Teaching Cooperatives - Spring 2026
These faculty-led co-ops offer an opportunity to innovate pedagogy and other practices by exploring topics of shared interest with colleagues. They include many new topics related to emerging issues; allow for multi-semester discussion, application, and further research; and build and leverage faculty leadership and expertise.
The following is a schedule for the Spring 2026 teaching cooperatives, including Communities of Practice, Discussion Groups, and ULO Scholar meetings. Meeting dates and times will be updated as soon as the information is available.
Communities of Practice
Topic Facilitator(s) Schedule Location(s)
| Reading Apprenticeship: Deepening Our Practice | Rebecca Kersnar | 2/26/2026 , 3/12/2026, 3/26/2026, 4/9/2026, 4/23/2026, and 5/7/2026 from 11:00-12:00 PM (And a second option TBD) |
Zoom |
| Culturally Responsive Teaching (Hybrid) (Lecturers only) | Yhashika Lee, George Station, Salina Lopez, and Ibrahim Shelton | TBA |
TBA |
| Developing AI-Enhanced Instruction & Course Activities | Chris Beem | 2/19/2026, 3/5/2026, 3/19/2026, 4/9/2026, 4/23/2026 from 2:00-3:00 PM |
Zoom |
Discussion Groups
Topic Facilitator(s) Schedule Location(s)
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Jr. Tenure-Track Faculty Support & Networking (Tenure-track faculty only) |
Kelsey Nordstrom, Jimmy Guilinger, Sam Ogden, Jill Talley, and Renee Penalver | Meetings once a month, for 1 hour, to be determined based on poll participants. |
Zoom |
| Building Community Through Dialogue | Vivian Waldrup-Patterson and Rebecca Kersnar | TBA |
Zoom |
| Critical Digital Pedagogy Learning Series (Faculty, Staff, & Administration Welcome) | George Station and Special Guests | TBA |
Zoom |
| Writers' & Artists' Salon | Shannon Snapp | Wednesdays 10:00-11:00 AM starting 2/4/2026 | Zoom |
| Pedagogy, Scholarship, & Career Development Workshop | Rixing Lou, Cate Liu, and Alexis Lee | TBA |
Zoom |
| Faculty & Staff Spanish Conversation Group |
Rebecca Pozzi |
2/25/2026, 3/25/2026, and 4/22/2026 from 12:00-1:00 PM |
Zoom |
ULO Coordinators - Spring 2026 Schedule
If you want to join a ULO Scholar group, please get in touch with TLA Director Vivian Waldrup-Patterson at vwaldrup-patterson@csumb.edu.
ULO Topic Facilitator(s) Schedule Location(s)
| ULO1-Oral Communication (GE A1) | Lee Ritscher |
TBA |
Email leritscher@csumb.edu for location |
| ULO1-Written Communication (GE A2) | Kelly Medina-Lopez |
TBA |
Email kmedina-lopez@csumb.edu for location |
| ULO1-Critical Thinking (GE A3) | Patrick Belanger | TBA | Email pbelanger@csumb.edu for location |
| ULO1-Information Literacy | Sarah Dahlen | TBA | Email sdahlen@csumb.edu for location |
| ULO1-Quantitative Reasoning | Peri Shereen | TBA | Email pshereen@csumb.edu for location |
| ULO2-Personal, Professional, and Social Responsibility | Hojin Song | TBA | Email hosong@csumb.edu for location |
| ULO3-Integrative Knowledge | Amanda Pullum | TBA | Email apullum@csumb.edu for location |
ULO Coordinator Topic Descriptions
ULO Topic Description
| ULO1-Oral Communication (GE A1) | TBA |
| ULO1-Written Communication (GE A2) | TBA |
| ULO1-Critical Thinking (GE A3) | TBA |
| ULO1-Information Literacy | TBA |
| ULO1-Quantitative Reasoning | TBA |
| ULO2-Personal, Professional, and Social Responsibility | TBA |
| ULO3-Integrative Knowledge | TBA |