Teaching and Learning

Gradescope for Computer Science

February 16, 2022, 9:00am
This workshop will focus on using Gradescope in Computer Science classes with coding assignments as well as handwritten student work.

Intro to Poll EveryWhere: Incorporating Poll Questions to Engage Students in Real Time

January 12, 2024, 10:00am

Picture of Peter HeckelLive polling is a great way to make lectures more interactive. UC Berkeley sponsors two online polling tools, Poll EveryWhere and iClicker Cloud. In this session, we're going to take a look at the basics of Poll Everywhere. You will learn how to use Poll Everywhere in class to encourage student...

Introduction to Ed Discussion

August 11, 2022, 3:00pm

Ed Discussion is a next-gen class Q&A platform that helps scale class communication in a beautiful and intuitive interface, and can be accessed through seamless integration with bCourses or used standalone. Ed believes student privacy is paramount and does not share data with third parties, has no advertising, and no annoyances.

In this virtual workshop, an Ed Discussion expert will provide an overview of supported features, including customizable thread categories and subcategories, anonymous posting, private posts among instructors and TAs, image annotation, LaTeX equations,...

Reach Everyone Using Zoom

January 10, 2023, 10:00am
This workshop will help you gain flexible communication strategies using tools available in Zoom.

Moving from Red to Green: Ally in bCourses (8/16)

August 16, 2021, 10:00am
Attend this workshop to learn how to improve the accessibility of your bCourses files so students using assistive technologies can better access content and generate alternative formats.

Educators in Conversation: Lessons Learned from Teaching During the Pandemic

January 11, 2022, 10:00am
In this discussion-based workshop, participants will share their lessons learned from teaching during the pandemic.

Transitioning to iClicker Cloud (1/19)

January 19, 2022, 2:30pm
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.

Cultivating Joy in Learning

November 8, 2023, 1:00pm

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Learning environments can promote student belonging, academic identity, and joy using inclusive teaching practices. This workshop continues our critical discussion of ways to incorporate inclusive teaching, famed by Universal Design for Learning (UDL). UDL...

Ally in bCourses (5/4)

May 4, 2022, 2:00pm
Attend this workshop to learn how to improve the accessibility of your bCourses content so students can better access and convert pages and materials into multiple formats.

Audio + Video Tips and Tricks

August 19, 2022, 10:00am
Learn best practices to improve your online teaching from the experts!