UCLA's IT community thrives with the support of several affinity groups. These groups bring together members who collaborate and exchange best practices. If you're interested in initiating an Affinity Group or having your group featured, reach out via email to bruintech@ucla.edu.
UCLA UX
UCLA UX's mission is to promote UX Design at UCLA and encourage collaboration. We are a grassroots organization whose goal is to bring people together from all parts of UCLA that might never otherwise meet, talk about the projects we're working on, share resources, and work together to create a more unified and accessible user experience at UCLA. We hold brown bag sessions with UX speakers from across campus, and meetups to share articles, ideas, and questions about UX and its many disciplines (including user interface, interaction design, usability testing, user research, accessibility, motion design, and information architecture).
Join our conversations in the ucla-ux in the UCTech Slack Workspace!
Contact: Anna Ahearn, aahearn@it.ucla.edu
2023-24 UCLA UX General Meetups
2nd Thursday of every month, 3:30-4pm PST
Register to receive calendar invite
Informal sessions for UCLA staff meet and discuss UX-related topics. All are welcome no matter your experience or background! Join us for:
- Professional development
- Networking
- Q&A
- Approachable UX tools and techniques
2023-24 UCLA UX Practitioner Meetups
3rd Wednesday of every month, 2-3pm PST
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Informal sessions for UCLA staff currently practicing UX design to collaborate. Join us for:
- In-depth discussions
- Design reviews
- Research results and methodology
UCLA XR Initiative
At UCLA, we are building an XR (AR, VR, 360 capture, etc) resource for the campus in the hopes of bridging the gaps of knowledge and creating a safe environment for anyone to ask questions and discuss various use cases of extended reality technologies. You can find more details on our quarterly meetings, subcommittees, and events at https://xri.ucla.edu/.
Join our conversations in the xr-initiative in the UCTech Slack Workspace! Or contact us at ucla.xri@gmail.com
Instructional Support Story Swap
The UCLA Instructional Support Story Swap group facilitates the sharing of tools, tips and techniques centered around instructional technology and design.
Join our conversations in the #iss-swap channel in the UCTech Slack Workspace!
Contact: Caroline Kong, caroline@teaching.ucla.edu
