Past events

Past Events

Past Events from RTL + Across Campus

Inclusive Mentoring Practices

November 13, 2024 - 10:00-11:00 AM Location: 117 Dwinelle Hall (Academic Innovation Studio) Intended Audience: Advisors, Advisor Support Staff, Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

Are you looking to enhance your mentoring skills and make a lasting impact on your students? Join us for an engaging session where you will discover how to cultivate productive mentoring relationships that empower mentees and expand their mentoring networks.

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Rehearsing an Active Learning Activity

November 5, 2024 - 2:00-3:00 PM Location: 117 Dwinelle Hall (Academic Innovation Studio) Intended Audience: Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

Sometimes, active learning activities don’t play out the way we expect. Scholars of instructional development believe that practicing these approaches with colleagues can help us better prepare to use active learning with students. In this practice-basedactivity, you will have a chance to engage in an active...

Collaboration and Peer Support: Introduction to Ed Discussion

October 9, 2024 - 2:00-2:45 PM Location: This is an online event. Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation Intended Audience: Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

Discover how Ed Discussion can boost student participation in your classes through this live session. You'll learn to set up and manage online discussions effectively, using features like customizable categories and thread templates...

Faculty Perspectives on Adapting to Active Learning

October 1, 2024 - 2:00-3:00 PM Location: This is an online event. Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation Intended Audience: Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

Join us for a dynamic discussion featuring several of our own faculty members who have successfully integrated active learning strategies into their classrooms. Each panelist will share their unique approach to active learning...

Spark Talk: Rethinking Our Content Coverage Goals

September 24, 2024 - 10:00-10:30 AM Location: This is an online event. Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation Intended Audience: Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

Ever feel like your course has to “do too much”? Want to explore course redesign, but feeling constrained by the sheer amount of material you need to get through? Let’s explore content coverage and how it relates to (and perhaps...

Crafting Equitable Assessments with Every* Student in Mind

September 16, 2024 - 2:00-3:00 PM Location: 117 Dwinelle Hall (Academic Innovation Studio) Intended Audience: Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

Rethinking traditional assessments isn't just about changing formats—it's about embracing diverse approaches that accommodate different skills and learning styles. This session explores how to design authentic and scaffold assessments that allow space for practice, feedback, and revision. We'll also discuss how to make...

Spark Talk: Exploring Equity via Metacognitive Practice

September 10, 2024 - 10:00-10:30 AM Location: This is an online event. Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation Intended Audience: Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

Do you dread when midterms roll around in your course? Wondering how you can best support students during the challenging exam period? Let’s explore metacognition and how this skill can support the diversity...

Assignments and Grading: Build Your Gradebook in bCourses

September 9, 2024 - 10:00-11:00 AM Location: This is an online event. Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation Intended Audience: Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

This session will guide you through effectively setting up and managing your Gradebook—from weighting grades to configuring advanced settings like Grade Posting Policy. You’ll learn how to create and manage Assignment Groups, apply grading...

Using Peerceptiv Peer Review to Increase Collaboration and Engagement

September 4, 2024 - 10:00-10:45 AM Location: This is an online event. Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation Intended Audience: Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

Peerceptiv is a peer collaboration tool designed to enhance student engagement by facilitating peer review and team member evaluation assignments and is now available for all UC Berkeley classes as part of a pilot. Through Peerceptiv,...

RTL Open House

The campus instructional community is invited to RTL's Open House on September 3!

Assignments and Grading: Build Your Gradebook in bCourses

August 27, 2024 - 2:00-3:00 PM Location: This is an online event. Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation Intended Audience: Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

This session will guide you through effectively setting up and managing your Gradebook—from weighting grades to configuring advanced settings like Grade Posting Policy. You’ll learn how to create and manage Assignment Groups, apply...

Setting the Stage: Fostering Student Engagement Throughout the Semester

August 26, 2024 - 2:00-2:45 PM Location: This is an online event. Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation Intended Audience: Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

Kick off the semester with a dynamic approach to teaching by joining us for 'Setting the Stage for Student Engagement This Semester.' This workshop is designed to empower you with the tools and strategies...

Organizing Your Class on bCourses Using the "Core Template"

August 26, 2024 - 10:00-11:00 AM Location: This is an online event. Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation Intended Audience: Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

Designing a student-friendly bCourse course can be time-consuming and overwhelming, and it may seem easier to think of bCourses as a file repository shared with students. However, creating a bCourses site that is organized...

Teaching Inclusively From Day One in Small Classes

August 23, 2024 - 10:30-11:30 AM Location: This is an online event. Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation Intended Audience: Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

In this workshop, we will focus on practical strategies for creating an inclusive learning environment from the start of your course, specifically designed for smaller classes with...

Getting Started with Polling Tools: iClicker and Poll Everywhere

August 20 - 10:00-11:00 AM Location: This is an online event. Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation Intended Audience: Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

Join this live session as we review the fundamentals of Berkeley-sponsored polling tools—iClicker Cloud and Poll Everywhere. You will learn the differences between the two platforms, as well as how to set up...

