Events

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RTL aims to provide the campus community with events that bring together faculty, researchers, graduate student instructors, and service providers to inspire and support experimentation, connect people, and share ideas. 

RTL workshops span six unique categories, each designed to provide you with essential teaching tools and best practices to excel in your teaching efforts. Here are the workshop categories you can look forward to:

Teaching Essentials

 Teaching Essentials

A step-by-step exploration of essential basic technology tools and effective teaching principles.

Classroom Technology

 Classroom Technology

A deep dive into the world of classroom technology, where you'll get practical guidance for using the technology available in Berkeley classrooms.

Inclusive Teaching

 Inclusive Teaching

A guide to designing inclusive learning experiences that cater to the diverse needs of all students, fostering an equitable classroom environment.

Teaching Effectiveness

 Teaching Effectiveness

An exploration of diverse strategies and tools that amplify student engagement, promote active learning, and drive improved learning outcomes.

Tech-Engage Toolbox

 Tech-Engage Toolbox

Uncovering the power of interactive tools such as Poll Everywhere and Ed Discussion, designed to increase student engagement in the classroom.

Faculty Coffee Chat

 Faculty Coffee Chat

Engaging workshops where faculty peers share experiences, insights, and best practices, fostering a vibrant community of shared knowledge. 
Interested in leading a Faculty Coffee Chat? Submit your proposal through our form!

April Events

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Active Learning in Large Classes: What’s possible?  | April 2| Part of Series: Teaching Effectiveness

Do you teach in a large classroom and wonder how to incorporate active learning effectively? This workshop explores how to engage students in large classrooms with active learning strategies, despite common skepticism. We'll cover practical methods for integrating active learning and techniques to convince students of its value, enhancing their educational journey right from the start.

Attendance trackingEasy Attendance Tracking with iClicker & PollEverywhere| April 4| Part of Series: Tech-Engage Toolbox

Join this workshop to learn how to make taking attendance easy with iClicker and PollEverywhere. We'll explore how to use these tools to automatically track who's showing up and also sync everything with bCourses gradebook! 

Decorative picUniversal Design for Learning (UDL) Strategies for Prolonged Student Engagement| April 10 | Part of Series: Inclusive Teaching

Join this workshop to learn strategies for maintaining student engagement and persistence in multi-step projects. In this 30-minute session, we'll explore how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles can be used to cultivate learning activities that encourage students to sustain effort in complex tasks.

Decorative picOpen Office Hour: Creating Accessible Jupyter Notebooks | April 10| Part of Series: Teaching Effectiveness

Do you use Jupyter notebooks as part of your teaching? Are you eager to enhance the accessibility of your notebooks to better serve your student needs? Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting, join us for the open office hour on best practices for creating accessible notebooks. 

Decorative picture Using Peerceptiv Peer Review to Increase Collaboration and Improve Student Grades| April 16| Part of Series: Tech-Engage Toolbox

Join this session to discover how Peerceptiv enhances student engagement and skills through peer assessment integrated with bCourses. Learn to set up assignments that incorporate peer review, improving learning outcomes and reducing grading time. [Peerceptiv is currently in  a pilot phase.]

DTADistinguished Teaching Award Ceremony and Reception| April 23 | Pauley Ballroom

The Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA) recognizes individual faculty for sustained excellence in teaching. Beyond an individual exemplary class, such sustained excellence in teaching incites intellectual curiosity in students, inspires colleagues, and makes students aware of significant relationships between the academy and the world at large. Recipients will be announced in late March and will be honored at this public ceremony.

decorative pictureBoosting Group Engagement with Peerceptiv Team Member Evaluation| April 25| Part of Series: Tech-Engage Toolbox

Join this session to learn how Peerceptiv enhances group assignments and presentations, promoting student feedback and engagement. Discover how to integrate these assignments with bCourses and utilize Peerceptiv's features for seamless group collaboration and assessment. [Peerceptiv is currently in  a pilot phase.]

May Events

T&L conference Teaching and Learning Conference | May 3 | International House 

The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) warmly invites the instructional community to the 2nd Annual Teaching and Learning Conference on Friday, May 3, 2024 at the International House. This event aims to foster a community of colleagues engaged in effective teaching and learning on our campus and present model cases of educators experimenting with a diverse range of teaching and learning strategies in UC Berkeley classrooms.