Teaching Resources

The Division of Undergraduate Education (UE) supports UC Berkeley faculty with a range of instructional resources, including consultation, digital design services, and technology support. Programs and services are offered through Research, Teaching, and Learning Commons(link is external) (RTL) and other UE units.

Teaching and Course Support

98 and 198 Special Studies Courses

Information for faculty who are considering approval of 98 and 198 Special Studies courses facilitated by undergraduate students, including DeCal courses.

AC Course Spotlight(link is external)

The American Cultures (AC) Center works with instructors of new AC courses to develop promotional videos to spread awareness of their course with the campus community, especially potential students.

Academic Accommodations Hub(link is external)

Provides academic accommodations resources for students, faculty, and staff to ensure all students have a fair chance at academic success.

Center for Teaching & Learning(link is external)

Offers consultations on any topic related to teaching and learning, as well as grants, workshops, learning circles, awards and recognition programs, communities of practice, resources for teaching and learning, and information on campus policies related to instruction.

Creative Discovery Fellows Program(link is external)

Helps instructors incorporate creative assignments into the American Cultures (AC) requirement, Berkeley’s undergraduate social justice graduation curriculum.

How to Support Undergraduate Students in the Event of Instructional Disruption(link is external)

Guide for instructors to support undergraduate students’ learning in the event of instructional disruptions. 

Remote Proctoring FAQ(link is external)

Frequently asked questions and resources for instructors proctoring remotely.

Research, Teaching, and Learning Commons(link is external)

Website to help keep your teaching moving forward with new approaches, effective strategies and resources, and best practices.

Teaching Strategies(link is external)

Helps instructors take a goal-oriented approach to course planning with opportunities to collect evidence of student learning throughout a course.

Teaching in Summer Workshop(link is external)

Introduces best approaches to teaching an intensive six- or ten-week summer course at UC Berkeley. Hosted by the American Cultures (AC) Center, topics include strategies for managing extended summer class time, what to expect from summer student enrollment, the specifics of the AC curriculum requirement, and teaching to issues of racial and economic justice in diverse classrooms.

Teaching and Working in Troubled Times(link is external)

Series of timely dialogues elevating some of the most pressing social and political questions that enter our lives and our classrooms. The series is co-hosted by the American Cultures Center, Academic Innovation Studio, Center for Teaching and Learning, and Division of Equity & Inclusion.

Teaching with Wikipedia(link is external)

The American Cultures Center hosts information for faculty on getting started with teaching with Wikipedia, including Wikipedia course structure, guidance, flexibility, and how to sign up, as well as Wikipedia pedagogy.


Networks and Communities

Berkeley Collegium

Faculty group charged with fostering innovation and excellence in undergraduate teaching at UC Berkeley. The Collegium leads the identification and development of new ideas, supports their implementation, and assesses their success. It also partners with other campus organizations that would benefit from its advice and assistance.

Teach-Net(link is external)

Email forum, moderated by faculty, for exchanging information, advice, tips, and general talk concerning teaching at Berkeley. Subscription is restricted to Berkeley faculty and staff.