Using Peerceptiv Peer Review to Increase Collaboration and Engagement

August 19, 2024 - 10:00-10:45 AM Location: This is an online event. Register to receive the Zoom link and calendar invitation Intended Audience: Academic Support Staff, Faculty, Graduate Student Instructors, Instructors

Peerceptiv is a peer collaboration tool designed to enhance student engagement by facilitating peer review and team...

Upcoming Events

Past Events: Spring 2024 and Before

August 14, 2023, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosted by
Graduate Division & Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
Join our GSI-focused workshop on bCourses (Canvas) to enhance student engagement, covering site setup, content management, integrated tools like Zoom, and expert support.
May 5, 2023, 9:00am
This event aims to foster a community of colleagues engaged in effective teaching and learning on our campus and present model cases of educators experimenting with a diverse range of teaching and learning strategies in UC Berkeley classrooms. For this inaugural event, the theme is “Transformative...
April 26, 2023, 5:00pm
Hosted by
Committee on Teaching
The Distinguished Teaching Award 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...
April 25, 2023, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
Come join us for an introductory workshop on REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture), a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases, specifically designed for longitudinal research studies and operations across many disciplines.
April 7, 2023, 11:00am to 1:00pm
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
Join us for the Center for Teaching and Learning's (CTL) Open House on Friday, April 7, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Wheeler 206 to learn about our services and how they can improve teaching and learning opportunities!
March 10, 2023, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
Join a conversation with the Center for Teaching and Learning and instructors from the College Writing Program focused on the potential impact of generative AI programs such as ChatGPT on writing assignments and how to address it.
February 23, 2023, 10:00am to 11:00am
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
This workshop will focus on using Gradescope in online and hybrid classes classes with handwritten exams and quizzes and fully online assignments.
February 22, 2023, 10:00am to 11:00am
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
This workshop will focus on using Gradescope in large courses.
February 21, 2023, 10:00am to 11:00am
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
This workshop will focus on using Gradescope in face-to-face classes with handwritten exams and quizzes and multiple choice assessments.
February 16, 2023, 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
Join a conversation with the College of Letters & Science, Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), and your faculty colleagues about ChatGPT, an OpenAI tool that generates human-like responses to open-ended questions.
February 15, 2023, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
This workshop will focus on using Gradescope to transform your multiple choice assessments with Gradescope Bubble Sheets.
February 14, 2023, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
This workshop will focus on using Gradescope in online and hybrid classes classes with handwritten exams and quizzes and fully online assignments.
February 13, 2023, 10:00am to 11:00am
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
This workshop will focus on using Gradescope in Computer Science classes with coding assignments as well as handwritten student work.
February 13, 2023, 9:00am to February 17, 2023, 5:00pm
Hosted by
UC Libraries, Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
UC Libraries are collaborating on a UC-wide “Love Data Week” series of talks, presentations, and workshops during February 13-17, 2023. All events are free to attend and open to any member of the UC community.
January 31, 2023, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
Join us for a workshop focused on assignments, quizzes, and grading to learn how to take advantage of more advanced features that will help you use the tool to its fullest, freeing up your time for what matters most.
January 26, 2023, 11:00am to 1:00pm
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
You are warmly invited to the RTL Open House event on Thursday, January 26th from 11:00am to 1:00pm in the Academic Innovation Studio (Dwinelle 117). This is a special event for UC Berkeley Instructional Community and GSIs to learn more about our services and resources.
January 13, 2023, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
Join us for a workshop focused on assignments, quizzes, and grading to learn how to take advantage of more advanced features that will help you use the tool to its fullest, freeing up your time for what matters most.
January 13, 2023, 10:00am to 11:00am
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
This virtual workshop will provide an overview of how to access and use the DLS Core Template to create an effective and engaging bCourses site for courses in any modality.
January 12, 2023, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
Join us for end-to-end instructor training hosted by an iClicker Cloud specialist.
January 12, 2023, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
This workshop is intended for instructors that are teaching in one of UC Berkeley's General Assignment Video Conferencing Classrooms for the first time or instructors that need a quick refresher prior to their return to instruction at UC Berkeley.
January 11, 2023, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
Kaltura is the campus-supported web-based video management platform, accessed from bCourses, that allows UC Berkeley instructors, students, and staff to upload, edit, manage, and share videos and other media.
January 11, 2023, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
This virtual event will provide an overview of bCourses and its native (built-in) features and will offer a practical workflow for basic site setup and adding and editing content.
January 10, 2023, 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
Join us for end-to-end presenter training hosted by a Poll Everywhere specialist.
January 10, 2023, 11:00am to 12:00pm
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
This workshop will help you improve the accessibility of your bCourses content so students can better access and convert bCourses Pages and download files into multiple formats and translated versions.
January 10, 2023, 10:00am to 11:00am
Hosted by
Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL)
This workshop will help you gain flexible communication strategies using tools available in Zoom.