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About Berkeley

At the University of California, Berkeley, we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty and staff.

As a world-leading institution, Berkeley is known for its academic and research excellence, public mission, diverse student body, and commitment to equity and social justice. Since our founding in 1868, we have driven innovation, creating global intellectual, economic and social value.

We are looking for applicants who reflect California's diversity and want to be part of an inclusive, equity-focused community that views education as a matter of social justice. Please consider whether your values align with our Guiding Values and Principles , Principles of Community , and Strategic Plan .

At UC Berkeley, we believe that learning is a fundamental part of working, and provide space for supportive colleague communities via numerous employee resource groups (staff organizations). Our goal is for everyone on the Berkeley campus to feel supported and equipped to realize their full potential. We actively support this by providing all of our full-time staff employees with at least 80 hours (10 days) of paid time per year to engage in professional development activities. Find out more about how you can grow your career at UC Berkeley.

Departmental Overview

Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL) is composed of several teams providing support for instructors and researchers at Berkeley. With leadership in their area of expertise, teams coordinate around consultations, resources, tools, and projects across RTL for the broader campus community.

Job Summary

The Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Chief Academic Technology Officer (CATO) is the strategic leader who provides vision and direction at the intersection of teaching, learning, and technology across the UC Berkeley campus. The position reports to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education with a dotted line to the Associate Vice Chancellor for IT and CIO. The CATO oversees Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL), which includes several service organizations employing over 65 full-time staff members with an annual budget of approximately $17 million. The position is also the primary IT liaison between the academic community and teaching and learning technology. The CATO builds strong partnerships and supports shared governance with academic units, the Academic Senate, Berkeley IT, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Student Affairs, the Graduate Division, colleges and schools, other units, and various faculty stakeholders to ensure that Berkeley's deployment of academic technology is successful and that faculty are supported in their teaching mission.

This position oversees directors and managers of the following functional areas and teams in RTL:

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), which stands with educators to imagine what meaningful learning experiences look like at Berkeley, both in classrooms and beyond them. CTL's mission is to uplift instructors so that they can teach in ways that matter to them, their students, and the broader instructional community at Berkeley. CTL provides services and programs to advance best practices in all aspects of curriculum, instruction, and assessment, and sharing knowledge of evidence-based, student-centered, and outcomes-guided pedagogy. CTL also provides instructional design support for schools, colleges, and individual faculty members to create high quality online course content.

Classroom Design + Engineering, which provides planning, design, installation, and maintenance support for technology in the General Assignment classrooms on campus. The Design + Engineering team also maintains a set of technology standards it uses in deploying AV/IT in these classrooms.

Classroom Technology Support, which provides service management and support to classroom technology to enhance the academic mission, including the Classroom Technology Support Helpdesk, Instructional Equipment Checkout, Specialized Auditorium Support, Active Learning Classroom Support, and Instructional Computing Classrooms.

Learning Environments + Tools, which provides service management, support and consultations for teaching and learning technologies, including the learning management system (bCourses), course capture, video management, online discussions and polling tools, course evaluations, and academic integrity and accessibility software.

An internal Development and Operations group that supports the operations of technologies managed by RTL and develops software that supports the learning management system and advising tools.

The KALX Radio Station, which broadcasts freeform radio to the SF Bay Area at 90.7 FM and to the world on the internet. KALX provides students with experiential learning, leadership and discovery opportunities, and the ability to produce and broadcast high-quality, creative and diverse programming not heard elsewhere on the radio.

The RTL Media Team specializes in producing high-quality instructional videos, audio, and podcasts to enhance teaching and learning. They handle filming, editing, and post-production to support faculty and academic programs in delivering engaging and accessible educational content.

In addition to these groups, the CATO is supported by an immediate office that provides leadership and support for RTL organizational development including staff and team growth, implementation of campus initiatives, and the management of the Academic Innovation Studio (AIS). In addition, this team coordinates daily business and financial management, employee relations, communications, and strategic initiatives.

Application Review Date

The position will remain open until filled, with application reviews beginning in Mid May.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership of RTL:

• Manages the strategic direction of RTL's units to ensure that resources are appropriately leveraged to support the intersection of teaching, learning, and technology on campus. Aligns RTL's strategic plan with the Division of Undergraduate Education strategic plan, the campus strategic plan and the Berkeley technology plan. Provides vision and direction for teaching and learning support services focusing on pedagogy and instructional technology across the campus. Oversees the development and adherence to planned resources and goals in projects and operations for all RTL units. Oversees, through subordinate managers, the assessment of campus academic technology needs and helps establish priorities for evaluating, designing, and implementing systems that support teaching, learning, and research. Ensures RTL's technology and service offerings remain responsive to faculty and student needs by guiding feasibility studies, system enhancements, and process improvements. Provides guidance and direction for the overall unit including operations, budgets, staff, and space planning. May be called upon to initiate change management efforts, by modifying and refining existing procedures and methods and adapting to evolving campus priorities. Ensures systematic evaluation of RTL services in order to report progress and drive improvement.

People Leadership:

• Champions and ensures the creation of a healthy and inclusive workplace culture and climate for 65+ staff members by establishing expectations and initiatives, while managers of the various RTL units implement and sustain these efforts at the team level.
• Establishes and maintains a positive team culture, maintains transparent communication within RTL as appropriate and advocates for staff development. Takes lead in conflict resolution. Mentor/coach direct reports in their leadership of teams.
• Leads, models, and champions collaboration within RTL teams and externally with other units in UE and IT and with various campus units and stakeholders.

Academic Technology Leadership:

• Responsible for oversight, through reporting managers, of the campus enterprise services and programs provided through the respective RTL units, including the learning management system and its integrations, the campus online discussion platform, and video conferencing and management software for instructional use. Coordinates with the Chief Information Officer and central IT (Berkeley IT) to ensure efficient and effective IT service management of all technology resources across campus and appropriate integrations and provisioning. Collaborates with the CIO, the Chief Research Technology Officer, and other IT leaders in technology-related risk management and meeting overall campus IT policy/compliance needs. Initiates, supports, and provides thought leadership and partnership on strategic technology programs that further campus academic and operational goals.
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