The University of California, Irvine, a large research-intensive institution, and Santa Ana College, a small community college, were awarded the California Learning Lab Grant to create a three-part faculty development program to reduce equity gaps in introductory online STEM courses. The aims of this program are to teach faculty how creating a sense of community leads to increased self-efficacy, leveraging technology facilitates effective online active learning, and incorporating peer mentors enhances learning. In this live interactive session, we will outline the program components and share data from the first faculty cohort. In addition, we will demonstrate community building exercises.
