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).
Schedule
- Second Friday of every month
Future Meetings
- July 11, 2025
- August 11, 2025
- September 19, 2025
- October 10, 2025
Current Membership
| First | Last | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Nate | McKee | Director, Bruin Learn Center of Excellence (CoE) |
| Sally | Wu | Director of Instructional Design and Media Production |
| Guy | Adams | Division Area Director, ASUCLA (ex officio) |
| Allison | Benedetti | Interim Associate University Librarian (ex officio) |
| Alison | Frand | Associate Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine |
| Jess | Gregg | Senior Associate Director, Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences (CEILS) |
| 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 |
| Christian | Spreitzer | Director, Undergraduate Education IT (ex officio) |
| Margery | Tran | Director of Instructional Design, UCLA Anderson School of Management |
| Frank | Wada | Executive Director and University Registrar (ex officio) |
| Jonathan | Rodgers | Manager, Desktop and Instructional Computing, Life Sciences |
| Hanadi | Kamai | Undergraduate Student Representative |
| Aditya | Narashim | Undergraduate Student Representative |
| Michael | Ross | Professor & Vice Chair, Social Sciences |
Agenda and Notes
June 6, 2025
- New Canvas In-App NPS Survey
- Summer Enhancements
- Tool Spotlight on Ally
June Key Feedback
May 9, 2025
- Tool Spotlight on Peerceptiv
- Turnitin Institutional Repository
- LMS Hosted Content Retention Policy
- Ally for Accessibility
April 11, 2025
- Spring Term Check-In
- UCLA Overleaf License
- Ally for Accessibility
- UCLA Instructor Hub LTI
- Tool Spotlight on Peerceptiv
March 14, 2025
- Welcome, New Members
- Ally for Accessibility
- CidiLabs Design Plus Sidebar
- Kaltura V7 Upgrade
- Spring Enhancements
February 7, 2025
- BruinCast Migration to Kaltura
- Kaltura V7 Player Upgrade
- Backlog, Roadmap, and Jira Product Discovery
December 13, 2024
- Single Sign-On (SSO) Integration Customization
- Student Experiences of Teaching (SET) Program & Fall Pilot
- Canvas “Impact” Pilot Update
- Winter Enhancements
October 11, 2024
BLWG Two-Year Review Feedback Workshop
August 9, 2024
- Announcements
- Teaching Assistant (TA) Sites Tool
- Kaltura Upgrade to V7
- Bruin One Access
June 14, 2024
- Dual Peer Review Pilot Results and Discussion
- Polling/Engagement Technologies
- Default Course Navigation Menu
- Feature Request Backlog
May 10, 2024
- Polling/Engagement Technologies Discussion
- Help Menu Redesign
- Default Course Navigation Menu
- Perusall
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
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
June 23, 2023
- Announcements
- 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
April 21, 2023
- Updates and Announcements
- 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
February 17, 2023
- iClicker Timeline Results
- 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
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
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
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 |
| Ava | Arndt | Interim Director for Online Teaching & Learning, Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) |
| Ilana | Intonato | Executive Director, Academic Technology (Co-Chair) |
| Caroline | Kong | Instructional Designer & Technologist, Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) |
| Erin | Sanders O'Leary | Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, UCLA Teaching & Learning Center (TLC) (Co-Chair) |
| Jessica | Collett | Professor & Vice Chair, Sociology (Academic Senate Representative) |
| Linda | Holmes | Director, Operations and Digital & Technology Solutions, Arts & Architecture |
| Daniel | Kamei | Professor, Bioengineering (Academic Senate Representative) |
| Thomas | Garbelotti | Instructional Technologies Manager |
| Kristen | Weiss | Undergraduate Student Representative |
| Lauren | Vuong | Director of Education Accessibility, USAC (Undergraduate Student Representative) |
