager |
| Jess | Gregg | Senior Associate Director, Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences (CEILS) |
| Linda | Holmes | Director, Operations and IT Services, Arts & Architecture |
| Ilana | Intonato | Executive Director, Academic Technology (Co-Chair) |
| Daniel | Kamei | Professor, Bioengineering (Academic Senate Representative) |
| Caroline | Kong | Instructional Designer & Technologist, Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) |
| Travis | Lee | Disabilities and Computing Coordinator (ex officio) |
| Jeff | Maloy | Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Life Sciences |
| AJ | Mason | Interim Testing Center Coordinator, Center for Accessible Education (ex officio) |
| Arun | Pasricha | CIO, Student Affairs (ex officio) |
| Debra | Pires | Academic Administrator, Life Sciences |
| Erin | Sanders O'Leary | Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, UCLA Teaching & Learning Center (TLC) (Co-Chair) |
| Christian | Spreitzer | Director, Undergraduate Education IT (ex officio) |
| Lauren | Vuong | Director of Education Accessibility, USAC (Undergraduate Student Representative) |
| Margery | Tran | Director of Instructional Design, UCLA Anderson School of Management |
| Frank | Wada | Executive Director and University Registrar (ex officio) |
| Kristen | Weiss | Undergraduate Student Representative |
Agenda and Notes
April 12, 2024
- Course Material Link Placement Options
- Perusall Decision Discussion
- Polling/Engagement Technologies
March 8, 2024
- Bruin Learn Help Menu Redesign Mockup
- Perusall “Course Choice”
- Backlog Prioritization Survey Results
- Upcoming Spring 2024 Enhancements
February 9, 2024
- UCLA ITS: Reimagine IT
- Projects in Flight
- Backlog Prioritization
January 12, 2024
- Peer Review Pilot Update
- Bruin Learn Help Menu Redesign
December 11, 2023
- Bruin One Access Discussion
- Peer Pilot Review Update
- Call for Generative AI Special Interest Group
November 17, 2023
- Membership Updates and December Meeting
- Bruin One Access
- UCLA Creating the Future: Strategic Plan
- Call for Generative AI Special Interest Group
- Winter 2024 Enhancements
October 13, 2023
- Academic Technology Product Lifecycle
- Upcoming BLWG Meeting Dates
September 15, 2023
- Announcements
- Membership
- AI Detection & Enable Features Results
- Membership
- AI Detection & Enable Features Results
August 18, 2023
- Announcements
- Academic Technology Fall 2023 Expo
- Bruin Learn Global Announcements
- Fall Enhancements
- AI Detection Update
- Peer Review Pilot Update
- Product Roadmap Tool Update
- Academic Technology Fall 2023 Expo
- Bruin Learn Global Announcements
- Fall Enhancements
- AI Detection Update
- Peer Review Pilot Update
- Product Roadmap Tool Update
June 23, 2023
- Announcements
- AI Detection Testing Decision
- Peer Review Selection Results
- Bruin Learn Roadmap & Product Feature Requests
- Charter Changes
- AI Detection Testing Decision
- Peer Review Selection Results
- Bruin Learn Roadmap & Product Feature Requests
- Charter Changes
May 19, 2023
- Peer Review
- Turnitin & AI Detection Strategy Recommendation
- BLWG Membership & Charter Changes
- Summer Enhancements
- Turnitin & AI Detection Strategy Recommendation
- BLWG Membership & Charter Changes
- Summer Enhancements
April 21, 2023
- Updates and Announcements
- AI Detection
- BLWG Membership & Charter
- Peer Review
- AI Detection
- BLWG Membership & Charter
- Peer Review
March 17, 2023
- Upcoming Spring Enhancements
- Discussion: Bruin Learn Backlog (Pt. 2)
- Update: Enhancement Request Process
- Teaching Assistant (TA) Role and Permissions Configuration
- Discussion: Bruin Learn Backlog (Pt. 2)
- Update: Enhancement Request Process
- Teaching Assistant (TA) Role and Permissions Configuration
February 17, 2023
- iClicker Timeline Results
- Exercise: Bruin Learn Backlog
- Pilot Engagement: Simple Syllabus
- Discussion: Policy Considerations
- Exercise: Bruin Learn Backlog
- Pilot Engagement: Simple Syllabus
- Discussion: Policy Considerations
January 20, 2023
- Decision Threshold Results
- Enhancement Request Process
- iClicker Recommendation
- Explorance Blue
- Kaltura Upgrade
- Discussion: Local Support Personnel
- Enhancement Request Process
- iClicker Recommendation
- Explorance Blue
- Kaltura Upgrade
- Discussion: Local Support Personnel
december 16, 2022
- Bruin Learn CoE Website Launch Demo
- Bruin Learn Winter Enhancements
- Discussion: Sharing Information & Soliciting Feedback
- Decision Thresholds Edits & Ratification
- iClicker Implementation Timeline & Considerations
- Bruin Learn Winter Enhancements
- Discussion: Sharing Information & Soliciting Feedback
- Decision Thresholds Edits & Ratification
- iClicker Implementation Timeline & Considerations
November 9, 2022
- Overview and Expectation Level-Set
- 2022 to 2023 BLWG Membership
- Bruin Learn Current State
- Future State: Enhancement Requests
- Possible Enhancement Decision Thresholds
- Enhancements in Action: iClicker Cloud
- Advisory Committee Feedback
- Pilots
- 2022 to 2023 BLWG Membership
- Bruin Learn Current State
- Future State: Enhancement Requests
- Possible Enhancement Decision Thresholds
- Enhancements in Action: iClicker Cloud
- Advisory Committee Feedback
- Pilots
Schedule
- Second Friday of every month
Future Meetings
- May 10, 2024
- June 14, 2024
- July 12, 2024
- August 9, 2024
- September 13, 2024
Previous Members
| First | Last | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Marisa | Miller | Instructional Designer, School of Dentistry |
| David | Marcus | Professor, School of Law |
| Jeff | Eldredge | Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
| Louis | Gomez | Professor, Education and Information Studies |