by Eduardo A Escobar, Near Eastern Studies Teaching Effectiveness Award Essay, 2016 The problem of translation remains one of the most enduring challenges for scholars of literary cultures. Translating texts from any historical period can be a challenge, but reading texts from the “dead” civilizations of the ancient world, including Continue Reading >>
by Riva Bruenn, Plant and Microbial Biology Teaching Effectiveness Award Essay, 2016 Plant morphology is a well-organized catalog of vegetative form. Every week students have dozens of plants to illustrate, interpret, and describe in lab, and even more material to cover and review in discussion. In order to finish the Continue Reading >>
Strategies for Exam Reviews GSIs share methods they have used to help students solidify their learning in preparation for exams: Playing Teacher: Adding Predictive Power to Students’ Toolboxes, Emily Hamilton (History) Instilling Effective Study Skills in Students: Start Early, Know Your Weaknesses, Jennifer McGuire (Integrative Biology) Encouraging Critical Thinking through Continue Reading >>
The Spring 2016 Teaching Conference provided an orientation for graduate students new to the GSI role. Discipline-Cluster (D-C) workshops led by experienced GSIs addressed pressing questions about getting started as a GSI. The afternoon featured a performance by Berkeley Interactive Theater, which led to a discussion of how GSIs in their role as teachers Continue Reading >>
An inclusive and welcoming learning environment is a central part of any productive classroom. Achieving this, however, is not simply a question of avoiding exclusionary language and practices. It requires an active effort on the part of instructors to acknowledge and respect students’ identities, while opening spaces for them to Continue Reading >>
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Recipient, Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship of GSIs Background of the Award Excerpts from the GSIs’ Nomination Letters Background of the Award Each spring graduate students are invited to nominate faculty members for the Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship of GSIs. Typically each Continue Reading >>
Over 800 graduate students gathered for the fall 2014 teaching conference on August 21 and 22. Day 1 of the conference focused on cultural, institutional, and linguistic issues for international GSIs. Day 2, for all first-time GSIs, featured talks and workshops on the nuts and bolts of teaching as a GSI at Berkeley.
Topic Name and Title Email Diversity and Inclusion in the Classroom Kristen NelsonPostdoctoral Fellow,GSI Teaching & Resource Center [email protected] Enhancing Student Engagement and Participation Noah Katznelson,Postdoctoral Fellow, GSI Teaching & Resource Center [email protected] Instructional Technology (bCourses, Zoom, Kaltura, and more) Kara GanterDirector, Digital EducationGraduate Division [email protected] Making Course Content Accessible Continue Reading >>
What seems obvious pedagogically to you is not at all obvious to many of your graduate students as they begin to teach. Grading is the most difficult and unpleasant part of their task. They need strategies for grading fairly, grading consistently with other GSIs, taking up problem cases (suspected plagiarism Continue Reading >>
This list compiles all the resource lists from the five modules. Module 1 Practicing Professional Standards and Ethics as a GSI Module 2 Creating Inclusive Classrooms Module 3 Teaching Students with Disabilities Module 4 Fostering Academic Integrity Module 5 Creating an Educational Environment Free of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Continue Reading >>