Campus Resources

The following units can be of assistance to GSIs in their teaching. For a comprehensive list of resources, please see the GSI Teaching and Resource Center's reader from the most recent Fall Teaching and Orientation Conference.

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• The Student Learning Center can help GSIs identify ways of assistint students to improve their writing and strengthen their study skills.
  http://slc.berkeley.edu
• Counseling and Psychological Services offers workshops for GSIs on reducing stress, handling difficult students, recognizing students' problems, and referring students with difficulties to the proper services.
  http://uhs.berkeley.edu/Students/Counseling/
• The Disabled Students' Program (DSP) offers GSIs workshops and materials on the needs of disabled students. Staff members are also available for private consultations.
  http://dsp.berkeley.edu
• Policy on Appointments and Mentoring of Graduate Student Instructors (Revised January 22, 2003)
  The mentoring policy outlines the roles and responsibilities of departments and faculty in the mentorship of GSIs on the Berkeley campus. http://evcp.chance.berkeley.edu/cmtes/mentoringpolicyfinal31.pdf
• The Title IX Compliance Officer consults with faculty members, GSIs, and students about sexual harrassment, classroom climate, and the treatment of women. The Compliance Officer can advise on the standards of behavior for GSIs. The Compliance Officer is also available to make presentations to classes or groups.
  http://titleix.chance.berkeley.edu/
• Educational Technology Services (ETS) provides workshops and assistance on using instructional technology in teaching.
  http://ets.berkeley.edu
• The Teaching Library promotes information literacy and can assist GSIs and their students in developing successful library research assignments and in conducting library research.
  http://library.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/
• Reinventing Large Enrollment Classes is part of the WASC reaccreditation report. This part of the report contains useful information on the resources used on campus in these classes.
  http://education.berkeley.edu/accreditation/ee_essays_2.html