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
A step-by-step exploration of essential basic technology tools and effective teaching principles. |
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
A guide to designing inclusive learning experiences that cater to the diverse needs of all students, fostering an equitable classroom environment. |
Teaching Effectiveness
An exploration of diverse strategies and tools that amplify student engagement, promote active learning, and drive improved learning outcomes. |
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 ChatEngaging workshops where faculty peers share experiences, insights, and best practices, fostering a vibrant community of shared knowledge. |
March Events |
Space Matters! Maximizing Active Learning Classrooms for Student Collaboration and Engagement| March 12 | Part of Series: Teaching EffectivenessBerkeley’s Active Learning classrooms (ALC) are teaching and learning spaces that allow you to customize the physical learning environment to meet your pedagogical needs. They are designed to encourage and foster the use of active learning strategies - except, they don’t come with a manual about how to make that happen! Join this workshop to learn how to get the most out of your classes in ALCs! |
The History and Future of Grades | March 13 | Special Event: Teaching & Learning Journal ClubJoin us for an informal journal club to learn more about the history of the traditional grading system and review a synthesis of the literature on how grades have been shown to affect student learning. Lunch will be served! |
Putting Equitable Grading into Practice | March 20 | Part of Series: Inclusive TeachingJoin this hands-on clinic to collaboratively refine challenging assignments with a focus on equitable grading. Benefit from CTL consultants and peer insights to enhance your teaching approach and leave with actionable strategies for fair assessment. Light breakfast will be served! |
April Events |
Active Learning in Large Classes: What’s possible? | April 2| Part of Series: Teaching EffectivenessDo 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. |
Easy Attendance Tracking with iClicker & PollEverywhere| April 4| Part of Series: Tech-Engage ToolboxJoin 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! |
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Strategies for Prolonged Student Engagement| April 10 | Part of Series: Inclusive TeachingJoin 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. |
Distinguished Teaching Award Ceremony and Reception| April 23 | Pauley BallroomThe 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. |
May Events |
Teaching and Learning Conference | May 3 | International HouseThe 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. |