Teaching Guides + Resources

Teaching Guides + Resources

Teaching is an Iterative Process

Resources for teaching are grounded in an iterative cycle of course design and redesign. Whether you have come here for something specific, or just to peruse, these resources reflect evidence-based strategies from educational research.

Teaching Guides

Designing Your Course

By focusing course planning around clear learning objectives, instructors can have a better sense of how students should demonstrate their learning.

Teaching Your Course

Create an environment where all students are engaged and able to learn by intentionally running your course and employing teaching strategies that account for all differences in student learning.

Assessing Learning

Explore strategies for reflecting on your teaching practice and collecting evidence of student learning and learning experiences.

Advancing Equity & Inclusion

Inclusive teaching encompasses teaching strategies and approaches that take into account and welcome the wide range of identities, experiences, needs, and backgrounds that students bring to the class.

Understanding AI

Understanding Academic Technology

Review academic tools and technology available at Berkeley and strategies centered on when to use them.

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New Instructor Guide

CTL's New Faculty Guide contains essential information and practical tips to support instructors during the first teaching semester. 

Resources

Instructor Guide & Resources on DSP Accommodations

Review resources for instructors on how to best navigate DSP accommodations for Berkeley students.

Guidance on Instructor Preparedness for Classroom Disruptions and Emergencies

This resource provides guidance on how to best prepare for disruptions and emergencies in the classroom.

Political Advocacy, Academic Freedom, and Freedom to Learn

Academic freedom and freedom of expression are core principles at UC Berkeley. It is critical that the campus be a place where the full spectrum of views held by our varied communities can be voiced and heard. At the same time, it is imperative that our exercise of these freedoms accords with University policy, which serves to provide protections for instructors, staff, and students alike.

Understanding AI Writing Tools and Their Uses

Review pedagogical strategies instructors can use to harness the power of AI to further learning goals. 

Course Evaluations Question Bank

The adoption of end-of-term evaluation question items listed in this resources helps to ensure that you will solicit informative feedback - feedback that can be used for teaching improvement and evaluation.

Campus Policies and Procedures

Policies and resources instructors may need to regularly review and include in their syllabus.

Academic Accommodations Hub

Campus support resources for students, and in which instructors should be familiar.

Teaching Innovation Showcase

A resource designed to spotlight creative curricular examples.

Teach-Net

Teach-Net is a moderated email forum for exchanging information, advice, tips, and general talk concerning teaching at Berkeley.