Resource Type: Course or Workshop

D-Lab Working Groups bring together researchers from across disciplines and departments who share a common interest under the broad rubric of data-intensive social science. These self-organizing groups meet regularly to discuss relevant research, master a new technological skill, or collaborate on a project.

Offered jointly by the Graduate Writing Center (formerly Academic Services) and the GSI Teaching & Resource Center, the aim of the Summer Institute for Preparing Future Faculty is to enable graduate students to excel in all aspects of academic life as they pursue an advanced degree at Berkeley and…

Through this course GSIs learn about policies, practices, and standards that all instructors need to know in order to perform their responsibilities professionally and ethically. The course is structured in five modules: Promoting Learning through Diversity: The Inclusive Classroom Teaching Students with Disabilities Creating an Educational Environment Free of Sexual…

Offered each semester, the GSI Center’s Workshops on Teaching for GSIs cover a wide variety of topics related to university teaching and the GSI experience in 80 minutes. The purpose of the series is to offer GSIs, and other graduate students interested in teaching, opportunities for hands-on learning and practical…

As a national leader in preparing graduate students for teaching, UC Berkeley is one of the few universities in the country that have a comprehensive policy on GSI mentoring. The development activities that Berkeley GSIs undertake to fulfill the requirements of this policy—the Teaching Conference, the Online Ethics Course, and…

This course provides graduate students with formal instruction in the genres and mechanics of academic writing at the graduate and professorial level. Through presentations, readings, discussion, and weekly peer editing, graduate students will develop writing and editing skills necessary for their success as graduate students and future faculty. Course Goals to…

D-Lab’s workshops and other training offerings focus on students’ individual needs. They aim to help users needing short training around research software, tools, and techniques. They also address career planning, grant writing, and networking for graduate students. The trainings are designed for a wide range of skill levels and backgrounds to address a…