Events

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.

Engaging workshops where faculty peers share experiences, insights, and best practices, fostering a vibrant community of shared knowledge.
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April Events

Savio tips and tricks: making the most of the Slurm scheduler and of installing/using software in Mamba/Conda environments| April 18

Join this training to learn how to effectively use the Slurm scheduler for faster job runs and Conda (and Mamba) for reproducible software installations. We'll cover tips and tricks for optimizing your use of Savio and similar HPC systems.

Distinguished 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.

Boosting 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

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.

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.