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Welcome to the Office of Instructional Development

The UCLA Office of Instructional Development (OID) supports the instructional mission of the University and enhances teaching and learning opportunities. Through grants, programs and services OID promotes the effective use of current and emerging instructional methodologies and technologies.

Spotlights
John Adams Mini-Series now at IMCS

John Adams Mini-Series now at IMCS

Using an OID mini-grant, professor Karen Rowe obtained the HBO mini-series: "I regularly assign to my graduate and undergraduate classes the Letters of Abigail and John (Adams), teaching them both as historical documents and as literary constructions. In this great age of the epistolary, these letters constitute a remarkable record not only of the courtship and life-long relationship of two prominent figures central to the American Revolution, but also the formation of American ideals, morals, and the new Republic." I can only imagine that the John Adams  mini-series will be of equal utility for courses taught through the Department of History." Instructors may schedule this title for class use by contacting OID's Instructional Media Collection & Services. (IMCS)

2009 Copenhaver Award Winner

2009 Copenhaver Award Winner

Timothy Tangherlini from the Scandinavian Section describes his approach to folklore and the creation of the Danish Folklore Database. He used the software with an undergraduate class for the first time this academic year and he discusses the results of that experience.

Read more about the awards and past winners at the Copenhaver Awards page.