August 22, 2024 @ 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM GSI Teaching Conference (for international GSIs) Virtual The Fall GSI Teaching Conference is held on the Thursday and Friday before classes begin. Its purpose is to orient graduate students to their GSI role and equip them to begin teaching. All first-time GSIs are required to attend. The Fall 2024 Teaching Conference will take place on August 22 and August 23, 2024. Registration required.
August 22, 2024 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM bCourses (Canvas) Basics: Teaching with bCourses Survival Guide Virtual Join us in this workshop for an introduction to bCourses (Canvas), Berkeley’s learning management system. This session is perfect for those new to bCourses or anyone looking to refresh their knowledge of its core functionalities. You’ll be guided through the essential features of bCourses, including Pages, Modules, Assignments, and Announcements which are integral to organizing and managing your courses effectively. We'll also cover basic site setup and navigation. This session will run for 45 minutes, with an additional 15 minutes reserved for questions. Registration required.
August 22, 2024 @ 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas Virtual Pandas is a Python package that provides fast, flexible, and expressive data structures designed to make working with 'relational' or 'labeled' data both easy and intuitive. It enables doing practical, real world data analysis in Python. In this workshop, we'll work with example data and go through the various steps you might need to prepare data for analysis. Prerequisites: D-Lab’s Python Fundamentals introductory series or equivalent knowledge. Registration required.