Events & Trainings

RTL offers events and workshops that bring together instructors, researchers, graduate student instructors (GSIs), and academic support staff to share ideas and explore teaching practices. 

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bCourses Basics for Instructors

Jan 12, 2026 – 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

New Discussion Checkpoints in bCourses

Jan 14, 2026 – 11:00 a.m–12:00 p.m.

Polling Tools: iClicker and Poll Everywhere Fundamentals

Jan 15, 2026 – 2:00–3:20 p.m.

Teaching Peer Review: Helping Students Recognize their Value in the GenAI Era

Jan 16, 2026 – 11:00–11:30 a.m.

Assignments and Grading: Build Your Gradebook in bCourses

Jan 21, 2026 – 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Office Hours: DataHub & JupyterLab Accessibility Checker

Jan 22, 2026 – 1:00–2:00 p.m.

Create Accessible Content in bCourses

January 28, 2026 – 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

How AI Literacy Can and Will Impact Academic Integrity

Jan 29, 2026 – 1:00–1:30 p.m.

Discover Your Ally in Making bCourses Accessible for All Your Students

Feb 11, 2026 – 3:30–4:30 p.m.

A Practical Guide to Assessing Student Learning

Feb 19, 2026 – 10:00–11:00 a.m.

Create Accessible Content in bCourses

February 25, 2026 – 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

CTL Research Showcase: Advancing Teaching and Learning through Scholarship

Feb 26, 2026 – 10:00–11:00 a.m.

Designing for Flexibility: Boosting Your bCourses Site to Support Student Learning In and Outside of Class

Mar 5, 2026 – 11:00–11:45 a.m.

Cultivating Collective Care in Teaching and Academic Life

Mar 12, 2026 – 11:00–11:45 a.m.

Create Accessible Content in bCourses

March 25, 2026 – 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Not Leaving Students Behind: Access and Mentorship

Apr 16, 2026 – 1:00–1:45 p.m.

Create Accessible Content in bCourses

April 29, 2026 – 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Campus Events of Interest

This detail atop Sather Gate displays the University of California motto, "Fiat Lux" (Let There Be Light).

2026 Distinguished Teaching Award and Ceremony

April 22, 2026 – 5:00 p.m.

Location: Eugene Jarvis Auditorium, Grimes Engineering Center(link is external)

The Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA) recognizes individual faculty for sustained excellence in teaching. Beyond an individual exemplary class, such sustained excellence in teaching incites intellectual curiosity in students, inspires colleagues, and makes students aware of significant relationships between the academy and the world at large. Recipients will be announced in March and then honored at a public ceremony.

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