Upcoming Events

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. To assist us in planning, pre-registration is required. Workshops marked with an asterisk fulfill a requirement of the Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. If you would like your participation in a workshop to count toward the Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, you must stay for the entire workshop.

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, students give and receive actionable feedback on assignments, which supports learning for both the giver and receiver of feedback. This peer assessment technology improves writing and critical thinking skills by engaging students in the role of the teacher. In this live session, you will: Explore various ways Peerceptiv peer assessment is used to increase student engagement and reduce grading time. Learn how it integrates with bCourses. Understand how to set up an assignment in bCourses and in Peerceptiv, enabling you to add peer review to an existing or new assignment in your course. Registration Required

In this workshop, you will learn how to streamline attendance-taking processes in your classes using iClicker and Poll Everywhere. 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: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the features and capabilities of bCourses, iClicker, and PollEverywhere for attendance tracking Develop practical skills to effectively set up and manage attendance automation Learn strategies to enhance student engagement and participation through interactive attendance-taking methods Build confidence in implementing attendance automation tools to streamline administrative tasks and focus more on teaching and learning This workshop is designed for anyone who is interested in optimizing their classroom management processes through the automation of attendance-taking. No prior experience with the platforms is required, but basic familiarity with bCourses and engagement tools (iClicker, Poll Everywhere) would be beneficial. Registration is Required. 

Success begins with a clear roadmap and well-defined goals. In this interactive workshop, our facilitators will guide you in creating a strategic plan to set and achieve goals that align with your priorities. Whether you aim to excel in research, pursue further studies, or explore diverse career paths, you will leave this workshop with structure, tools, and tips for your semester plan. Registration required.

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 rules tailored to your teaching style, and set up new assignments with associated Gradebook columns. Register here.

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 of students in our courses. In a recent article(link is external), researchers found that activities that prompted students to reflect and self-assess improved exam performance over term-focused assignments, particularly for students with lower ACT scores(link is external). We will dig into these findings and consider how metacognition can benefit students taking exams in a variety of disciplines. Registration is Required.

Spend an hour and learn to use this robust citation manager with Firefox and Chrome.  The workshop covers importing citations, exporting bibliographies into Word and Google Docs, and sharing resources among groups. Registration Required.

The Carpentries project comprises the Software Carpentry, Data Carpentry, and Library Carpentry communities of Instructors, Trainers, Maintainers, helpers, and supporters who share a mission to teach foundational computational and data science skills to researchers. Registration Required.

Berkeley Career Engagement is pleased to invite you to the 2024 Cal Career & Internship Fair: STEM DAY 1! Network with representatives to learn about full-time and internship opportunities. Find out about recruiting timelines and application procedures. This fair is only open to currently enrolled UC Berkeley students and eligible alumni with a current Handshake account. All majors and degree levels are welcome to attend, but employers will specifically be seeking to fill STEM-related roles. Registration Required.

This online (via Zoom) workshop will focus on basic LaTeX syntax: learning commands, uploading figures, notating mathematical formulas and equations, and generating bibliographies. The workshop will be taught using Overleaf, a collaborative, subscription-based tool licensed by the library. This is an interactive online workshop that is best attended using a laptop or desktop instead of a tablet or phone. The Zoom link to the workshop will be sent to registrants 24 hours in advance. Register.