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April 11, 2024

GSI Perspectives on Generative AI

The rapid development and popularization of generative AI and tools like ChatGPT have dramatically changed how we all work, study, teach, and learn. How are these technologies affecting our students and how we support their learning? In this panel discussion, we’ll hear from experienced GSIs about how they have adapted…

April 11, 2024

Using Peerceptiv Peer Review to Increase Collaboration and Improve Student Grades

Peerceptiv is a peer collaboration tool now available for all UC Berkeley classes as part of a pilot. It facilitates peer assessment, producing research-validated grades for students and improving their learning outcomes. In this workshop, you will: Explore various ways Peerceptiv peer assessment is used to increase…

April 5, 2024

“Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment” presented by Natalia Caporale

Natalia Caporale, Associate Professor of Teaching, Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, UC Davis will present tips and insights for trainees wanting to improve their teaching skills and create learning environments more inclusive for all students. Read about Natalia’s background and research focus! Plus: Don’t miss Natalia’s career talk and career…

April 3, 2024

UDL Strategies for Prolonged Student Engagement

What does it look like when students sustain effort in their learning? How can instructors cultivate learning activities that incorporate strategies to sustain effort and engagement? Through a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) lens, this 30 minute session will provide suggestions for strategies that encourage students to sustain effort over…

April 3, 2024

The Transferable Skills of Teaching

The GSI Center’s Workshops on Teaching for GSIs cover a wide variety of topics related to university teaching and the GSI experience. The purpose of the series is to offer GSIs, and other graduate students interested in teaching, opportunities for hands-on learning and practical discussion about pedagogy.

March 28, 2024

Easy Attendance Tracking with iClicker & PollEverywhere

In this workshop, you will learn how to streamline attendance-taking processes in your classes using iClicker and PollEverywhere. We will explore the functionalities of each platform and provide hands-on guidance on how to effectively leverage them to automate attendance tracking, and syncing to bCourses gradebook. By the end of this workshop you will:…

March 28, 2024

Active Learning in Large Classes: What’s Possible?

This workshop addresses the unique challenges and opportunities of implementing active learning strategies in large, introductory lecture settings, which are crucial as they often mark the beginning of a student’s journey into a specific discipline or way of thinking. Research in educational pedagogy supports the effectiveness of active learning,…

March 18, 2024

A Teacher Like Me: The Impact of AAPI Leaders in Urban Education

Join City Teaching Alliance, Thursday March 28th from 7-8pm est, as we proudly present “A Teacher Like Me: The Impact of AAPI Leaders in Urban Education.” This program is an illuminating virtual celebration of the invaluable contributions of AAPI educators in shaping our classrooms and communities. In a world where…

March 15, 2024

Building a Better Future: STEM Educators Tackling Systemic Injustices.

Embark on a journey of innovation, education, and advocacy with Building a Better Future: STEM Educators Tackling Systemic Injustices. This event is a rallying point for aspiring STEM leaders committed to addressing systemic injustices through the transformative power of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. What to expect: STEM Solutions…

March 13, 2024

Student-Centered Mentoring: Bridging the Gap Between Faculty and Students

This workshop is dedicated to enhancing academic mentoring by emphasizing the unique needs and expectations of students, particularly those from diverse backgrounds. It aims to bridge the gap between faculty mentors and their students, helping faculty understand what students of diverse backgrounds want them to know about effective mentoring. In…

March 7, 2024

The History and Future of Grades – Teaching & Learning Journal Club

Grades have become ubiquitous in the college teaching and learning environment, but how did we get here? Join us for an informal journal club to learn more about the history of the traditional grading system (e.g. A-F course grade scale) and review a synthesis of the literature on how…

March 7, 2024

Space Matters! Maximizing Active Learning Classrooms for Student Collaboration and Engagement

Berkeley’s Active Learning classrooms (ALC) are teaching and learning spaces that allow the instructor to customize the physical learning environment to meet pedagogical needs. In an ALC, the room design, flexible furniture, writing surfaces, and technology allow for multiple pedagogical activities. Research also suggests that students in ALCs outperform…

March 1, 2024

Peer Exchange and Feedback on Statements of Teaching Philosophy

This workshop is designed for graduate students who are interested in improving their statements of teaching philosophy through feedback from peers. Workshop participants will exchange statements of teaching philosophy and provide and receive input. Participants must bring two copies of a draft of their statement of teaching philosophy to participate…

March 1, 2024

Teaching with Advanced Tools in Data Courses – Datasets, APIs, Auto Graders, and Gradescope

As part of our series of workshops on DataHub, the second part will concentrate on introducing the Berkeley Data Stack–a suite of tools that support Data Science instruction at Berkeley–and exploring how instructors across the campus are integrating such tools as part of their course work. The tools include nbgitpuller, Otter Grader, Gradescope,…

March 1, 2024

Perspectives on Equitable Grading

Interested in advancing equity within the courses that you teach? Eager to try grading in new or different ways? We invite you to network with like-minded colleagues who have explored different strategies for equitable grading. In small roundtable discussions, participants will have the chance to meet with different instructors…

March 1, 2024

Developing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy and Teaching Portfolio

Improve your teaching and prepare for the academic job search. Come find out what is typically addressed in a teaching philosophy statement and participate in activities that will help you get started.

February 16, 2024

Syllabus and Course Design

Are you responsible for designing a course and syllabus for this coming spring or next fall? Are you interested in developing a syllabus for the academic job search? In this workshop, participants will learn ways to turn their syllabus ideas into integrated courses and will work out criteria for selecting…

February 13, 2024

Choosing the Right Active Learning Strategies

This workshop will help you develop your personal criteria for choosing active learning strategies that align with your instructional goals.

February 12, 2024

Creating and Using Grading Rubrics

In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to practice using and creating a rubric and to discuss how rubrics can be used to foster student learning and promote equity.

February 2, 2024

Lectures Out, Active Learning In? How About Somewhere in Between?

Active learning is an approach that emphasizes student engagement with course materials during class rather than solely listening to lectures. While active learning techniques have been shown to significantly enrich students’ educational experience, active learning does not have to be a replacement for lectures. In fact, using a mixed…

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