Past events

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.

In today's...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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RTL Open House

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

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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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Gradescope for Existing Users

February 24, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Gradescope February Workshop Series

We'll show you our newest features and lesser-known tips and leave time for you to ask any questions.

Gradescope for Online and Hybrid Teaching

February 23, 2022, 10:00am to 11:00am

Gradescope February Workshop Series

This workshop will focus on using Gradescope in online and hybrid classes with handwritten student work as well as fully online assessments.

Equitable Grading Strategies

February 23, 2022, 9:30am to March 9, 2022, 11:00am

The Center for Teaching and Learning and the College of Engineering invite you to join an interactive three-workshop module as a part of the EMPOWER Certificate Program.

Gradescope for In-Person Teaching

February 22, 2022, 11:00am to 12:00pm

Gradescope February Workshop Series

This workshop will focus on using Gradescope in face-to-face classes with handwritten exams and quizzes and multiple choice assessments.

Using Gradescope in Canvas (bCourses)

February 18, 2022, 9:00am

Gradescope February Workshop Series

This workshop will show you how to take advantage of the Gradescope integration in Canvas (bCourses).

Gradescope for Online and Mixed Mode Teaching

February 17, 2022, 11:00am to 12:00pm

Gradescope February Workshop Series

This workshop will focus on using Gradescope in online and mixed mode classes with handwritten student work as well as fully online assessments.

Gradescope for Computer Science

February 16, 2022, 9:00am to 10:00am

Gradescope February Workshop Series

This workshop will focus on using Gradescope in Computer Science classes with coding assignments as well as handwritten student work.

Love Data Week

February 14, 2022, 9:00am to February 18, 2022, 4:00pm

The UC campuses are once again partnering to celebrate this nationwide campaign designed to raise awareness and build community around research data.

Gradescope for In-Person Teaching

February 11, 2022, 9:00am to 10:00am

Gradescope February Workshop Series

This one-hour workshop will focus on using Gradescope in face-to-face classes with handwritten exams and quizzes and multiple choice assessments.

bCourses Basics + Best Practices for GSIs (1/25)

January 25, 2022, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Spring 2022 Workshop Series

Join us for an overview of the bCourses learning management system (LMS) and its native (built-in) features.

Get Started with Gradescope (1/24)

January 24, 2022, 10:00am to 11:00am

Spring 2022 Workshop Series

Please join us for an online workshop to learn how to get started with Gradescope this term.

Designing Quizzes for Academic Integrity (1/19)

January 19, 2022, 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Spring 2022 Workshop Series

In this interactive workshop, participants will discuss common motivations for academic dishonesty and what the research says about how quizzes can help mitigate them.

Transitioning to iClicker Cloud (1/19)

January 19, 2022, 2:30pm to 3:15pm

Spring 2022 Workshop Series

In this workshop, you'll learn how to: create questions and add them to your lecture presentation slides, set up your bCourses site to incorporate iClicker Cloud, and conduct activities in class.

Poll Everywhere Presenter Training (1/19)

January 19, 2022, 11:00am to 12:00pm

Spring 2022 Workshop Series

In this workshop, you will learn how to create activities including word cloud, multiple-choice, and open-ended questions, as well as how to add Poll Everywhere to bCourses.

Transitioning to iClicker Cloud (1/18)

January 18, 2022, 2:30pm to 3:15pm

Spring 2022 Workshop Series

In this workshop, you'll learn how to: create questions and add them to your lecture presentation slides, set up your bCourses site to incorporate iClicker Cloud, and conduct activities in class.

Introduction to Teaching Using Jupyter Notebooks and Campus Jupyterhub (Case Studies from Civil and Environmental Engineering department)

January 18, 2022, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

In this workshop, Instructors from the Civil and Environmental Engineering department will share their experience from teaching using Jupyter notebooks and campus Jupyterhub! The workshop will cover the following topics, Introduce Data Science Modules team's work Introduce Campus Jupyterhub...

Poll Everywhere Presenter Training (1/18)

January 18, 2022, 10:00am to 11:00am

Spring 2022 Workshop Series

In this workshop, you will learn how to create activities including word cloud, multiple-choice, and open-ended questions, as well as how to add Poll Everywhere to bCourses.

Introduction to Teaching Using Jupyter Notebooks and Campus Jupyterhub (Case Studies from Sociology department)

January 14, 2022, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

In this workshop, Instructors from the Sociology department will share their experience from teaching using Jupyter notebooks and campus Jupyterhub! The workshop will cover the following topics, Introduce Data Science Modules team's work Introduce Campus Jupyterhub Instructors from the Sociology...

Getting Started with iClicker Cloud (1/14)

January 14, 2022, 10:00am to 10:45am

Spring 2022 Workshop Series

In this workshop, you'll learn how to: create questions and add them to your lecture presentation slides, set up your bCourses site to incorporate iClicker Cloud, and conduct activities in class.

Getting Started with Kaltura (1/13)

January 13, 2022, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Spring 2022 Workshop Series

This workshop will provide a basic overview of key features of the Kaltura web-based video management platform accessed via bCourses.

Best Practices for Designing Your bCourses Site (1/13)

January 13, 2022, 10:00am to 11:00am

Spring 2022 Workshop Series

Join us to learn more about how you can leverage the DLS Core Template to jumpstart your bCourses site design and maximize student engagement online.

Preparing for Spring 2022 Instruction

January 12, 2022, 10:00am to 4:00pm

Getting ready to teach this upcoming semester? Join us to learn about tools and resources to help you prepare for spring 2022 instruction.

Best Practices for Designing Your bCourses Site (1/11)

January 11, 2022, 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Spring 2022 Workshop Series

Join us to learn more about how you can leverage the DLS Core Template to jumpstart your bCourses site design and maximize student engagement online.

Educators in Conversation: Lessons Learned from Teaching During the Pandemic

January 11, 2022, 10:00am to 11:00am

Spring 2022 Workshop Series

In this discussion-based workshop, participants will share their lessons learned from teaching during the pandemic.

Best Practices for Designing Your bCourses Site (12/8)

December 8, 2021, 10:00am to 11:00am

Join us to learn more about how you can leverage the DLS Core Template to jumpstart your bCourses site design and maximize student engagement online.

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