Teaching

Mentoring Matters: Putting Programs into Action

Mentoring can play a pivotal role in supporting faculty members’ success, job satisfaction, and career advancement. However, developing and maintaining successful mentoring programs can be challenging! In this 75-minute live discussion panel, we will highlight how three universities have created and sustained successful mentoring programs on their campuses. In…

Inclusive Mentoring Practices

Are you looking to enhance your mentoring skills and make a lasting impact on your students? Join us for an engaging session where you will discover how to cultivate productive mentoring relationships that empower mentees and expand their mentoring networks. You  will learn how to foster an inclusive…

Syllabus & Course Design

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…

How Students Learn

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 learn…

Collaboration and Peer Support: Introduction to Ed Discussion

Discover how Ed Discussion can boost student participation in your classes through this live session. You’ll learn to set up and manage online discussions effectively, using features like customizable categories and thread templates to keep conversations organized and high-quality. We’ll cover strategies for facilitating meaningful dialogue, ensuring all students…

Enhancing Student Engagement and Participation

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.

Organizing Your Class on bCourses Using the “Core Template”

The Core Template, designed by the Digital Learning Services team, allows you to import a module and page structured site that you can update to meet your course needs. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to organize your course content using Pages, Modules, Discussions, and Assignments, ensuring easy student access and…

Assignments and Grading: Build Your Gradebook in bCourses

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.

Organizing Your Class on bCourses Using the “Core Template”

The Core Template, designed by the Digital Learning Services team, allows you to import a module and page structured site that you can update to meet your course needs. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to organize your course content using Pages, Modules, Discussions, and Assignments, ensuring easy student access and…

Getting the Mentoring You Need

Gain insight into establishing and working within the context of mentoring relationships with faculty. Learn strategies and skills for mentoring undergraduates at Berkeley and in your future career. Register to receive the mentoring you need!…

Using Peerceptiv Peer Review to Increase Collaboration and Engagement

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…
Ramsay Boly

Self-Cultivation for Global Development

Ramsay Boly, a first year student in the Master of Development Practice Program, follows his passion, leading him to a life-changing experience in Taiwan.

CSU Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program — 2/1/2019

The California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP) aims to increase the number of promising doctoral students applying for future CSU instructional faculty positions by offering financial assistance in the form of a loan and mentorship by CSU faculty. Participants in this program may borrow…

Now Hiring! Adobe Program Evaluation Fellow

The American Cultures Center and Academic Innovation Studio are seeking a graduate student with expertise in survey study (or assessment of student learning, program evaluation) to contribute to the evaluation of the Adobe Fellows Program. About the Adobe Fellows program The Adobe Fellows Program supports American Cultures instructors at…

Frederick Douglass Teaching Scholars Fellowship — 2/1/2019

The Frederick Douglass Institutes of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education offer teaching opportunities to graduate students who are pursuing careers as university faculty and who are entering the final year of terminal degree and/or doctoral programs. These fellowships are designed to provide teaching and other professional experiences, mentoring, and…

Acknowledging the Work of Outstanding GSIs

Teaching in Berkeley’s academic departments as a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) is an invaluable professional development opportunity. Being recognized as one of the University’s finest is an outstanding achievement.